diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-go-activity.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-go-activity.yaml
index 91654abe37..5978efbce5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-go-activity.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-go-activity.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        mysql: ["mysql:8.0.39", "mysql:8.4.8"]
+        mysql: ["mysql:8.0.42", "mysql:8.4.8"]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-go-suite.yaml
     with:
       suite: activity
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-go.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-go.yaml
index 416f6bd930..bb4bd6e0db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-go.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-go.yaml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         suite: ["integration-core", "integration-enterprise", "integration-mdm", "fleetctl", "main", "mysql", "service", "vuln"]
-        mysql: ["mysql:8.0.39", "mysql:8.4.8"]
+        mysql: ["mysql:8.0.42", "mysql:8.4.8"]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-go-suite.yaml
     with:
       suite: ${{ matrix.suite }}
diff --git a/changes/bump-mysql b/changes/bump-mysql
index 4d0f0cbce8..f03a1987c4 100644
--- a/changes/bump-mysql
+++ b/changes/bump-mysql
@@ -1 +1 @@
-* Revised which versions Fleet tests MySQL against to 9.5.0 (unchanged), 8.4.8, 8.0.44, and 8.0.39, 8.0.44.
+* Revised which versions Fleet tests MySQL against to 9.5.0 (unchanged), 8.4.8, 8.0.39, and 8.0.42.
diff --git a/changes/bump-mysql-8.0.42 b/changes/bump-mysql-8.0.42
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4df905413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bump-mysql-8.0.42
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Revised which versions Fleet tests MySQL against to remove 8.0.39 and add 8.0.42.
diff --git a/docs/Get started/FAQ.md b/docs/Get started/FAQ.md
index c4d5422632..212cc832c1 100644
--- a/docs/Get started/FAQ.md	
+++ b/docs/Get started/FAQ.md	
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ See the ["How to uninstall fleetd" guide](https://fleetdm.com/guides/how-to-unin
 
 ### What MySQL versions are supported?
 
-Fleet is tested with MySQL 8.0.34, 8.4.8, and 9.5.0 (9.6.0 is currently incompatible). Newer versions of MySQL 8 typically work well. AWS Aurora requires at least version 3.08.2. Please avoid using MariaDB or other MySQL variants that are not officially supported. Compatibility issues have been identified with MySQL variants, and these may not be addressed in future Fleet releases.
+Fleet is tested with MySQL 8.0.44, 8.4.8, and 9.5.0 (9.6.0 is currently incompatible). Newer versions of MySQL 8 typically work well. AWS Aurora requires at least version 3.10.3. Please avoid using MariaDB or other MySQL variants that are not officially supported. Compatibility issues have been identified with MySQL variants, and these may not be addressed in future Fleet releases.
 
 ### What version of the Mac Admins osquery extension is supported?