diff --git a/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/resources/config/application.yml.ejs b/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/resources/config/application.yml.ejs
index 00382797c53a..f2c49128b53a 100644
--- a/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/resources/config/application.yml.ejs
+++ b/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/resources/config/application.yml.ejs
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ spring:
       # modify fetch size as necessary
       hibernate.jdbc.fetch_size: 150
       hibernate.criteria.literal_handling_mode: BIND
+      <%_ if (prodDatabaseTypeMysql) { _%>
+      hibernate.type.preferred_boolean_jdbc_type: TINYINT
+      <%_ } _%>
   <%_ } _%>
       hibernate.query.fail_on_pagination_over_collection_fetch: true
       hibernate.query.in_clause_parameter_padding: true
diff --git a/generators/spring-data-relational/templates/src/main/java/_package_/_entityPackage_/domain/_persistClass_.java.jhi.jakarta_persistence.ejs b/generators/spring-data-relational/templates/src/main/java/_package_/_entityPackage_/domain/_persistClass_.java.jhi.jakarta_persistence.ejs
index e5360b26c18e..69c7b155c4e8 100644
--- a/generators/spring-data-relational/templates/src/main/java/_package_/_entityPackage_/domain/_persistClass_.java.jhi.jakarta_persistence.ejs
+++ b/generators/spring-data-relational/templates/src/main/java/_package_/_entityPackage_/domain/_persistClass_.java.jhi.jakarta_persistence.ejs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ import org.hibernate.type.SqlTypes;
     @JdbcTypeCode(SqlTypes.VARCHAR)
     @Column(name = "<%- field.fieldNameAsDatabaseColumn %>", length = 36<% if (field.fieldValidationRequired) { %>, nullable = false<% } %><% if (field.fieldValidationUnique) { %>, unique = true<% } %>)
   <%_ } else { _%>
-    @Column(name = "<%- field.fieldNameAsDatabaseColumn %>"<% if (field.fieldValidate === true) { %><% if (field.fieldValidationMaxLength) { %>, length = <%= field.fieldValidateRulesMaxlength %><% } %><% if (field.fieldValidationRequired) { %>, nullable = false<% } %><% if (field.fieldValidationUnique) { %>, unique = true<% } %><% } %>)
+    @Column(name = "<%- field.fieldNameAsDatabaseColumn %>"<% if (field.fieldValidate === true) { %><% if (field.fieldValidationMaxLength) { %>, length = <%= field.fieldValidateRulesMaxlength %><% } %><% if (field.fieldValidationRequired) { %>, nullable = false<% } %><% if (field.fieldValidationUnique) { %>, unique = true<% } %><% } %><% if (field.fieldIsEnum && prodDatabaseTypeMysql) { %>, columnDefinition = "VARCHAR(255)"<% } %>)
   <%_ } _%>
 <&_ } -&>
 <%_ } -%>
diff --git a/generators/spring-data-relational/templates/src/test/resources/config/application-testdev.yml.ejs b/generators/spring-data-relational/templates/src/test/resources/config/application-testdev.yml.ejs
index 837e5111124d..8d81c76a040e 100644
--- a/generators/spring-data-relational/templates/src/test/resources/config/application-testdev.yml.ejs
+++ b/generators/spring-data-relational/templates/src/test/resources/config/application-testdev.yml.ejs
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ spring:
   jpa:
     open-in-view: false
     hibernate:
+  <%_ if (devDatabaseTypeMysql) { _%>
+      ddl-auto: validate
+  <%_ } else { _%>
       ddl-auto: none
+  <%_ } _%>
       naming:
         physical-strategy: org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.CamelCaseToUnderscoresNamingStrategy
         implicit-strategy: org.springframework.boot.orm.jpa.hibernate.SpringImplicitNamingStrategy
@@ -75,10 +79,17 @@ spring:
       hibernate.cache.use_second_level_cache: false
       hibernate.cache.use_query_cache: false
       hibernate.generate_statistics: false
+    <%_ if (devDatabaseTypeMysql) { _%>
+      hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto: validate
+    <%_ } else { _%>
       hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto: none #TODO: temp relief for integration tests, revisit required
+    <%_ } _%>
       hibernate.type.preferred_instant_jdbc_type: TIMESTAMP
       hibernate.jdbc.time_zone: UTC
       hibernate.timezone.default_storage: NORMALIZE
       hibernate.query.fail_on_pagination_over_collection_fetch: true
+  <%_ if (devDatabaseTypeMysql) { _%>
+      hibernate.type.preferred_boolean_jdbc_type: TINYINT
+  <%_ } _%>
 <%_ } _%>
 
diff --git a/generators/spring-data-relational/templates/src/test/resources/config/application-testprod.yml.ejs b/generators/spring-data-relational/templates/src/test/resources/config/application-testprod.yml.ejs
index c230b80cdd3f..2221548c453a 100644
--- a/generators/spring-data-relational/templates/src/test/resources/config/application-testprod.yml.ejs
+++ b/generators/spring-data-relational/templates/src/test/resources/config/application-testprod.yml.ejs
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ spring:
   jpa:
     open-in-view: false
     hibernate:
+  <%_ if (prodDatabaseTypeMysql) { _%>
+      ddl-auto: validate
+  <%_ } else { _%>
       ddl-auto: none
+  <%_ } _%>
       naming:
         physical-strategy: org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.CamelCaseToUnderscoresNamingStrategy
         implicit-strategy: org.springframework.boot.orm.jpa.hibernate.SpringImplicitNamingStrategy
@@ -63,8 +67,15 @@ spring:
       hibernate.cache.use_second_level_cache: false
       hibernate.cache.use_query_cache: false
       hibernate.generate_statistics: false
+  <%_ if (prodDatabaseTypeMysql) { _%>
+      hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto: validate
+  <%_ } else { _%>
       hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto: none #TODO: temp relief for integration tests, revisit required
+  <%_ } _%>
       hibernate.type.preferred_instant_jdbc_type: TIMESTAMP
       hibernate.jdbc.time_zone: UTC
       hibernate.timezone.default_storage: NORMALIZE
       hibernate.query.fail_on_pagination_over_collection_fetch: true
+  <%_ if (prodDatabaseTypeMysql) { _%>
+      hibernate.type.preferred_boolean_jdbc_type: TINYINT
+  <%_ } _%>