diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
index d519b0e3..35725d93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ jobs:
             SULU_ADMIN_EMAIL:
             DATABASE_URL: mysql://root:root@127.0.0.1:3306/sulu_test?serverVersion=${{ matrix.mysql-version }}
             COMPOSER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+            LOCK_DSN: flock
 
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9f3f2048..f7f27214 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         "scheb/2fa-bundle": "^6.1",
         "scheb/2fa-email": "^6.1",
         "scheb/2fa-trusted-device": "^6.1",
+        "stof/doctrine-extensions-bundle": "^1.8",
         "sulu/sulu": "~2.5.9",
         "symfony/config": "^6.2",
         "symfony/dotenv": "^6.2",
diff --git a/config/packages/stof_doctrine_extensions.yaml b/config/packages/stof_doctrine_extensions.yaml
index 1ee27055..36442458 100644
--- a/config/packages/stof_doctrine_extensions.yaml
+++ b/config/packages/stof_doctrine_extensions.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,11 @@
 # See the official DoctrineExtensions documentation for more details: https://github.com/doctrine-extensions/DoctrineExtensions/tree/main/doc
 stof_doctrine_extensions:
     default_locale: '%default_locale%'
+
+when@prod: &prod
+    stof_doctrine_extensions:
+        # fix issue with gedmo/extensions 1.8.0 and stof/doctrine-extensions-bundle: 3.12.0
+        # @see https://github.com/stof/StofDoctrineExtensionsBundle/issues/457
+        metadata_cache_pool: doctrine.system_cache_pool
+
+when@stage: *prod