diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7525312..f2322c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 * Updated to [@lando/nginx@1.6.0](https://github.com/lando/nginx/releases/tag/v1.6.0)
 * Removed `--ansi` flag from composer tooling command to prevent escape codes in redirected output
+* Fixed MySQL 8.4 startup failure by removing hardcoded `mysql_native_password` authentication [lando/mysql#69](https://github.com/lando/mysql/issues/69)
 
 ## v1.10.1 - [February 22, 2026](https://github.com/lando/wordpress/releases/tag/v1.10.1)
 
diff --git a/builders/wordpress.js b/builders/wordpress.js
index deb0c6c..b8fdd38 100644
--- a/builders/wordpress.js
+++ b/builders/wordpress.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ const getServices = options => ({
   },
   database: {
     config: getServiceConfig(options, ['database']),
-    authentication: 'mysql_native_password',
     type: `wordpress-${options.database}`,
     portforward: true,
     creds: {
diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index e385d0f..9a03fa9 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 [[context.deploy-preview.plugins]]
   package = "netlify-plugin-checklinks"
   [context.deploy-preview.plugins.inputs]
-    todoPatterns = [ "load", "CHANGELOG.html", "x.com", "twitter.com", "/v/" ]
+    todoPatterns = [ "load", "CHANGELOG.html", "x.com", "twitter.com", "/v/", "hub.docker.com" ]
     skipPatterns = [ ".rss", ".gif", ".jpg" ]
     checkExternal = true