diff --git a/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml b/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml
index a7d93f5e6c..599b90c33a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml
@@ -103,10 +103,12 @@ jobs:
           -p sqlx-macros-core
           --all-features
 
+      # Note: use `--lib` to not run integration tests that require a DB
       - name: Test sqlx
         run: >
           cargo test
           -p sqlx
+          --lib
           --all-features
 
   sqlite:
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3f711abedd..1a437b0519 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3639,6 +3639,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sha1",
  "sha2",
  "smallvec",
+ "sqlx",
  "sqlx-core",
  "stringprep",
  "thiserror",
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/Cargo.toml b/sqlx-mysql/Cargo.toml
index 493562c750..a904bc0eef 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/Cargo.toml
@@ -72,5 +72,8 @@ whoami = { version = "1.2.1", default-features = false }
 
 serde = { version = "1.0.144", optional = true }
 
+[dev-dependencies]
+sqlx = { workspace = true, features = ["mysql"] }
+
 [lints]
 workspace = true