diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 800b5bc58..9e243b3b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
       run: |
         if [ '${{ github.repository_owner }}' == 'puppetlabs' ]; then
-          echo  "::set-output name=matrix::{'platforms':[{'label':'AlmaLinux-8','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/almalinux:8'},{'label':'CentOS-7','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/centos:7'},{'label':'CentOS-8','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/centos:stream8'},{'label':'Debian-10','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'debian-10'},{'label':'Debian-11','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'debian-11'},{'label':'Debian-9','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'debian-9'},{'label':'OracleLinux-6','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/oraclelinux:6'},{'label':'OracleLinux-7','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/oraclelinux:7'},{'label':'RedHat-7','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'rhel-7'},{'label':'RedHat-8','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'rhel-8'},{'label':'Rocky-8','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/rockylinux:8'},{'label':'SLES-12','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'sles-12'},{'label':'SLES-15','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'sles-15'},{'label':'Scientific-6','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/scientificlinux:6'},{'label':'Scientific-7','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/scientificlinux:7'},{'label':'Ubuntu-18.04','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/ubuntu:18.04'},{'label':'Ubuntu-20.04','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'ubuntu-2004-lts'}],'collection':['puppet6-nightly','puppet7-nightly']}"
+          echo  "::set-output name=matrix::{'platforms':[{'label':'AlmaLinux-8','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/almalinux:8'},{'label':'CentOS-7','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/centos:7'},{'label':'CentOS-8','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/centos:stream8'},{'label':'Debian-10','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'debian-10'},{'label':'Debian-11','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'debian-11'},{'label':'Debian-9','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'debian-9'},{'label':'OracleLinux-6','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/oraclelinux:6'},{'label':'OracleLinux-7','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/oraclelinux:7'},{'label':'RedHat-7','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'rhel-7'},{'label':'RedHat-8','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'rhel-8'},{'label':'Rocky-8','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/rockylinux:8'},{'label':'SLES-12','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'sles-12'},{'label':'SLES-15','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'sles-15'},{'label':'Scientific-6','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/scientificlinux:6'},{'label':'Scientific-7','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/scientificlinux:7'},{'label':'Ubuntu-18.04','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/ubuntu:18.04'},{'label':'Ubuntu-20.04','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'ubuntu-2004-lts'},{'label':'Ubuntu-22.04','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'ubuntu-2204-lts'}],'collection':['puppet6-nightly','puppet7-nightly']}"
         else
           echo  "::set-output name=matrix::{}"
         fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_test.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_test.yml
index 1988bc819..65afb85d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_test.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       id: get-matrix
       run: |
         if [ '${{ github.repository_owner }}' == 'puppetlabs' ]; then
-          echo  "::set-output name=matrix::{'platforms':[{'label':'AlmaLinux-8','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/almalinux:8'},{'label':'CentOS-7','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/centos:7'},{'label':'CentOS-8','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/centos:stream8'},{'label':'Debian-10','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'debian-10'},{'label':'Debian-11','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'debian-11'},{'label':'Debian-9','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'debian-9'},{'label':'OracleLinux-6','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/oraclelinux:6'},{'label':'OracleLinux-7','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/oraclelinux:7'},{'label':'RedHat-7','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'rhel-7'},{'label':'RedHat-8','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'rhel-8'},{'label':'Rocky-8','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/rockylinux:8'},{'label':'SLES-12','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'sles-12'},{'label':'SLES-15','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'sles-15'},{'label':'Scientific-6','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/scientificlinux:6'},{'label':'Scientific-7','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/scientificlinux:7'},{'label':'Ubuntu-18.04','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/ubuntu:18.04'},{'label':'Ubuntu-20.04','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'ubuntu-2004-lts'}],'collection':['puppet6','puppet7']}"
+          echo  "::set-output name=matrix::{'platforms':[{'label':'AlmaLinux-8','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/almalinux:8'},{'label':'CentOS-7','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/centos:7'},{'label':'CentOS-8','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/centos:stream8'},{'label':'Debian-10','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'debian-10'},{'label':'Debian-11','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'debian-11'},{'label':'Debian-9','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'debian-9'},{'label':'OracleLinux-6','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/oraclelinux:6'},{'label':'OracleLinux-7','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/oraclelinux:7'},{'label':'RedHat-7','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'rhel-7'},{'label':'RedHat-8','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'rhel-8'},{'label':'Rocky-8','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/rockylinux:8'},{'label':'SLES-12','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'sles-12'},{'label':'SLES-15','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'sles-15'},{'label':'Scientific-6','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/scientificlinux:6'},{'label':'Scientific-7','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/scientificlinux:7'},{'label':'Ubuntu-18.04','provider':'provision::docker','image':'litmusimage/ubuntu:18.04'},{'label':'Ubuntu-20.04','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'ubuntu-2004-lts'},{'label':'Ubuntu-22.04','provider':'provision::provision_service','image':'ubuntu-2204-lts'}],'collection':['puppet6','puppet7']}"
         else
           echo  "::set-output name=matrix::{}"
         fi
diff --git a/manifests/backup/xtrabackup.pp b/manifests/backup/xtrabackup.pp
index c0ad9373a..0c8b20886 100644
--- a/manifests/backup/xtrabackup.pp
+++ b/manifests/backup/xtrabackup.pp
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
       require       => Class['mysql::server::root_password'],
     }
 
