diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8aae0a7b..728fa181 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         # ahead of planned upgrades we can add versions as
         # needed
         python-version: [3.8]
-        mariadb-version: ["10.4"]
+        mariadb-version: ["10.4", "10.5"]
 
     services:
       mysql: