diff --git a/roles/database_server/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/roles/database_server/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index aa895e1f0f661c6e8deccd137bb032c13388a7ab..50217ebb3c3e09d28768ddbc571dff625c92b86d 100644
--- a/roles/database_server/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/roles/database_server/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ platforms:
     provider_raw_config_args:
       - "customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--paravirtprovider', 'minimal']"
 
+  - name: parameters-mandatory-bookworm
+    groups:
+      - parameters-mandatory
+    box: debian/bookworm64
+    memory: 512
+    cpus: 1
+    provider_raw_config_args:
+      - "customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--paravirtprovider', 'minimal']"
+
 provisioner:
   name: ansible
   config_options: