diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1b063bc..e005fa5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -31,21 +31,22 @@ services:
       - omni-network
 
   db:
-    image: mysql:8.0
-    command: --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
-    restart: always
-    environment:
-      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD:-root_pass}
-      MYSQL_DATABASE: ${DB_NAME:-omnisupport}
-      MYSQL_USER: ${DB_USER:-omni_user}
-      MYSQL_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD:-omni_pass}
-    ports:
-      - "3306:3306"
-    volumes:
-      - db_data:/var/lib/mysql
-      - ./backend/schema.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql
-    networks:
-      - omni-network
+  image: mariadb:11.4
+  command: --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
+  restart: always
+  environment:
+    MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD:-root_pass}
+    MYSQL_DATABASE: ${DB_NAME:-omnisupport}
+    MYSQL_USER: ${DB_USER:-omni_user}
+    MYSQL_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD:-omni_pass}
+  ports:
+    - "3306:3306"
+  volumes:
+    - db_data:/var/lib/mysql
+    - ./backend/schema.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql
+  networks:
+    - omni-network
+
 
 volumes:
   db_data: