diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index 5875bc52..f36b4fc7 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ return [
             'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
             'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
             'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
-            'charset' => 'utf8',
-            'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
+            'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
+            'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
             'prefix' => env('DB_PREFIX', ''),
             'strict' => false,
             'engine' => null,
diff --git a/resources/misc/changelogs/en/5.0.0.md b/resources/misc/changelogs/en/5.0.0.md
index f00708d1..7e36016f 100644
--- a/resources/misc/changelogs/en/5.0.0.md
+++ b/resources/misc/changelogs/en/5.0.0.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 - Optimized performance of validating player name.
 - Optimized performance of invoking texture previewer (skinview3d).
 - Changed method of retrieving IP.
+- Use `utf8mb4` encoding in MySQL/MariaDB.
 
 ## Fixed
 
diff --git a/resources/misc/changelogs/zh_CN/5.0.0.md b/resources/misc/changelogs/zh_CN/5.0.0.md
index 3bcdaba4..7298c91c 100644
--- a/resources/misc/changelogs/zh_CN/5.0.0.md
+++ b/resources/misc/changelogs/zh_CN/5.0.0.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 - 优化角色名校验的性能
 - 优化调用材质预览器（skinview3d）的性能
 - 修改获取 IP 地址的方法
+- MySQL/MariaDB 使用 `utf8mb4` 编码
 
 ## 修复