diff --git a/conf/homeassistant_conf_files/bin/upgrade_homeassistant.sh b/conf/homeassistant_conf_files/bin/upgrade_homeassistant.sh
index 36e08c5..fbb00e3 100755
--- a/conf/homeassistant_conf_files/bin/upgrade_homeassistant.sh
+++ b/conf/homeassistant_conf_files/bin/upgrade_homeassistant.sh
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ fi
 # Check User and permissions
 [ ! -z "$DEBUG" ] && log "User '$(whoami)' is running that script and '$(has_sudo)'."
 
-# create the virtual environment
+# upgrade the virtual environment
 MY_PYTHON=$(readlink -e "$final_path/bin/python")
 [ ! -z "$DEBUG" ] && log "Using pyhton '$MY_PYTHON'."
-$MY_PYTHON -m venv "$final_path"
+$MY_PYTHON -m venv --upgrade "$final_path"
 
 # activate the virtual environment
 source "$final_path/bin/activate"
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ source "$final_path/bin/activate"
 # install last version of wheel
 pip --cache-dir "$data_path/.cache" install --upgrade wheel
 
+# install last version of mysqlclient
+pip --cache-dir "$data_path/.cache" install --upgrade mysqlclient
+
 # upgrade homeassistant python package
 pip --cache-dir "$data_path/.cache" install --upgrade $app