diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 589513a..c37c903 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ instructions, because git commits are used to generate release notes:
 
 <!-- scriv-insert-here -->
 
+<a id='changelog-16.0.2'></a>
+## v16.0.2 (2023-06-22)
+
+- [Bugfix] On Kubernetes, fix mysql deployment by removing the `--ignore-db-dir` option, which no longer exists on MySQL 8. (by @regisb)
+
 <a id='changelog-16.0.1'></a>
 ## v16.0.1 (2023-06-16)
 
diff --git a/tutor/__about__.py b/tutor/__about__.py
index 4df3f58..6f25e59 100644
--- a/tutor/__about__.py
+++ b/tutor/__about__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 # Increment this version number to trigger a new release. See
 # docs/tutor.html#versioning for information on the versioning scheme.
-__version__ = "16.0.1"
+__version__ = "16.0.2"
 
 # The version suffix will be appended to the actual version, separated by a
 # dash. Use this suffix to differentiate between the actual released version and
diff --git a/tutor/templates/k8s/deployments.yml b/tutor/templates/k8s/deployments.yml
index 30c73b8..ee01724 100644
--- a/tutor/templates/k8s/deployments.yml
+++ b/tutor/templates/k8s/deployments.yml
@@ -392,9 +392,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: mysql
           image: {{ DOCKER_IMAGE_MYSQL }}
-          # Note the ignore-db-dir: this is because ext4 volumes are created with a lost+found directory in them, which causes mysql
-          # initialisation to fail
-          args: ["mysqld", "--character-set-server=utf8", "--collation-server=utf8_general_ci", "--ignore-db-dir=lost+found"]
+          args: ["mysqld", "--character-set-server=utf8", "--collation-server=utf8_general_ci"]
           env:
             - name: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD
               value: "{{ MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD }}"