diff --git a/ansible/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml
index 8d6e493df0..8b3dc066d6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ external_haproxy_members: "{% for host in groups['mariadb'] %}server {{ host }}
 # Docker
 ####################
 mariadb_install_type: "{{ kolla_install_type }}"
-mariadb_image: "{{ docker_registry ~ '/' if docker_registry else '' }}{{ docker_namespace }}/{{ kolla_base_distro }}-{{ mariadb_install_type }}-mariadb"
+mariadb_image: "{{ docker_registry ~ '/' if docker_registry else '' }}{{ docker_namespace }}/{{ kolla_base_distro }}-{{ mariadb_install_type }}-mariadb-server"
 mariadb_tag: "{{ openstack_tag }}"
 mariadb_image_full: "{{ mariadb_image }}:{{ mariadb_tag }}"
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/mariadb-server-image-be5f77966586ef39.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/mariadb-server-image-be5f77966586ef39.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9892c7da73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/mariadb-server-image-be5f77966586ef39.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    ``mariadb`` role uses now mariadb-server image by default (compared to
+    ``mariadb`` previously), since ``mariadb`` image will be deprecated in
+    the Kolla Victoria release and removed in Wallaby.