diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a6bb4427..5fdc557c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <logback.version>1.4.14</logback.version>
     <revision>1.3.99999-SNAPSHOT</revision>
     <junit.jupiter.version>5.10.1</junit.jupiter.version>
-    <testcontainers.version>1.19.3</testcontainers.version>
+    <testcontainers.version>1.19.7</testcontainers.version>
     <maven.source.plugin.version>3.3.0</maven.source.plugin.version>
     <nexus.staging.plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus.staging.plugin.version>
     <maven.gpg.plugin.version>3.1.0</maven.gpg.plugin.version>
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
         <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-        <version>8.2.0</version>
+        <version>8.3.0</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql5.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql5.java
index 1a5a7115..3988cd94 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql5.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql5.java
@@ -2,18 +2,32 @@
 
 import com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.Dialect;
 import com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.testing.AbstractAcceptanceTest;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.JdbcDatabaseContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.MySQLContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Container;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Testcontainers;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
+@Testcontainers
 class TestMySql5 extends AbstractAcceptanceTest {
 
+  @Container
+  @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
+  private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
+      new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:5")
+          .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+          .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
+
   @Override
   protected ConnectionDetails connectionDetails() {
     return ConnectionDetails.builder()
         .dialect(Dialect.MY_SQL_5)
         .driverClassName("com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver")
-        .url("jdbc:tc:mysql:5:///test?TC_REUSABLE=true&TC_TMPFS=/var/lib/mysql:rw")
-        .user("test")
-        .password("test")
+        .url(container.getJdbcUrl())
+        .user(container.getUsername())
+        .password(container.getPassword())
         .build();
   }
 }
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql8.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql8.java
index d620810b..c9814836 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql8.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql8.java
@@ -2,18 +2,32 @@
 
 import com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.Dialect;
 import com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.testing.AbstractAcceptanceTest;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.JdbcDatabaseContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.MySQLContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Container;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Testcontainers;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
+@Testcontainers
 class TestMySql8 extends AbstractAcceptanceTest {
 
+  @Container
+  @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
+  private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
+      new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:8")
+          .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+          .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
+
   @Override
   protected ConnectionDetails connectionDetails() {
     return ConnectionDetails.builder()
         .dialect(Dialect.MY_SQL_8)
         .driverClassName("com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver")
-        .url("jdbc:tc:mysql:8:///test?TC_REUSABLE=true&TC_TMPFS=/var/lib/mysql:rw")
-        .user("test")
-        .password("test")
+        .url(container.getJdbcUrl())
+        .user(container.getUsername())
+        .password(container.getPassword())
         .build();
   }
 }
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql5.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql5.java
index 5932e356..01d5af6a 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql5.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql5.java
@@ -4,17 +4,31 @@
 import com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.Dialect;
 import com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.TransactionManager;
 import com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.testing.AbstractPersistorTest;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.JdbcDatabaseContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.MySQLContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Container;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Testcontainers;
 
+@Testcontainers
 class TestDefaultPersistorMySql5 extends AbstractPersistorTest {
 
+  @Container
+  @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
+  private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
+      new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:5")
+          .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+          .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
+
   private final DefaultPersistor persistor =
       DefaultPersistor.builder().dialect(Dialect.MY_SQL_5).build();
   private final TransactionManager txManager =
       TransactionManager.fromConnectionDetails(
           "com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver",
-          "jdbc:tc:mysql:5:///test?TC_REUSABLE=true&TC_TMPFS=/var/lib/mysql:rw",
-          "test",
-          "test");
+          container.getJdbcUrl(),
+          container.getUsername(),
+          container.getPassword());
 
   @Override
   protected DefaultPersistor persistor() {
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql8.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql8.java
index 2b822d30..5004f7f0 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql8.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql8.java
@@ -4,17 +4,31 @@
 import com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.Dialect;
 import com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.TransactionManager;
 import com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.testing.AbstractPersistorTest;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.JdbcDatabaseContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.MySQLContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Container;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Testcontainers;
 
+@Testcontainers
 class TestDefaultPersistorMySql8 extends AbstractPersistorTest {
 
+  @Container
+  @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
+  private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
+      new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:8")
+          .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+          .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
+
   private final DefaultPersistor persistor =
       DefaultPersistor.builder().dialect(Dialect.MY_SQL_8).build();
   private final TransactionManager txManager =
       TransactionManager.fromConnectionDetails(
           "com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver",
-          "jdbc:tc:mysql:8:///test?TC_REUSABLE=true&TC_TMPFS=/var/lib/mysql:rw",
-          "test",
-          "test");
+          container.getJdbcUrl(),
+          container.getUsername(),
+          container.getPassword());
 
   @Override
   protected DefaultPersistor persistor() {
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql5.java b/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql5.java
index afd913f6..7ccf1551 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql5.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql5.java
@@ -1,20 +1,35 @@
 package com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.jooq.acceptance;
 
 import com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.Dialect;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Map;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.jooq.SQLDialect;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.JdbcDatabaseContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.MySQLContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Container;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Testcontainers;
 
 @Slf4j
+@Testcontainers
 class TestJooqThreadLocalMySql5 extends AbstractJooqAcceptanceThreadLocalTest {
 
+  @Container
+  @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource", "unchecked"})
+  private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer<?> container =
+      (JdbcDatabaseContainer<?>)
+          new MySQLContainer("mysql:5")
+              .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+              .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
+
   @Override
   protected ConnectionDetails connectionDetails() {
     return ConnectionDetails.builder()
         .dialect(Dialect.MY_SQL_5)
         .driverClassName("com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver")
-        .url("jdbc:tc:mysql:5:///test?TC_REUSABLE=true&TC_TMPFS=/var/lib/mysql:rw")
-        .user("test")
-        .password("test")
+        .url(container.getJdbcUrl())
+        .user(container.getUsername())
+        .password(container.getPassword())
         .build();
   }
 
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql8.java b/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql8.java
index 0daf4e10..622a19c4 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql8.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql8.java
@@ -1,20 +1,35 @@
 package com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.jooq.acceptance;
 
 import com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.*;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Map;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.jooq.SQLDialect;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.JdbcDatabaseContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.MySQLContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Container;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Testcontainers;
 
 @Slf4j
+@Testcontainers
 class TestJooqThreadLocalMySql8 extends AbstractJooqAcceptanceThreadLocalTest {
 
+  @Container
+  @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource", "unchecked"})
+  private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer<?> container =
+      (JdbcDatabaseContainer<?>)
+          new MySQLContainer("mysql:8")
+              .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+              .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
+
   @Override
   protected ConnectionDetails connectionDetails() {
     return ConnectionDetails.builder()
         .dialect(Dialect.MY_SQL_8)
         .driverClassName("com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver")
-        .url("jdbc:tc:mysql:8:///test?TC_REUSABLE=true&TC_TMPFS=/var/lib/mysql:rw")
-        .user("test")
-        .password("test")
+        .url(container.getJdbcUrl())
+        .user(container.getUsername())
+        .password(container.getPassword())
         .build();
   }
 
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql5.java b/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql5.java
index d9c4bd17..eb807d98 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql5.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql5.java
@@ -1,21 +1,35 @@
 package com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.virtthreads;
 
+import static com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.Dialect.MY_SQL_5;
 
-import com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.Dialect;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Map;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.JdbcDatabaseContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.MySQLContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Container;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Testcontainers;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
+@Testcontainers
 @Disabled
 class TestVirtualThreadsMySql5 extends AbstractVirtualThreadsTest {
 
+  @Container
+  @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
+  private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
+      new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:5")
+          .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+          .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
+
   @Override
   protected ConnectionDetails connectionDetails() {
     return ConnectionDetails.builder()
-        .dialect(Dialect.MY_SQL_5)
+        .dialect(MY_SQL_5)
         .driverClassName("com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver")
-        .url("jdbc:tc:mysql:5:///test?TC_REUSABLE=true&TC_TMPFS=/var/lib/mysql:rw")
-        .user("test")
-        .password("test")
+        .url(container.getJdbcUrl())
+        .user(container.getUsername())
+        .password(container.getPassword())
         .build();
   }
 }
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql8.java b/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql8.java
index 46a32d3d..8f355a66 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql8.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql8.java
@@ -1,21 +1,35 @@
 package com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.virtthreads;
 
+import static com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.Dialect.MY_SQL_8;
 
-import com.gruelbox.transactionoutbox.Dialect;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Map;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.JdbcDatabaseContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.MySQLContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Container;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Testcontainers;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
+@Testcontainers
 @Disabled
 class TestVirtualThreadsMySql8 extends AbstractVirtualThreadsTest {
 
+  @Container
+  @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
+  private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
+      new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:8")
+          .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+          .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
+
   @Override
   protected ConnectionDetails connectionDetails() {
     return ConnectionDetails.builder()
-        .dialect(Dialect.MY_SQL_8)
+        .dialect(MY_SQL_8)
         .driverClassName("com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver")
-        .url("jdbc:tc:mysql:8:///test?TC_REUSABLE=true&TC_TMPFS=/var/lib/mysql:rw")
-        .user("test")
-        .password("test")
+        .url(container.getJdbcUrl())
+        .user(container.getUsername())
+        .password(container.getPassword())
         .build();
   }
 }