diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index ee377d3..160cb8e 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -5,44 +5,33 @@ version: "3"
 dotenv:
   - .env
 
-includes:
-  ruby: ~/.ksr/tasks/ruby.yml
-  mysql: ~/.ksr/tasks/mysql.yml
-
 vars:
-  RUBY_VERSION: 2.7.5
+  RUBY_VERSION: 3.2.2
 
 tasks:
   init:
     desc: Initialize project
+    deps:
+      - up
     cmds:
-      - task: ruby:rbenv:install
-      - task: ruby:bundler:setup
-      - task: ruby:bundler:config
-      - task: ruby:bundle
-      - task: up
+      - rbenv install --skip-existing {{.RUBY_VERSION}}
+      - rbenv local {{.RUBY_VERSION}}
+      - bundle install
       - bundle exec rake bootstrap
 
-  ruby:bundler:config:
-    label: ruby:bundle:config
-    vars:
-      OPENSSL_PREFIX: { sh: brew --prefix openssl }
-    cmds:
-      - bundle config set --local build.mysql2 --with-opt-dir={{.OPENSSL_PREFIX}}
-    status:
-      - >-
-        grep -F 'BUNDLE_BUILD__MYSQL2: "--with-opt-dir={{.OPENSSL_PREFIX}}"' .bundle/config
-
-  test:
-    desc: Test project
+  down:
+    desc: Stop local services
     cmds:
-      - bundle exec rake spec
+      - docker compose down
 
   release:
     desc: Publish gem with GitHub
+    preconditions:
+      - sh: git diff HEAD --quiet
+        msg: Refusing to release with local uncommitted changes
     vars:
       VERSION:
-        sh: bundle exec ruby -r replica_pools -e 'puts "v#{ReplicaPools::VERSION}"'
+        sh: bundle exec ruby -e 'puts "v#{ReplicaPools::VERSION}"'
     cmds:
       - gh release create {{.VERSION}} --generate-notes
 
@@ -51,19 +40,22 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - bundle exec rake release
 
+  test:
+    desc: Run test suite
+    deps:
+      - up
+    cmds:
+      - bundle exec rake spec
+
   up:
     desc: Start local services
     cmds:
+      # Bring up local MySQL
       - docker compose up --detach
-      - task: mysql:await
-        vars:
-          ENTRYPOINT: docker compose run --rm --entrypoint mysql mysql
-          HOST: mysql
-
-  down:
-    desc: Stop local services
-    cmds:
-      - docker compose down
-
-  clean:
-    desc: Clean project
+      # Wait for MySQL to be available
+      - silent: true
+        cmd: >-
+          gum spin --spinner minidot --title 'Waiting for MySQL...' -- bash -c
+          'until docker compose run --rm mysql mysql --host mysql -e "select 1" mysql ;
+          do sleep 1 ;
+          done'
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 66e3b25..360af20 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ version: "2.0"
 
 services:
   mysql:
-    image: mysql:5.7
+    image: mysql:8.0
     ports:
-      - 127.0.0.1:3309:3306
+      - 3306
     environment:
       MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: "true"
diff --git a/spec/config/bootstrap.sql b/spec/config/bootstrap.sql
index 48c8f82..2b4b1c7 100644
--- a/spec/config/bootstrap.sql
+++ b/spec/config/bootstrap.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 -- Create MySQL db & user for running specs
-create database IF NOT EXISTS test_db;
-grant select on test_db.* to 'read_only' identified by 'readme';
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS test_db;
+CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'read_only' IDENTIFIED BY 'readme';
+GRANT SELECT ON test_db.* TO 'read_only';
diff --git a/spec/config/database.yml b/spec/config/database.yml
index f213791..fcb3c25 100644
--- a/spec/config/database.yml
+++ b/spec/config/database.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ test: &test
   username: root
   password: ''
   host: 127.0.0.1
-  port: <%= ENV["MYSQL_PORT"] || 3309 %>
+  port: <%= ENV["MYSQL_PORT"] || 3306 %>
   encoding: utf8
   read_timeout: 1
   database: test_db
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index ac919b8..68b8a4d 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 require 'bundler/setup'
 require 'logger'
 
+ENV['MYSQL_PORT'] ||= %x(docker compose port mysql 3306)[/\d+$/]
+
 module Rails
   def self.env
     ActiveSupport::StringInquirer.new("test")