diff --git a/external/docker-integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/v2/MySQLIntegrationSuite.scala b/external/docker-integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/v2/MySQLIntegrationSuite.scala
index ec958cd55c943..6cf0f56ee7eeb 100644
--- a/external/docker-integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/v2/MySQLIntegrationSuite.scala
+++ b/external/docker-integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/v2/MySQLIntegrationSuite.scala
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ class MySQLIntegrationSuite extends DockerJDBCIntegrationSuite with V2JDBCTest {
     override val jdbcPort: Int = 3306
 
     override def getJdbcUrl(ip: String, port: Int): String =
-      s"jdbc:mysql://$ip:$port/mysql?user=root&password=rootpass"
+      s"jdbc:mysql://$ip:$port/" +
+        s"mysql?user=root&password=rootpass&allowPublicKeyRetrieval=true&useSSL=false"
   }
 
   override def sparkConf: SparkConf = super.sparkConf
@@ -59,7 +60,11 @@ class MySQLIntegrationSuite extends DockerJDBCIntegrationSuite with V2JDBCTest {
 
   override val connectionTimeout = timeout(7.minutes)
 
-  override def dataPreparation(conn: Connection): Unit = {}
+  private var mySQLVersion = -1
+
+  override def dataPreparation(conn: Connection): Unit = {
+    mySQLVersion = conn.getMetaData.getDatabaseMajorVersion
+  }
 
   override def testUpdateColumnType(tbl: String): Unit = {
     sql(s"CREATE TABLE $tbl (ID INTEGER) USING _")
@@ -77,11 +82,26 @@ class MySQLIntegrationSuite extends DockerJDBCIntegrationSuite with V2JDBCTest {
     assert(msg1.contains("Cannot update alt_table field ID: string cannot be cast to int"))
   }
 
+  override def testRenameColumn(tbl: String): Unit = {
+    assert(mySQLVersion > 0)
+    if (mySQLVersion < 8) {
+      // Rename is unsupported for mysql versions < 8.0.
+      val exception = intercept[AnalysisException] {
+        sql(s"ALTER TABLE $tbl RENAME COLUMN ID TO RENAMED")
+      }
+      assert(exception.getCause != null, s"Wrong exception thrown: $exception")
+      val msg = exception.getCause.asInstanceOf[SQLFeatureNotSupportedException].getMessage
+      assert(msg.contains("Rename column is only supported for MySQL version 8.0 and above."))
+    } else {
+      super.testRenameColumn(tbl)
+    }
+  }
+
   override def testUpdateColumnNullability(tbl: String): Unit = {
-    sql("CREATE TABLE mysql.alt_table (ID STRING NOT NULL) USING _")
+    sql(s"CREATE TABLE $tbl (ID STRING NOT NULL) USING _")
     // Update nullability is unsupported for mysql db.
     val msg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
-      sql("ALTER TABLE mysql.alt_table ALTER COLUMN ID DROP NOT NULL")
+      sql(s"ALTER TABLE $tbl ALTER COLUMN ID DROP NOT NULL")
     }.getCause.asInstanceOf[SQLFeatureNotSupportedException].getMessage
 
     assert(msg.contains("UpdateColumnNullability is not supported"))
diff --git a/external/docker-integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/v2/V2JDBCTest.scala b/external/docker-integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/v2/V2JDBCTest.scala
index 8419db7784e88..92af29d9c9467 100644
--- a/external/docker-integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/v2/V2JDBCTest.scala
+++ b/external/docker-integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/v2/V2JDBCTest.scala
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.sql.types._
 import org.apache.spark.tags.DockerTest
 
 @DockerTest
-trait V2JDBCTest extends SharedSparkSession {
+private[v2] trait V2JDBCTest extends SharedSparkSession {
   val catalogName: String
   // dialect specific update column type test
   def testUpdateColumnType(tbl: String): Unit
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ trait V2JDBCTest extends SharedSparkSession {
     assert(msg.contains("Cannot update missing field bad_column"))
   }
 
+  def testRenameColumn(tbl: String): Unit = {
+    sql(s"ALTER TABLE $tbl RENAME COLUMN ID TO RENAMED")
+    val t = spark.table(s"$tbl")
+    val expectedSchema = new StructType().add("RENAMED", StringType, nullable = true)
+      .add("ID1", StringType, nullable = true).add("ID2", StringType, nullable = true)
+    assert(t.schema === expectedSchema)
+  }
+
   test("SPARK-33034: ALTER TABLE ... add new columns") {
     withTable(s"$catalogName.alt_table") {
       sql(s"CREATE TABLE $catalogName.alt_table (ID STRING) USING _")
@@ -110,6 +118,24 @@ trait V2JDBCTest extends SharedSparkSession {
     assert(msg.contains("Table not found"))
   }
 