-    if $::osfamily == 'debian' and $::operatingsystemmajrelease == '11' {
+    if ($facts['os']['name'] == 'Debian' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '11') >= 0) or
+    ($facts['os']['name'] == 'Ubuntu' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '22.04') >= 0) {
       mysql_grant { "${backupuser}@localhost/*.*":
         ensure     => $ensure,
         user       => "${backupuser}@localhost",
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 6b5a1e92e..5f8afa91d 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
       "operatingsystem": "Ubuntu",
       "operatingsystemrelease": [
         "18.04",
-        "20.04"
+        "20.04",
+        "22.04"
       ]
     },
     {
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/00_mysql_server_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/00_mysql_server_spec.rb
index c9aa691ef..0e2c86a23 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/00_mysql_server_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/00_mysql_server_spec.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ class { 'mysql::server':
           },
           databases => {
             'somedb' => {
-              ensure => 'present',
+              ensure  => 'present',
+              charset => '#{fetch_charset}',
+              collate => '#{fetch_charset}_general_ci',
             },
           }
         }
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/01_mysql_db_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/01_mysql_db_spec.rb
index 15930a62f..b00b68277 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/01_mysql_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/01_mysql_db_spec.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class { 'mysql::server':
         mysql::db { 'spec1':
           user            => 'root1',
           password        => 'password',
+          charset         => '#{fetch_charset}',
+          collate         => '#{fetch_charset}_general_ci',
         }
       MANIFEST
     end
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ class { 'mysql::server': override_options => { 'root_password' => 'password' } }
           user     => 'root1',
           password => 'password',
           sql      => '/tmp/spec.sql',
+          charset  => '#{fetch_charset}',
+          collate  => '#{fetch_charset}_general_ci',
         }
       MANIFEST
     end
@@ -66,6 +70,8 @@ class { 'mysql::server': override_options => { 'root_password' => 'password' } }
           user     => 'root1',
           password => 'password',
           dbname   => 'realdb',
+          charset  => '#{fetch_charset}',
+          collate  => '#{fetch_charset}_general_ci',
         }
       MANIFEST
     end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/04_mysql_backup_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/04_mysql_backup_spec.rb
index 0e174cb95..6e00a8e94 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/04_mysql_backup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/04_mysql_backup_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class { 'mysql::server': root_password => 'password' }
         ]:
           user     => 'backup',
           password => 'secret',
+          charset  => '#{fetch_charset}',
+          collate  => '#{fetch_charset}_general_ci',
         }
 
         class { 'mysql::server::backup':
@@ -72,6 +74,8 @@ class { 'mysql::server': root_password => 'password' }
           ]:
             user     => 'backup',
             password => 'secret',
+            charset  => '#{fetch_charset}',
+            collate  => '#{fetch_charset}_general_ci',
           }
 
           class { 'mysql::server::backup':
@@ -136,14 +140,16 @@ class { 'mysql::server': root_password => 'password' }
           ]:
             user     => 'backup',
             password => 'secret',
+            charset  => '#{fetch_charset}',
+            collate  => '#{fetch_charset}_general_ci',
           }
           case $facts['os']['family'] {
             /Debian/: {
               $source_url = "http://repo.percona.com/apt/percona-release_latest.${facts['os']['distro']['codename']}_all.deb"
 
