diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6711d92..59222a4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,31 +16,22 @@ language: python
 cache:
   - pip
 
-services:
-  - mysql
-  - postgresql
-
-addons:
-  postgresql: "10"
-  apt:
-    packages:
-      - postgresql-10
-      - postgresql-client-10
-
 env:
+  global:
+    - DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION=1.26.2
   matrix:
     - EXTRAS=sqlite REQUIREMENTS=lowest SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="sqlite:///test.db"
-    - EXTRAS=mysql REQUIREMENTS=lowest SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="mysql+pymysql://travis@localhost:3306/invenio"
-    - EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=lowest SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://postgres@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="9.6"
-    - EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=lowest SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://postgres@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="10"
+    - EXTRAS=mysql REQUIREMENTS=lowest DOCKER_SERVICE=mysql SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="mysql+pymysql://testuser:testpsw@localhost:3306/invenio"
+    - EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=lowest DOCKER_SERVICE=postgresql SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://testuser:testpsw@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="9.6"
+    - EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=lowest DOCKER_SERVICE=postgresql SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://testuser:testpsw@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="10"
     - EXTRAS=sqlite REQUIREMENTS=release SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="sqlite:///test.db"
-    - EXTRAS=mysql REQUIREMENTS=release SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="mysql+pymysql://travis@localhost:3306/invenio"
-    - EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=release SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://postgres@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="9.6"
-    - EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=release SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://postgres@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="10"
+    - EXTRAS=mysql REQUIREMENTS=release DOCKER_SERVICE=mysql SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="mysql+pymysql://testuser:testpsw@localhost:3306/invenio"
+    - EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=release DOCKER_SERVICE=postgresql SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://testuser:testpsw@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="9.6"
+    - EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=release DOCKER_SERVICE=postgresql SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://testuser:testpsw@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="10"
     - EXTRAS=sqlite REQUIREMENTS=devel SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="sqlite:///test.db"
-    - EXTRAS=mysql REQUIREMENTS=devel SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="mysql+pymysql://travis@localhost:3306/invenio"
-    - EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=devel SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://postgres@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="9.6"
-    - EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=devel SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://postgres@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="10"
+    - EXTRAS=mysql REQUIREMENTS=devel DOCKER_SERVICE=mysql SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="mysql+pymysql://testuser:testpsw@localhost:3306/invenio"
+    - EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=devel DOCKER_SERVICE=postgresql SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://testuser:testpsw@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="9.6"
+    - EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=devel DOCKER_SERVICE=postgresql SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://testuser:testpsw@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="10"
 
 python:
   - "3.6"
@@ -51,32 +42,40 @@ matrix:
   fast_finish: true
   allow_failures:
     - env: EXTRAS=sqlite REQUIREMENTS=devel SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="sqlite:///test.db"
-    - env: EXTRAS=mysql REQUIREMENTS=devel SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="mysql+pymysql://travis@localhost:3306/invenio"
-    - env: EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=devel SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://postgres@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="9.6"
-    - env: EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=devel SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://postgres@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="10"
+    - env: EXTRAS=mysql REQUIREMENTS=devel DOCKER_SERVICE=mysql SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="mysql+pymysql://testuser:testpsw@localhost:3306/invenio"
+    - env: EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=devel DOCKER_SERVICE=postgresql SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://testuser:testpsw@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="9.6"
+    - env: EXTRAS=postgresql REQUIREMENTS=devel DOCKER_SERVICE=postgresql SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://testuser:testpsw@localhost:5432/invenio" POSTGRESQL_VERSION="10"
     - python: 3.8
 
 before_install:
+  # docker-compose setup
+  - sudo rm /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+  - curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > docker-compose
+  - chmod +x docker-compose
+  - sudo mv docker-compose /usr/local/bin
+  # Python
   - "travis_retry pip install --upgrade pip setuptools py"
   - "travis_retry pip install twine wheel coveralls requirements-builder"
   - "requirements-builder -e docs,versioning,tests,$EXTRAS --level=min setup.py > .travis-lowest-requirements.txt"
   - "requirements-builder -e docs,versioning,tests,$EXTRAS --level=pypi setup.py > .travis-release-requirements.txt"
   - "requirements-builder -e docs,versioning,tests,$EXTRAS --level=dev --req requirements-devel.txt setup.py > .travis-devel-requirements.txt"
-  - "psql --version"
-  - if [$EXTRAS == "postgresql"]; then sudo systemctl stop postgresql; fi
-  - if [$EXTRAS == "postgresql"]; then travis_setup_postgresql $POSTGRESQL_VERSION; fi
-  - if [$EXTRAS == "postgresql"]; then sudo systemctl start postgresql@$POSTGRESQL_VERSION-main; fi
-  - "mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS invenio;' -uroot"
-  - "psql -c 'CREATE DATABASE invenio;' -U postgres"
 
 install:
   - "travis_retry pip install -r .travis-${REQUIREMENTS}-requirements.txt"
   - "travis_retry pip install -e .[docs,versioning,tests,$EXTRAS]"
-  - "psql --version"
+
+before_script:
+  - "docker --version"
+  - "docker-compose --version"
+  - if [ -n "${DOCKER_SERVICE}" ]; then
+    docker-compose -f docker-services.yml up -d "${DOCKER_SERVICE}"; sleep 10; fi
 
 script:
   - "./run-tests.sh"
 
+after_script:
+  - docker-compose -f docker-services.yml down
+
 after_success:
   - coveralls
 
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index c934065..cbd3174 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # Invenio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
 
+include *.yml
 include *.rst
 include *.sh
 include *.txt
diff --git a/docker-services.yml b/docker-services.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd653e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-services.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 CERN.
+#
+# Invenio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
+
+version: "2.3"
+services:
+  mysql:
+    image: mysql
+    restart: "always"
+    environment:
+      - "MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=testrootpsw"
+      - "MYSQL_DATABASE=invenio"
+      - "MYSQL_USER=testuser"
+      - "MYSQL_PASSWORD=testpsw"
+    ports:
+      - "3306:3306"
+  postgresql:
+    image: postgres:${POSTGRESQL_VERSION}
+    restart: "always"
+    environment:
+      - "POSTGRES_USER=testuser"
+      - "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=testpsw"
+      - "POSTGRES_DB=invenio"
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"