diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-image-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/build-image-pr.yml
index c15f7dd8a..cce8eca8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-image-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-image-pr.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: helm/kind-action@v1.12.0
         with:
           node_image: "kindest/node:v1.27.11"
+      - name: Remove AppArmor profile for mysql in KinD on GHA # https://github.com/kubeflow/manifests/issues/2507
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          sudo apt-get install apparmor-profiles
+          sudo apparmor_parser -R /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld
       - name: Load Local Registry Test Image
         env:
           IMG: "${{ env.IMG_ORG }}/${{ env.IMG_REPO }}:${{ steps.tags.outputs.tag }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/csi-test.yml b/.github/workflows/csi-test.yml
index e6d81891c..9e627bf25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/csi-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/csi-test.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node_image: "kindest/node:v1.27.11"
 
+      - name: Remove AppArmor profile for mysql in KinD on GHA # https://github.com/kubeflow/manifests/issues/2507
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          sudo apt-get install apparmor-profiles
+          sudo apparmor_parser -R /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld
+
       - name: Install kustomize
         run: ./test/scripts/install_kustomize.sh
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
index ee0907f1e..bcd11553b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ jobs:
           node_image: kindest/node:${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           cluster_name: chart-testing-py-${{ matrix.python }}
           kubectl_version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
+      - name: Remove AppArmor profile for mysql in KinD on GHA # https://github.com/kubeflow/manifests/issues/2507
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          sudo apt-get install apparmor-profiles
+          sudo apparmor_parser -R /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld
       - name: Load Local Registry Test Image
         env:
           IMG: "${{ env.IMG_ORG }}/${{ env.IMG_REPO }}:${{ steps.tags.outputs.tag }}"
diff --git a/manifests/kustomize/overlays/db/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/kustomize/overlays/db/kustomization.yaml
index 947c7a985..cf53e4169 100644
--- a/manifests/kustomize/overlays/db/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/kustomize/overlays/db/kustomization.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ generatorOptions:
 images:
 - name: mysql
   newName: mysql
-  newTag: 8.0.3
+  newTag: 8.0.39
 
 vars:
 - fieldref:
diff --git a/scripts/deploy_on_kind.sh b/scripts/deploy_on_kind.sh
index 246d69e6c..eb1a25d0f 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy_on_kind.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy_on_kind.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ kubectl apply -k manifests/kustomize/overlays/db
 kubectl patch deployment -n "$MR_NAMESPACE" model-registry-deployment \
 --patch '{"spec": {"template": {"spec": {"containers": [{"name": "rest-container", "image": "'$IMG'", "imagePullPolicy": "IfNotPresent"}]}}}}'
 
-kubectl wait --for=condition=available -n "$MR_NAMESPACE" deployment/model-registry-db --timeout=5m
+if ! kubectl wait --for=condition=available -n "$MR_NAMESPACE" deployment/model-registry-db --timeout=5m ; then
+    kubectl events -A
+    kubectl describe deployment/model-registry-db -n kubeflow
+    kubectl logs deployment/model-registry-db -n kubeflow
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 kubectl delete pod -n "$MR_NAMESPACE" --selector='component=model-registry-server'