diff --git a/Build.PL b/Build.PL
index f9da0065..4109fbcf 100644
--- a/Build.PL
+++ b/Build.PL
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ my $builder = $class->new(
                 'DateTime::TimeZone'              => 0,
                 'DateTime::Format::MySQL'         => 0,
                 'DateTime::Format::Strptime'      => '1.0702',
-                'DBD::mysql'                      => 0,
+                'DBD::mysql'                      => '== 4.050',
                 'DBI'                             => '1.608',
                 'DBIx::Class'                     => '0.08119',
                 'DBIx::Class::Core'               => 0,
diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 0d21854b..6a46f196 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 LIST OF CHANGES
 
+release 97.0.2
+ - pin DBD::mysql to 4.050 to keep temp support for old mysql clients
+
 release 97.0.1
  - update httpd.conf with new values for mpm event