diff --git a/component/mariadb/buildout.cfg b/component/mariadb/buildout.cfg
index 55155d0765d414fdeaa8dc24efca882060f2ccaa..f42b05ba31574472ddcfca0d36a951e46458635c 100644
--- a/component/mariadb/buildout.cfg
+++ b/component/mariadb/buildout.cfg
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ parts =
 
 [mariadb]
 recipe = hexagonit.recipe.cmmi
-version = 5.2.7
-url = http://www.percona.com/downloads/MariaDB/mariadb-${:version}/kvm-tarbake-jaunty-x86/mariadb-${:version}.tar.gz
-md5sum = 06b9b102946a3606b38348c0ebf18367
+version = 5.3.1-beta
+url = http://downloads.askmonty.org/f/mariadb-${:version}/kvm-tarbake-jaunty-x86/mariadb-${:version}.tar.gz/from/http://mirror.layerjet.com/mariadb
+md5sum = 5b3a94de1c1fcaa193edbbc8d7f8ffe4
 # compile directory is required to build mysql plugins.
 keep-compile-dir = true
 # configure: how to avoid searching for my.cnf?