diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
index 1a23e1c08..53987a855 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
                   - php-version: '8.3'
                     dependencies: highest
                     symfony-version: '7.*'
-                    jackalope-version: '2.*'
+                    jackalope-version: 'dev-avoid-utf8_bin-error as 2.0'
                     php-bench: true
 
         steps:
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ODM/PHPCR/Query/QueryTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ODM/PHPCR/Query/QueryTest.php
index 69044f6f1..d3a3c5642 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ODM/PHPCR/Query/QueryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ODM/PHPCR/Query/QueryTest.php
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ public function testExecuteParameters(): void
             ->method('bindValue')
             ->with(
                 $this->callback(function (string $key): bool {
-                    return $key === 'kfoo' || $key === 'kbar';
+                    return 'kfoo' === $key || 'kbar' === $key;
                 }), $this->callback(function (string $value): bool {
-                    return $value === 'bar' || $value === 'foo';
+                    return 'bar' === $value || 'foo' === $value;
                 })
             )
         ;
diff --git a/tests/phpunit_doctrine_dbal.xml.dist b/tests/phpunit_doctrine_dbal.xml.dist
index 19bc21242..ec0ce1873 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit_doctrine_dbal.xml.dist
+++ b/tests/phpunit_doctrine_dbal.xml.dist
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         <var name="jackalope.doctrine.dbal.user" value="root" />
         <var name="jackalope.doctrine.dbal.password" value="" />
         <var name="jackalope.doctrine.dbal.dbname" value="phpcr_odm_tests" />
+        <var name="jackalope.doctrine.dbal.charset" value="utf8mb4" />
         <var name="DOCTRINE_PHPCR_USER" value="admin" />
         <var name="DOCTRINE_PHPCR_PASS" value="admin" />
         <var name="DOCTRINE_PHPCR_WORKSPACE" value="default" />