diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 209add97e..2e5bf88cb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ if (${CMAKE_VERSION} GREATER_EQUAL 3.28)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0153 OLD)
 endif ()
 
+if(POLICY CMP0153)
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0153 NEW) # The exec_program() command should not be called
+endif()
+
 # Set projectname (must be done AFTER setting configurationtypes)
 project(WarheadBand VERSION 3.0.0 LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
@@ -152,4 +156,4 @@ if (BUILD_TESTING AND BUILD_APPLICATION_WORLDSERVER)
         COMMAND genhtml -o ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/coverage-report coverage.info
         WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
         )
-endif()
+endif()
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diff --git a/src/cmake/macros/FindMySQL.cmake b/src/cmake/macros/FindMySQL.cmake
index df461ff95..6fbd77cd8 100644
--- a/src/cmake/macros/FindMySQL.cmake
+++ b/src/cmake/macros/FindMySQL.cmake
@@ -126,18 +126,20 @@ if( UNIX )
   if( MYSQL_CONFIG )
     message(STATUS "Using mysql-config: ${MYSQL_CONFIG}")
     # set INCLUDE_DIR
-    exec_program(${MYSQL_CONFIG}
-      ARGS --include
+    execute_process(
+      COMMAND "${MYSQL_CONFIG}" --include
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE MY_TMP
+      OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
     )
 
     string(REGEX REPLACE "-I([^ ]*)( .*)?" "\\1" MY_TMP "${MY_TMP}")
     set(MYSQL_ADD_INCLUDE_PATH ${MY_TMP} CACHE FILEPATH INTERNAL)
     #message("[DEBUG] MYSQL ADD_INCLUDE_PATH : ${MYSQL_ADD_INCLUDE_PATH}")
     # set LIBRARY_DIR
-    exec_program(${MYSQL_CONFIG}
-      ARGS --libs_r
+    execute_process(
+      COMMAND "${MYSQL_CONFIG}" --libs_r
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE MY_TMP
+      OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
     )
     set(MYSQL_ADD_LIBRARIES "")
     string(REGEX MATCHALL "-l[^ ]*" MYSQL_LIB_LIST "${MY_TMP}")
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ if( UNIX )
       string(REGEX REPLACE "[ ]*-L([^ ]*)" "\\1" LIB "${LIB}")
       list(APPEND MYSQL_ADD_LIBRARIES_PATH "${LIB}")
       #message("[DEBUG] MYSQL ADD_LIBRARIES_PATH : ${MYSQL_ADD_LIBRARIES_PATH}")
-    endforeach(LIB ${MYSQL_LIBS})
+    endforeach(LIB)
 
   else( MYSQL_CONFIG )
     set(MYSQL_ADD_LIBRARIES "")
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ if( UNIX )
   foreach(LIB ${MYSQL_ADD_LIBRARIES})
     find_library( MYSQL_LIBRARY
       NAMES
-        mysql libmysql ${LIB}
+        mysql libmariadb libmysql ${LIB}
       PATHS
         ${MYSQL_ADD_LIBRARIES_PATH}
         /usr/lib
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ if( UNIX )
         /usr/local/mysql/lib
       DOC "Specify the location of the mysql library here."
     )
-  endforeach(LIB ${MYSQL_ADD_LIBRARY})
+  endforeach(LIB)
 endif( UNIX )
 
 if( WIN32 )
@@ -260,7 +262,7 @@ else( NOT WIN32 )
 endif( NOT WIN32 )
 
 if( UNIX )
-  find_program(MYSQL_EXECUTABLE mysql
+  find_program(MYSQL_EXECUTABLE mariadb mysql
     PATHS
       ${MYSQL_CONFIG_PREFER_PATH}
       /usr/local/mysql/bin/
@@ -303,4 +305,4 @@ if( MYSQL_LIBRARY )
   mark_as_advanced( MYSQL_FOUND MYSQL_LIBRARY MYSQL_EXTRA_LIBRARIES MYSQL_INCLUDE_DIR MYSQL_EXECUTABLE )
 else( MYSQL_LIBRARY )
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find the MySQL libraries! Please install the development libraries and headers")
-endif( MYSQL_LIBRARY )
+endif( MYSQL_LIBRARY )
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diff --git a/src/server/database/Updater/DBUpdater.cpp b/src/server/database/Updater/DBUpdater.cpp
index 7990bff96..f45590f6a 100644
--- a/src/server/database/Updater/DBUpdater.cpp
+++ b/src/server/database/Updater/DBUpdater.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ void DBUpdater::ApplyFile(DatabaseWorkerPool& pool, std::string_view host, std::
     std::string_view port_or_socket, std::string_view database, std::string_view ssl, Path const& path)
 {
     std::vector<std::string> args;
-    args.reserve(9);
+    args.reserve(10);
 
     // Add password from extra file
     args.emplace_back(Warhead::StringFormat("--defaults-extra-file={}", pool.GetPathToExtraFile()));
@@ -401,6 +401,12 @@ void DBUpdater::ApplyFile(DatabaseWorkerPool& pool, std::string_view host, std::
 #else
     if (ssl == "ssl")
         args.emplace_back("--ssl");
+    else
+    {
+#ifdef MARIADB_VERSION_ID && MARIADB_VERSION_ID > 110000
+        args.emplace_back("--ssl=0");
+#endif
+    }
 #endif
 
     // Execute sql file
@@ -426,4 +432,4 @@ void DBUpdater::ApplyFile(DatabaseWorkerPool& pool, std::string_view host, std::
 
         throw UpdateException("update failed");
     }
-}
+}
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