diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
index c09da5e5..517f6297 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          # FIXME: https://github.com/mysql/mysql-connector-python/pull/86
-          # put back when poetry update protobuf mysql-connector-python updates protobuf
-          # right now mysql is forcing protobuf to version 3
-          # - { python: "3.11", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "safety" }
+          - { python: "3.11", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "safety" }
           - { python: "3.11", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "mypy" }
           - { python: "3.10", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "mypy" }
           - { python: "3.9", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "mypy" }