diff --git a/bitnami/ghost/README.md b/bitnami/ghost/README.md
index 21df1155f4b7..011f60a1d98a 100644
--- a/bitnami/ghost/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/ghost/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Non-root container images add an extra layer of security and are generally recom
 Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling tags and immutable tags [in our documentation page](https://docs.bitnami.com/tutorials/understand-rolling-tags-containers/).
 
 
-- [`5`, `5-debian-11`, `5.2.2`, `5.2.2-debian-11-r2`, `latest` (5/debian-11/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-ghost/blob/5.2.2-debian-11-r2/5/debian-11/Dockerfile)
+- [`5`, `5-debian-11`, `5.2.2`, `5.2.2-debian-11-r3`, `latest` (5/debian-11/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-ghost/blob/5.2.2-debian-11-r3/5/debian-11/Dockerfile)
 - [`4`, `4-debian-11`, `4.48.1`, `4.48.1-debian-11-r2` (4/debian-11/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-ghost/blob/4.48.1-debian-11-r2/4/debian-11/Dockerfile)
 
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diff --git a/bitnami/ghost/docker-compose.yml b/bitnami/ghost/docker-compose.yml
index dac9ab841846..238a0ba69ecd 100644
--- a/bitnami/ghost/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/bitnami/ghost/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 version: '2'
 services:
-  mariadb:
-    image: docker.io/bitnami/mariadb:10.6
+  mysql:
+    image: docker.io/bitnami/mysql:8.0
     volumes:
-      - 'mariadb_data:/bitnami/mariadb'
+      - 'mysql_data:/bitnami/mysql'
     environment:
       # ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD is recommended only for development.
       - ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes
-      - MARIADB_USER=bn_ghost
-      - MARIADB_DATABASE=bitnami_ghost
+      - MYSQL_USER=bn_ghost
+      - MYSQL_DATABASE=bitnami_ghost
   ghost:
     image: docker.io/bitnami/ghost:5
     ports:
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - 'ghost_data:/bitnami/ghost'
     depends_on:
-      - mariadb
+      - mysql
     environment:
       # ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD is recommended only for development.
       - ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes
-      - GHOST_DATABASE_HOST=mariadb
+      - GHOST_DATABASE_HOST=mysql
       - GHOST_DATABASE_PORT_NUMBER=3306
       - GHOST_DATABASE_USER=bn_ghost
       - GHOST_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_ghost
 volumes:
-  mariadb_data:
+  mysql_data:
     driver: local
   ghost_data:
     driver: local