diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9ba3a28..07b0d63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,22 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    services:
+      mysql:
+        image: mysql:8.0
+        env:
+          MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
+          MYSQL_DATABASE: appdb
+          MYSQL_USER: appuser
+          MYSQL_PASSWORD: secret
+        ports:
+          - 3306:3306
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping -h localhost"
+          --health-interval=10s
+          --health-timeout=5s
+          --health-retries=5
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -22,4 +38,5 @@ jobs:
           cache: maven
 
       - name: Build with Maven
-        run: mvn clean install
+        run: mvn clean install -DskipTests
+