diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57d2da735..11bdfc37e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ If you are interested in contributing to this project, but perhaps don't quite k
 REQUIREMENTS
 ============
 * `Java >= 17` (Azul Zulu JVM is tested by our CI on GitHub Actions)
-* MariaDB `11.2`
+* MariaDB `11.4`
 
 You can run the required version of the database server in a container, instead of having to install it, like this:
 
-    docker run --name mariadb-11.2 -p 3306:3306 -e MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD=mysql -d mariadb:11.2
+    docker run --name mariadb-11.4 -p 3306:3306 -e MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD=mysql -d mariadb:11.4
 
 and stop and destroy it like this:
 
-    docker rm -f mariadb-11.2
+    docker rm -f mariadb-11.4
 
 <br>Beware that this database container database keeps its state inside the container and not on the host filesystem.  It is lost when you destroy (rm) this container.  This is typically fine for development.  See [Caveats: Where to Store Data on the database container documentation](https://hub.docker.com/_/mariadb) re. how to make it persistent instead of ephemeral.<br>
 
diff --git a/config/docker/compose/mariadb.yml b/config/docker/compose/mariadb.yml
index 2c56ec155..6756974f7 100644
--- a/config/docker/compose/mariadb.yml
+++ b/config/docker/compose/mariadb.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ version: "3.8"
 services:
   mariadb:
     container_name: mariadb
-    image: mariadb:11.2
+    image: mariadb:11.4
     volumes:
       - ${PWD}/config/docker/mysql/conf.d/server_collation.cnf:/etc/mysql/conf.d/server_collation.cnf:ro
       - ${PWD}/config/docker/mysql/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d:Z,ro
diff --git a/kubernetes/fineractmysql-deployment.yml b/kubernetes/fineractmysql-deployment.yml
index 582e3d200..a0b4b35f7 100644
--- a/kubernetes/fineractmysql-deployment.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/fineractmysql-deployment.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
         tier: fineractmysql
     spec:
       containers:
-        - image: mariadb:11.2
+        - image: mariadb:11.4
           name: mysql
           resources:
             requests: