Fixed #36624 -- Dropped support for MySQL < 8.4.

5 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/install/index.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/install/index.txt
index f127478151..54c0491c65 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/install/index.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/install/index.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ supported versions, and any notes for each of the supported database backends:
 Database            Library Requirements            Supported Versions  Notes
 ==================  ==============================  ==================  =========================================
 PostgreSQL          GEOS, GDAL, PROJ, PostGIS       15+                 Requires PostGIS.
-MySQL               GEOS, GDAL                      8.0.11+             :ref:`Limited functionality <mysql-spatial-limitations>`.
+MySQL               GEOS, GDAL                      8.4+                :ref:`Limited functionality <mysql-spatial-limitations>`.
 Oracle              GEOS, GDAL                      19+                 XE not supported.
 SQLite              GEOS, GDAL, PROJ, SpatiaLite    3.37.0+             Requires SpatiaLite 4.3+
 ==================  ==============================  ==================  =========================================
diff --git a/docs/ref/databases.txt b/docs/ref/databases.txt
index cd415e1c00..9ea54297aa 100644
--- a/docs/ref/databases.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/databases.txt
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ MySQL notes
 Version support
 ---------------
 
-Django supports MySQL 8.0.11 and higher.
+Django supports MySQL 8.4 and higher.
 
 Django's ``inspectdb`` feature uses the ``information_schema`` database, which
 contains detailed data on all database schemas.
diff --git a/docs/ref/models/indexes.txt b/docs/ref/models/indexes.txt
index d2b2430643..6f8dd39fb7 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/indexes.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/indexes.txt
@@ -63,10 +63,9 @@ and the ``weight`` rounded to the nearest integer.
     error. This means that functions such as
     :class:`Concat() <django.db.models.functions.Concat>` aren't accepted.
 
-.. admonition:: MySQL and MariaDB
+.. admonition:: MariaDB
 
-    Functional indexes are ignored with MySQL < 8.0.13 and MariaDB as neither
-    supports them.
+    Functional indexes are unsupported and ignored with MariaDB.
 
 ``fields``
 ----------
diff --git a/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt b/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt
index d9badb690d..3e7024211e 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt
@@ -3161,8 +3161,8 @@ Pass these flags as keyword arguments. For example, when using PostgreSQL:
 
 On some databases, flags may cause the query to be executed which could have
 adverse effects on your database. For example, the ``ANALYZE`` flag supported
-by MariaDB, MySQL 8.0.18+, and PostgreSQL could result in changes to data if
-there are triggers or if a function is called, even for a ``SELECT`` query.
+by MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL could result in changes to data if there are
+triggers or if a function is called, even for a ``SELECT`` query.
 
 .. _field-lookups:
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/6.1.txt b/docs/releases/6.1.txt
index 1430cb4f17..670026077a 100644
--- a/docs/releases/6.1.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/6.1.txt
@@ -319,6 +319,12 @@ Dropped support for PostgreSQL 14
 Upstream support for PostgreSQL 14 ends in November 2026. Django 6.1 supports
 PostgreSQL 15 and higher.
 
+Dropped support for MySQL < 8.4
+-------------------------------
+
+Upstream support for MySQL 8.0 ends in April 2026, and MySQL 8.1-8.3 are
+short-term innovation releases. Django 6.1 supports MySQL 8.4 and higher.
+
 Miscellaneous
 -------------