diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 9a6babab..8139008f 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
     ":ignoreUnstable",
     ":disableRateLimiting",
     ":rebaseStalePrs",
-    ":label(renovate)"
+    ":label(renovate)",
+
+    // a lot of packages do not support skipping major versions
+    // with this option renovate creates a pr from the current version to each newer version
+    ":separateMultipleMajorReleases"
   ],
   "semanticCommits": "disabled",
   "ignorePaths": [
diff --git a/resources/chaosknoten/ccchoir/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2 b/resources/chaosknoten/ccchoir/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2
index c2108d8a..f359f47f 100644
--- a/resources/chaosknoten/ccchoir/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/resources/chaosknoten/ccchoir/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 services:
   database:
-    image: docker.io/library/mariadb:11
+    image: docker.io/library/mariadb:12
     environment:
       - "MARIADB_DATABASE=wordpress"
       - "MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD={{ secret__mariadb_root_password }}"