diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b96ed2e..c04a50c2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ The **patch** part changes incrementally at each release.
 ### Changed
 
 * listupgrade: upstream release 21.06.3
+* mysql: use python3 with Debian 11 and later
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/mysql-oracle/tasks/users.yml b/mysql-oracle/tasks/users.yml
index da1ca05f..e5a7e3da 100644
--- a/mysql-oracle/tasks/users.yml
+++ b/mysql-oracle/tasks/users.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
   apt:
     name: python-mysqldb
     state: present
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version is version('10', '<=')
+  tags:
+    - mysql
+
+# dependency for mysql_user and mysql_db
+- name: python3-mysqldb is installed (Ansible dependency)
+  apt:
+    name: python3-mysqldb
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version is version('10', '>')
   tags:
     - mysql
 
diff --git a/mysql/tasks/users_jessie.yml b/mysql/tasks/users_jessie.yml
index 99dd2d04..3a56a63d 100644
--- a/mysql/tasks/users_jessie.yml
+++ b/mysql/tasks/users_jessie.yml
@@ -6,13 +6,22 @@
   when: mysql_variant == "mariadb"
 
 # dependency for mysql_user and mysql_db
-
 - name: python-mysqldb is installed (Ansible dependency)
   apt:
     name: python-mysqldb
     state: present
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version is version('10', '<=')
   tags:
-  - mysql
+    - mysql
+
+# dependency for mysql_user and mysql_db
+- name: python3-mysqldb is installed (Ansible dependency)
+  apt:
+    name: python3-mysqldb
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version is version('10', '>')
+  tags:
+    - mysql
 
 - name: create a password for mysqladmin
   command: "apg -n 1 -m 16 -M lcN"
diff --git a/mysql/tasks/users_stretch.yml b/mysql/tasks/users_stretch.yml
index 574399af..2b9bec6b 100644
--- a/mysql/tasks/users_stretch.yml
+++ b/mysql/tasks/users_stretch.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 ---
 
 # dependency for mysql_user and mysql_db
-
 - name: python-mysqldb is installed (Ansible dependency)
   apt:
     name: python-mysqldb
     state: present
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version is version('10', '<=')
   tags:
-  - mysql
+    - mysql
+
+# dependency for mysql_user and mysql_db
+- name: python3-mysqldb is installed (Ansible dependency)
+  apt:
+    name: python3-mysqldb
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version is version('10', '>')
+  tags:
+    - mysql
 
 - name: create a password for mysqladmin
   command: "apg -n 1 -m 16 -M lcN"
diff --git a/redmine/tasks/packages.yml b/redmine/tasks/packages.yml
index b2be8faa..0c65df44 100644
--- a/redmine/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/redmine/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- name: Install dependancy
+- name: Install dependency
   apt:
     name:
       - libpam-systemd
@@ -14,7 +14,24 @@
       - libmagickwand-dev
       - libmagickcore-dev
       - libmariadbclient-dev
-      - python-mysqldb
     state: present
   tags:
     - redmine
+
+# dependency for mysql_user and mysql_db
+- name: python-mysqldb is installed (Ansible dependency)
+  apt:
+    name: python-mysqldb
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version is version('10', '<=')
+  tags:
+    - redmine
+
+# dependency for mysql_user and mysql_db
+- name: python3-mysqldb is installed (Ansible dependency)
+  apt:
+    name: python3-mysqldb
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version is version('10', '>')
+  tags:
+    - redmine
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diff --git a/webapps/nextcloud/tasks/main.yml b/webapps/nextcloud/tasks/main.yml
index 2c525114..c63291f1 100644
--- a/webapps/nextcloud/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/webapps/nextcloud/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,24 @@
     - php-apcu
     - php-redis
     - php-bcmath
-    - python-mysqldb
+  tags:
+    - nextcloud
+
+# dependency for mysql_user and mysql_db
+- name: python-mysqldb is installed (Ansible dependency)
+  apt:
+    name: python-mysqldb
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version is version('10', '<=')
+  tags:
+    - nextcloud
+
+# dependency for mysql_user and mysql_db
+- name: python3-mysqldb is installed (Ansible dependency)
+  apt:
+    name: python3-mysqldb
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version is version('10', '>')
   tags:
     - nextcloud