diff --git a/.github/workflows/debezium-workflow-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/debezium-workflow-pr.yml
index 95c2752ed..f5fcffe4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debezium-workflow-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debezium-workflow-pr.yml
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ jobs:
       # Runs each combination concurrently
       matrix:
         profile: [ "mysql-ci", "mysql-ci-gtids", "mysql-ci-percona", "mysql-ci-ssl" ]
-        version-mysql-server: [ "8.0", "8.4" ]
+        version-mysql-server: [ "8.0", "8.4", "9.0" ]
       fail-fast: false
     name: "MySQL ${{ matrix.version-mysql-server }} - ${{ matrix.profile }}"
     needs: [ check_style, file_changes ]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/debezium-workflow-push.yml b/.github/workflows/debezium-workflow-push.yml
index b88c85670..068a3ddd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debezium-workflow-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debezium-workflow-push.yml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 2
       matrix:
         profile: [ "mysql-ci", "mysql-ci-gtids", "mysql-ci-percona", "mysql-ci-ssl" ]
-        version-mysql-server: [ "8.0", "8.4" ]
+        version-mysql-server: [ "8.0", "8.4", "9.0" ]
       fail-fast: false
     name: "MySQL ${{ matrix.version-mysql-server }} - ${{ matrix.profile }}"
     needs: [ check_style ]
diff --git a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server-gtids/my.cnf b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server-gtids/my.cnf
index 4b3fba437..8f22843c5 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server-gtids/my.cnf
+++ b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server-gtids/my.cnf
@@ -118,6 +118,21 @@ binlog_expire_logs_seconds    = 259200
 gtid_mode                 = on
 enforce_gtid_consistency  = on
 
+authentication_policy = caching_sha2_password
+caching_sha2_password_auto_generate_rsa_keys = on
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This section specifies 9.0 specific configurations
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+[mysqld-9.0]
+
+# ----------------------------------------------
+# Enable GTIDs on this primary server
+# ----------------------------------------------
+gtid_mode                 = on
+enforce_gtid_consistency  = on
+
 authentication_policy = caching_sha2_password
 caching_sha2_password_auto_generate_rsa_keys = on
 binlog_expire_logs_seconds    = 259200
+binlog_expire_logs_seconds    = 259200
diff --git a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server-replica/my.cnf b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server-replica/my.cnf
index 5f8c458f8..aa69e2d0e 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server-replica/my.cnf
+++ b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server-replica/my.cnf
@@ -97,3 +97,14 @@ enforce_gtid_consistency  = on
 authentication_policy = caching_sha2_password
 caching_sha2_password_auto_generate_rsa_keys = on
 binlog_expire_logs_seconds    = 259200
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This section specifies 9.0 specific configurations
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+[mysqld-9.0]
+gtid_mode                 = on
+enforce_gtid_consistency  = on
+
+authentication_policy = caching_sha2_password
+caching_sha2_password_auto_generate_rsa_keys = on
+binlog_expire_logs_seconds    = 259200
diff --git a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server-ssl/my.cnf b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server-ssl/my.cnf
index 4f3ea3894..7f2b80179 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server-ssl/my.cnf
+++ b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server-ssl/my.cnf
@@ -82,3 +82,11 @@ binlog_expire_logs_seconds  = 86400
 authentication_policy = caching_sha2_password
 caching_sha2_password_auto_generate_rsa_keys = on
 binlog_expire_logs_seconds  = 86400
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This section specifies 9.0 specific configurations
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+[mysqld-9.0]
+authentication_policy = caching_sha2_password
+caching_sha2_password_auto_generate_rsa_keys = on
+binlog_expire_logs_seconds  = 86400
diff --git a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server/my.cnf b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server/my.cnf
index 0c5ca37b9..aeff6a588 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server/my.cnf
+++ b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/docker/server/my.cnf
@@ -77,3 +77,11 @@ binlog_expire_logs_seconds  = 86400
 authentication_policy = caching_sha2_password
 caching_sha2_password_auto_generate_rsa_keys = on
 binlog_expire_logs_seconds  = 86400
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This section specifies 9.0 specific configurations
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+[mysqld-9.0]
+authentication_policy = caching_sha2_password
+caching_sha2_password_auto_generate_rsa_keys = on
+binlog_expire_logs_seconds  = 86400
diff --git a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlTestConnection.java b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlTestConnection.java
index e95a8ef35..383e55472 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlTestConnection.java
+++ b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlTestConnection.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public enum MySqlVersion {
         MYSQL_5_6,
         MYSQL_5_7,
         MYSQL_8,
+        MYSQL_9
     }
 
     MySqlVersion mySqlVersion;
@@ -116,7 +117,9 @@ public boolean isPercona() {
 
     @Override
     public String currentDateTimeDefaultOptional(String isoString) {
-        return !MySqlVersion.MYSQL_8.equals(getMySqlVersion()) ? isoString : null;
+        return !MySqlVersion.MYSQL_8.equals(getMySqlVersion()) && !MySqlVersion.MYSQL_9.equals(getMySqlVersion())
+                ? isoString
+                : null;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ public void setBinlogRowQueryEventsOn() throws SQLException {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isCurrentDateTimeDefaultGenerated() {
-        return MySqlVersion.MYSQL_8.equals(getMySqlVersion());
+        return MySqlVersion.MYSQL_8.equals(getMySqlVersion()) || MySqlVersion.MYSQL_9.equals(getMySqlVersion());
     }
 
     public MySqlVersion getMySqlVersion() {
@@ -149,7 +152,10 @@ public MySqlVersion getMySqlVersion() {
             final String versionString = getMySqlVersionString();
 
             // Fallback to MySQL
-            if (versionString.startsWith("8.")) {
+            if (versionString.startsWith("9.")) {
+                mySqlVersion = MySqlVersion.MYSQL_9;
+            }
+            else if (versionString.startsWith("8.")) {
                 mySqlVersion = MySqlVersion.MYSQL_8;
             }
             else if (versionString.startsWith("5.5")) {