diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 694b52b8..d3f39001 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ jobs:
           # MySQL client versions 8.0.4 - 8.0.34 and 8.1.0 have bug which
           # prevents connection to MySQL server versions prior 5.5.7
             - server-version: mysql-4.1.22
-              client-version: mysql-8.0.35
+              client-version: mysql-8.0.40
             - server-version: mysql-5.1.72
               client-version: mysql-8.0.3-rc
             - server-version: system-pic