diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 53fb8b5..abe877b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ services:
       MYSQL_DATABASE: mediawiki
       #MYSQL_USER and MYSQL_PASSWORD in .env
       MYSQL_RANDOM_ROOT_PASSWORD: 'yes'
+      MARIADB_AUTO_UPGRADE: 'yes'
 
 volumes:
   mysql-vol: