diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 045915e136..c85d106369 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "require": {
         "php": "^7.4 || ^8.0",
         "sylius/paypal-plugin": "^1.2.1",
-        "sylius/sylius": "~1.10.0@dev",
+        "sylius/sylius": "~1.10.0@alpha",
         "symfony/dotenv": "^4.4 || ^5.2",
         "symfony/flex": "^1.11"
     },
diff --git a/config/packages/doctrine.yaml b/config/packages/doctrine.yaml
index 312dc773d1..dfa7425547 100644
--- a/config/packages/doctrine.yaml
+++ b/config/packages/doctrine.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ parameters:
 doctrine:
     dbal:
         driver: 'pdo_mysql'
-        server_version: '5.7'
-        charset: UTF8
+        server_version: '8.0'
+        charset: utf8mb4
 
         url: '%env(resolve:DATABASE_URL)%'
     orm:
diff --git a/symfony.lock b/symfony.lock
index 137849caad..9b6f306bdf 100644
--- a/symfony.lock
+++ b/symfony.lock
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@
             "ref": "ae205d5114e719deb64d2110f56ef910787d1e04"
         }
     },
-    "doctrine/doctrine-cache-bundle": {
-        "version": "1.3.3"
-    },
     "doctrine/doctrine-migrations-bundle": {
         "version": "1.2",
         "recipe": {
@@ -142,9 +139,6 @@
     "doctrine/persistence": {
         "version": "v1.0.0"
     },
-    "doctrine/reflection": {
-        "version": "v1.0.0"
-    },
     "doctrine/sql-formatter": {
         "version": "1.1.1"
     },
@@ -232,18 +226,12 @@
     "instaclick/php-webdriver": {
         "version": "1.4.5"
     },
-    "jdorn/sql-formatter": {
-        "version": "v1.2.17"
-    },
     "jean85/pretty-package-versions": {
         "version": "1.2"
     },
     "jms/metadata": {
         "version": "1.6.0"
     },
-    "jms/parser-lib": {
-        "version": "1.0.0"
-    },
     "jms/serializer": {
         "version": "1.13.0"
     },
@@ -436,9 +424,6 @@
     "php-http/promise": {
         "version": "v1.0.0"
     },
-    "phpcollection/phpcollection": {
-        "version": "0.5.0"
-    },
     "phpdocumentor/reflection-common": {
         "version": "1.0.1"
     },
@@ -448,9 +433,6 @@
     "phpdocumentor/type-resolver": {
         "version": "0.4.0"
     },
-    "phpoption/phpoption": {
-        "version": "1.5.0"
-    },
     "phpseclib/phpseclib": {
         "version": "2.0.30"
     },
@@ -637,9 +619,6 @@
     "sylius-labs/polyfill-symfony-security": {
         "version": "v1.0.0"
     },
-    "sylius/admin-api-bundle": {
-        "version": "v1.9.4"
-    },
     "sylius/fixtures-bundle": {
         "version": "v1.4.1"
     },
@@ -829,9 +808,6 @@
     "symfony/polyfill-php56": {
         "version": "v1.17.1"
     },
-    "symfony/polyfill-php70": {
-        "version": "v1.9.0"
-    },
     "symfony/polyfill-php72": {
         "version": "v1.9.0"
     },
@@ -1036,9 +1012,6 @@
     "webmozart/assert": {
         "version": "1.3.0"
     },
-    "white-october/pagerfanta-bundle": {
-        "version": "v1.2.1"
-    },
     "willdurand/hateoas": {
         "version": "2.12.0"
     },