diff --git a/terraform/applications/moderator/mysql.tf b/terraform/applications/moderator/mysql.tf
index cd64881..c4c0efe 100644
--- a/terraform/applications/moderator/mysql.tf
+++ b/terraform/applications/moderator/mysql.tf
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ resource "aws_db_instance" "moderator" {
   max_allocated_storage       = var.mysql_storage_max
   multi_az                    = var.environment == "prod" ? true : false
   allow_major_version_upgrade = true
-  name                        = var.project
   username                    = var.project
   backup_retention_period     = 30
   db_subnet_group_name        = aws_db_subnet_group.moderator-db.id
   vpc_security_group_ids      = [aws_security_group.moderator-db.id]
   apply_immediately           = true
+  ca_cert_identifier          = var.ca_cert_identifier
 }
diff --git a/terraform/applications/moderator/state.tf b/terraform/applications/moderator/state.tf
index e1bea44..c88c219 100644
--- a/terraform/applications/moderator/state.tf
+++ b/terraform/applications/moderator/state.tf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     aws = {
       source  = "hashicorp/aws",
-      version = "~> 3.27"
+      version = "> 3.27"
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/terraform/applications/moderator/variables.tf b/terraform/applications/moderator/variables.tf
index 3d30948..d37c52f 100644
--- a/terraform/applications/moderator/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/applications/moderator/variables.tf
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ variable "mysql_storage_max" {
 }
 
 variable "mysql_version" {
-  default = "5.6"
+  default = "5.7.42"
   type    = string
 }
 
@@ -52,3 +52,9 @@ variable "region" {
   default = "us-west-2"
   type    = string
 }
+
+variable "ca_cert_identifier" {
+  default     = "rds-ca-rsa4096-g1"
+  description = "Allows you to modify the underlying RDS certificate"
+}
+
diff --git a/terraform/applications/moderator/variables.tfvars b/terraform/applications/moderator/variables.tfvars
index 945a06d..a3b3926 100644
--- a/terraform/applications/moderator/variables.tfvars
+++ b/terraform/applications/moderator/variables.tfvars
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ moderator_mozilla       = "moderator.mozilla.org"
 mysql_instance          = "db.t3.micro"
 mysql_storage_allocated = 5
 mysql_storage_max       = 20
-mysql_version           = "5.7"
+mysql_version           = "5.7.42"
 project                 = "moderator"
 project_desc            = "moderator.mozilla.org"
 project_email           = "it-sre@mozilla.com"