diff --git a/plugins/mysql/conf/my8.4.cnf b/plugins/mysql/conf/my8.4.cnf
index 8ccfde4fe..c3232898a 100644
--- a/plugins/mysql/conf/my8.4.cnf
+++ b/plugins/mysql/conf/my8.4.cnf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ default-character-set = UTF8MB4
 
 sha256_password_private_key_path={$SERVER_APP_PATH}/data/mysql.pem
 sha256_password_public_key_path={$SERVER_APP_PATH}/data/mysql.pub
-authentication_policy=mysql_native_password
+authentication_policy=caching_sha2_password
 
 pid-file = {$SERVER_APP_PATH}/data/mysql.pid
 user = mysql