diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index dce3a1be..b59f2775 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-22.04
             client: "8.4"
             server: "8.0"
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04
+            client: "9.0"
+            server: "8.4"
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     services:
       mysql:
@@ -53,6 +56,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo debconf-set-selections <<EOF
           mysql-apt-config      mysql-apt-config/select-server  select  mysql-8.4-lts
+      - if: matrix.client == '9.0'
+        run: |
+          sudo debconf-set-selections <<EOF
+          mysql-apt-config      mysql-apt-config/select-server  select  mysql-innovation
           EOF
       - name: "Setup mysql libs"
         run: |
diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index f71c609b..bbca1a8a 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ sub Configure {
                 }
 
                 if ($param eq 'version') {
-                  if ($str !~ /^8\./) {
-                    die "DBD::mysql requires MySQL 8.x for building. Version reported by $command: $str";
+                  if ($str !~ /^[89]\./) {
+                    die "DBD::mysql requires MySQL 8.x or newer for building. Version reported by $command: $str";
                   }
                 }
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 680d3d1c..f44c839c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Usage is described in [DBD::mysql](https://metacpan.org/pod/DBD::mysql).
 
 ## Building and Testing
 
-For building DBD::mysql you need the MySQL 8.x client library.
+For building DBD::mysql you need a MySQL 8.x or newer client library.
 
 ```
 perl Makefile.PL