diff --git a/doctrine.rst b/doctrine.rst
index 796d3bf02f1..5c881e31429 100644
--- a/doctrine.rst
+++ b/doctrine.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ The database connection information is stored as an environment variable called
     # .env (or override DATABASE_URL in .env.local to avoid committing your changes)
 
     # customize this line!
-    DATABASE_URL="mysql://db_user:db_password@127.0.0.1:3306/db_name?serverVersion=5.7"
+    DATABASE_URL="mysql://db_user:db_password@127.0.0.1:3306/db_name?serverVersion=8.0.37"
 
     # to use mariadb:
     # Before doctrine/dbal < 3.7
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ The database connection information is stored as an environment variable called
     # DATABASE_URL="sqlite:///%kernel.project_dir%/var/app.db"
 
     # to use postgresql:
-    # DATABASE_URL="postgresql://db_user:db_password@127.0.0.1:5432/db_name?serverVersion=11&charset=utf8"
+    # DATABASE_URL="postgresql://db_user:db_password@127.0.0.1:5432/db_name?serverVersion=12.19 (Debian 12.19-1.pgdg120+1)&charset=utf8"
 
     # to use oracle:
     # DATABASE_URL="oci8://db_user:db_password@127.0.0.1:1521/db_name"
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ database for you:
     $ php bin/console doctrine:database:create
 
 There are more options in ``config/packages/doctrine.yaml`` that you can configure,
-including your ``server_version`` (e.g. 5.7 if you're using MySQL 5.7), which may
+including your ``server_version`` (e.g. 8.0.37 if you're using MySQL 8.0.37), which may
 affect how Doctrine functions.
 
 .. tip::
diff --git a/doctrine/dbal.rst b/doctrine/dbal.rst
index 544428a9691..a0e0286d53e 100644
--- a/doctrine/dbal.rst
+++ b/doctrine/dbal.rst
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Then configure the ``DATABASE_URL`` environment variable in ``.env``:
     # .env (or override DATABASE_URL in .env.local to avoid committing your changes)
 
     # customize this line!
-    DATABASE_URL="mysql://db_user:db_password@127.0.0.1:3306/db_name?serverVersion=5.7"
+    DATABASE_URL="mysql://db_user:db_password@127.0.0.1:3306/db_name?serverVersion=8.0.37"
 
 Further things can be configured in ``config/packages/doctrine.yaml`` - see
 :ref:`reference-dbal-configuration`. Remove the ``orm`` key in that file
diff --git a/reference/configuration/doctrine.rst b/reference/configuration/doctrine.rst
index ad6d89195cd..288a088b47a 100644
--- a/reference/configuration/doctrine.rst
+++ b/reference/configuration/doctrine.rst
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The following block shows all possible configuration keys:
                 charset:              utf8mb4
                 logging:              '%kernel.debug%'
                 platform_service:     App\DBAL\MyDatabasePlatformService
-                server_version:       '5.7'
+                server_version:       '8.0.37'
                 mapping_types:
                     enum: string
                 types:
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ The following block shows all possible configuration keys:
                     charset="utf8mb4"
                     logging="%kernel.debug%"
                     platform-service="App\DBAL\MyDatabasePlatformService"
-                    server-version="5.7">
+                    server-version="8.0.37">
 
                     <doctrine:option key="foo">bar</doctrine:option>
                     <doctrine:mapping-type name="enum">string</doctrine:mapping-type>
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ If you want to configure multiple connections in YAML, put them under the
                     user:             root
                     password:         null
                     host:             localhost
-                    server_version:   '5.6'
+                    server_version:   '8.0.37'
                 customer:
                     dbname:           customer
                     user:             root
                     password:         null
                     host:             localhost
-                    server_version:   '5.7'
+                    server_version:   '8.2.0'
 
 The ``database_connection`` service always refers to the *default* connection,
 which is the first one defined or the one configured via the
diff --git a/testing.rst b/testing.rst
index f4edb68c404..cc71eb6c5eb 100644
--- a/testing.rst
+++ b/testing.rst
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ need in your ``.env.test`` file:
     # .env.test
 
     # ...
-    DATABASE_URL="mysql://db_user:db_password@127.0.0.1:3306/db_name_test?serverVersion=5.7"
+    DATABASE_URL="mysql://db_user:db_password@127.0.0.1:3306/db_name_test?serverVersion=8.0.37"
 
 In the test environment, these env files are read (if vars are duplicated
 in them, files lower in the list override previous items):
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ env var:
 .. code-block:: env
 
     # .env.test.local
-    DATABASE_URL="mysql://USERNAME:PASSWORD@127.0.0.1:3306/DB_NAME?serverVersion=5.7"
+    DATABASE_URL="mysql://USERNAME:PASSWORD@127.0.0.1:3306/DB_NAME?serverVersion=8.0.37"
 
 This assumes that each developer/machine uses a different database for the
 tests. If the test set-up is the same on each machine, use the ``.env.test``