diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 873cd458..9c2e59aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Networking changed in Docker v1.9, so you need to do one of the following steps.
 #### Docker < v1.9
 1. MySQL Container:
 ```bash
-docker run -d --name bookstack-mysql -p 3306:3306 -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=secret -e MYSQL_DATABASE=bookstack -e MYSQL_USER=bookstack -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=secret mysql:5.7.20
+docker run -d --name bookstack-mysql -p 3306:3306 -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=secret -e MYSQL_DATABASE=bookstack -e MYSQL_USER=bookstack -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=secret mysql:5.7.21
 ```
 2. BookStack Container:
 ```bash
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ docker run -d --net bookstack_nw  \
 -e MYSQL_USER=bookstack \
 -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=secret \
  --name="bookstack_db" \
- mysql:5.7.20
+ mysql:5.7.21
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0ad091fb..5aa46928 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 version: '2'
 services:
-
   mysql:
-    image: mysql:5.7.20
+    image: mysql:5.7.21
     environment:
     - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=secret
     - MYSQL_DATABASE=bookstack