               file { '/tmp/percona-release_latest.deb':
-                ensure => present,
-                source => $source_url,
+                ensure  => present,
+                source  => $source_url,
               }
               ensure_packages('gnupg')
               ensure_packages('gnupg2')
@@ -256,6 +262,8 @@ class { 'mysql::server': root_password => 'password' }
           ]:
             user     => 'backup',
             password => 'secret',
+            charset  => '#{fetch_charset}',
+            collate  => '#{fetch_charset}_general_ci',
           }
           case $facts['os']['family'] {
             /Debian/: {
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_database_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_database_spec.rb
index ac980fc3c..4f2485703 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_database_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_database_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ class { 'mysql::server': }
   describe 'creating database' do
     pp = <<-MANIFEST
         mysql_database { 'spec_db':
-          ensure => present,
+          ensure  => present,
+          charset => '#{fetch_charset}',
+          collate => '#{fetch_charset}_general_ci',
         }
     MANIFEST
     it 'works without errors' do
@@ -37,8 +39,8 @@ class { 'mysql::server': }
           collate => 'latin1_swedish_ci',
         }
         mysql_database { 'spec_utf8':
-          charset => 'utf8',
-          collate => 'utf8_general_ci',
+          charset => '#{fetch_charset}',
+          collate => '#{fetch_charset}_general_ci',
         }
     MANIFEST
     it 'creates two db of different types idempotently' do
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ class { 'mysql::server': }
 
     it 'finds utf8 db #stdout' do
       run_shell("mysql -NBe \"SHOW VARIABLES LIKE '%_database'\" spec_utf8") do |r|
-        expect(r.stdout).to match(%r{^character_set_database\tutf8(mb3)?\ncollation_database\tutf8_general_ci$})
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(%r{^character_set_database\tutf8(mb3)?\ncollation_database\tutf8(mb3)?_general_ci$})
         expect(r.stderr).to be_empty
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_grant_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_grant_spec.rb
index 4608670a3..e39eace53 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_grant_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_grant_spec.rb
@@ -273,7 +273,9 @@ class { 'mysql::server':
         $dbSubnet = '10.10.10.%'
 
         mysql_database { 'foo':
-          ensure => present,
+          ensure  => present,
+          charset => '#{fetch_charset}',
+          collate => '#{fetch_charset}_general_ci',
         }
 
         exec { 'mysql-create-table':
@@ -685,6 +687,7 @@ class { 'mysql::server': override_options => { 'root_password' => 'password' } }
           user     => 'root1',
           password => 'password',
           sql      => '/tmp/grant_spec_table.sql',
+          charset  => '#{fetch_charset}',
         }
     MANIFEST
     it 'creates table' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/mysql_backup_xtrabackup_spec.rb b/spec/classes/mysql_backup_xtrabackup_spec.rb
index d542aa96d..4eef6b083 100644
--- a/spec/classes/mysql_backup_xtrabackup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/mysql_backup_xtrabackup_spec.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ class { 'mysql::server': }
               user: 'backupuser@localhost',
               table: '*.*',
               privileges:
-              if facts[:osfamily] == 'Debian' && Puppet::Util::Package.versioncmp(facts[:operatingsystemmajrelease], '11') == 0
+              if (facts[:operatingsystem] == 'Debian' && Puppet::Util::Package.versioncmp(facts[:operatingsystemmajrelease], '11') >= 0) ||
+                (facts[:operatingsystem] == 'Ubuntu' && Puppet::Util::Package.versioncmp(facts[:operatingsystemmajrelease], '22') >= 0)
                 ['BINLOG MONITOR', 'RELOAD', 'PROCESS', 'LOCK TABLES']
               else
                 ['RELOAD', 'PROCESS', 'LOCK TABLES', 'REPLICATION CLIENT']
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance_local.rb b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance_local.rb
index 189350be4..c5c9cc9b9 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance_local.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance_local.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ def export_locales
   LitmusHelper.instance.run_shell('. ~/.bashrc')
 end
 
+def fetch_charset
+  @charset ||= if os[:family] == 'ubuntu' && os[:release] =~ %r{^22\.04}
+                 'utf8mb3'
+               else
+                 'utf8'
+               end
+end
+
 RSpec.configure do |c|
   c.before :suite do
     if os[:family] == 'debian' || os[:family] == 'ubuntu'