diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yml b/src/main/resources/application.yml
index cbbaca9..e93c985 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ spring:
     hibernate:
       ddl-auto: update
     show-sql: true
+    database-platform: org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL8Dialect
   mail:
     host: smtp.gmail.com
     port: 587