diff --git a/resources/chaosknoten/ccchoir/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2 b/resources/chaosknoten/ccchoir/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2
index c2108d8..f359f47 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 }}"
diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml
index 76831d6..621ee7b 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+docker_compose__build: always
 docker_compose__configuration_files: [ ]
+docker_compose__pull: always
diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
index bea3f4f..a706ab2 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
   community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
     project_src: /ansible_docker_compose
     state: present
-    build: always
-    pull: always
+    build: "{{ docker_compose__build }}"
+    pull: "{{ docker_compose__pull }}"
     remove_orphans: true
   become: true