+  test("SPARK-33034: ALTER TABLE ... rename column") {
+    withTable(s"$catalogName.alt_table") {
+      sql(s"CREATE TABLE $catalogName.alt_table (ID STRING NOT NULL," +
+        s" ID1 STRING NOT NULL, ID2 STRING NOT NULL) USING _")
+      testRenameColumn(s"$catalogName.alt_table")
+      // Rename to already existing column
+      val msg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
+        sql(s"ALTER TABLE $catalogName.alt_table RENAME COLUMN ID1 TO ID2")
+      }.getMessage
+      assert(msg.contains("Cannot rename column, because ID2 already exists"))
+    }
+    // Rename a column in a not existing table
+    val msg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
+      sql(s"ALTER TABLE $catalogName.not_existing_table RENAME COLUMN ID TO C")
+    }.getMessage
+    assert(msg.contains("Table not found"))
+  }
+
   test("SPARK-33034: ALTER TABLE ... update column nullability") {
     withTable(s"$catalogName.alt_table") {
       testUpdateColumnNullability(s"$catalogName.alt_table")
@@ -121,3 +147,4 @@ trait V2JDBCTest extends SharedSparkSession {
     assert(msg.contains("Table not found"))
   }
 }
+
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/jdbc/JdbcUtils.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/jdbc/JdbcUtils.scala
index 24e380e3be3e1..9aaa55980436e 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/jdbc/JdbcUtils.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/jdbc/JdbcUtils.scala
@@ -895,11 +895,12 @@ object JdbcUtils extends Logging {
       changes: Seq[TableChange],
       options: JDBCOptions): Unit = {
     val dialect = JdbcDialects.get(options.url)
+    val metaData = conn.getMetaData
     if (changes.length == 1) {
-      executeStatement(conn, options, dialect.alterTable(tableName, changes)(0))
+      executeStatement(conn, options, dialect.alterTable(tableName, changes,
+        metaData.getDatabaseMajorVersion)(0))
     } else {
-      val metadata = conn.getMetaData
-      if (!metadata.supportsTransactions) {
+      if (!metaData.supportsTransactions) {
         throw new SQLFeatureNotSupportedException("The target JDBC server does not support " +
           "transaction and can only support ALTER TABLE with a single action.")
       } else {
@@ -907,7 +908,7 @@ object JdbcUtils extends Logging {
         val statement = conn.createStatement
         try {
           statement.setQueryTimeout(options.queryTimeout)
-          for (sql <- dialect.alterTable(tableName, changes)) {
+          for (sql <- dialect.alterTable(tableName, changes, metaData.getDatabaseMajorVersion)) {
             statement.executeUpdate(sql)
           }
           conn.commit()
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/JdbcDialects.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/JdbcDialects.scala
index e0703195051dc..0a857b99966fc 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/JdbcDialects.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/JdbcDialects.scala
@@ -205,7 +205,10 @@ abstract class JdbcDialect extends Serializable {
    * @param changes Changes to apply to the table.
    * @return The SQL statements to use for altering the table.
    */
-  def alterTable(tableName: String, changes: Seq[TableChange]): Array[String] = {
+  def alterTable(
+      tableName: String,
+      changes: Seq[TableChange],
+      dbMajorVersion: Int): Array[String] = {
     val updateClause = ArrayBuilder.make[String]
     for (change <- changes) {
       change match {
@@ -215,7 +218,7 @@ abstract class JdbcDialect extends Serializable {
           updateClause += getAddColumnQuery(tableName, name(0), dataType)
         case rename: RenameColumn if rename.fieldNames.length == 1 =>
           val name = rename.fieldNames
-          updateClause += getRenameColumnQuery(tableName, name(0), rename.newName)
+          updateClause += getRenameColumnQuery(tableName, name(0), rename.newName, dbMajorVersion)
         case delete: DeleteColumn if delete.fieldNames.length == 1 =>
           val name = delete.fieldNames
           updateClause += getDeleteColumnQuery(tableName, name(0))
@@ -237,7 +240,11 @@ abstract class JdbcDialect extends Serializable {
   def getAddColumnQuery(tableName: String, columnName: String, dataType: String): String =
     s"ALTER TABLE $tableName ADD COLUMN ${quoteIdentifier(columnName)} $dataType"
 
-  def getRenameColumnQuery(tableName: String, columnName: String, newName: String): String =
+  def getRenameColumnQuery(
+      tableName: String,
+      columnName: String,
+      newName: String,
+      dbMajorVersion: Int): String =
     s"ALTER TABLE $tableName RENAME COLUMN ${quoteIdentifier(columnName)} TO" +
       s" ${quoteIdentifier(newName)}"
 
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/MySQLDialect.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/MySQLDialect.scala
index a516e9e76ef31..942cdc9619b56 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/MySQLDialect.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/MySQLDialect.scala
@@ -57,6 +57,25 @@ private case object MySQLDialect extends JdbcDialect {
     s"ALTER TABLE $tableName MODIFY COLUMN ${quoteIdentifier(columnName)} $newDataType"
   }
 
+  // See Old Syntax: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/alter-table.html
+  // According to https://dev.mysql.com/worklog/task/?id=10761 old syntax works for
+  // both versions of MySQL i.e. 5.x and 8.0
+  // The old syntax requires us to have type definition. Since we do not have type
+  // information, we throw the exception for old version.
+  override def getRenameColumnQuery(
+      tableName: String,
+      columnName: String,
+      newName: String,
+      dbMajorVersion: Int): String = {
+    if (dbMajorVersion >= 8) {
+      s"ALTER TABLE $tableName RENAME COLUMN ${quoteIdentifier(columnName)} TO" +
+        s" ${quoteIdentifier(newName)}"
+    } else {
+      throw new SQLFeatureNotSupportedException(
+        s"Rename column is only supported for MySQL version 8.0 and above.")
+    }
+  }
+
   // See https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/alter-table.html
   // require to have column data type to change the column nullability
   // ALTER TABLE tbl_name MODIFY [COLUMN] col_name column_definition