diff --git a/mysql/project/build.properties b/mysql/project/build.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8fcab543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql/project/build.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sbt.version=1.6.2
diff --git a/mysql/src/main/scala/zio/sql/mysql/MysqlSqlModule.scala b/mysql/src/main/scala/zio/sql/mysql/MysqlSqlModule.scala
index 7d027ef3e..bb7624c32 100644
--- a/mysql/src/main/scala/zio/sql/mysql/MysqlSqlModule.scala
+++ b/mysql/src/main/scala/zio/sql/mysql/MysqlSqlModule.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package zio.sql.mysql
 
 import java.sql.ResultSet
-import java.time.Year
+import java.time.{ LocalDate, Year }
 
 import zio.sql.Sql
 
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ trait MysqlSqlModule extends Sql { self =>
   }
 
   object MysqlFunctionDef {
-    val Crc32     = FunctionDef[String, Long](FunctionName("crc32"))
-    val Degrees   = FunctionDef[Double, Double](FunctionName("degrees"))
-    val Log2      = FunctionDef[Double, Double](FunctionName("log2"))
-    val Log10     = FunctionDef[Double, Double](FunctionName("log10"))
-    val Pi        = Expr.FunctionCall0[Double](FunctionDef[Any, Double](FunctionName("pi")))
-    val BitLength = FunctionDef[String, Int](FunctionName("bit_length"))
+    val BitLength   = FunctionDef[String, Int](FunctionName("bit_length"))
+    val CurrentDate = Expr.ParenlessFunctionCall0[LocalDate](FunctionName("current_date"))
+    val Crc32       = FunctionDef[String, Long](FunctionName("crc32"))
+    val Degrees     = FunctionDef[Double, Double](FunctionName("degrees"))
+    val Log2        = FunctionDef[Double, Double](FunctionName("log2"))
+    val Log10       = FunctionDef[Double, Double](FunctionName("log10"))
+    val Pi          = Expr.FunctionCall0[Double](FunctionDef[Any, Double](FunctionName("pi")))
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/mysql/src/test/scala/zio/sql/mysql/FunctionDefSpec.scala b/mysql/src/test/scala/zio/sql/mysql/FunctionDefSpec.scala
index dc77769df..ff54082f1 100644
--- a/mysql/src/test/scala/zio/sql/mysql/FunctionDefSpec.scala
+++ b/mysql/src/test/scala/zio/sql/mysql/FunctionDefSpec.scala
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package zio.sql.mysql
 import zio.Cause
 import zio.test._
 import zio.test.Assertion._
+import java.time.LocalDate
 
 object FunctionDefSpec extends MysqlRunnableSpec with ShopSchema {
 
@@ -131,6 +132,19 @@ object FunctionDefSpec extends MysqlRunnableSpec with ShopSchema {
 
       assertion.mapErrorCause(cause => Cause.stackless(cause.untraced))
     },
+    test("current_date") {
+      val query = select(CurrentDate)
+
+      val expected = LocalDate.now()
+
+      val testResult = execute(query)
+
+      val assertion = for {
+        r <- testResult.runCollect
+      } yield assert(r.head)(equalTo(expected))
+
+      assertion.mapErrorCause(cause => Cause.stackless(cause.untraced))
+    },
     test("pi") {
       val query = select(Pi) from customers