diff --git a/config.TEMPLATE.inc.php b/config.TEMPLATE.inc.php
index 2c850d18ae..57d74abfac 100644
--- a/config.TEMPLATE.inc.php
+++ b/config.TEMPLATE.inc.php
@@ -155,6 +155,23 @@
 ; Database collation
 ; collation = utf8_general_ci
 
+; SSL/TLS Database Connection
+; NOTE: The web installer does not provide options to configure SSL/TLS.
+; If your database server requires encrypted connections, uncomment and
+; configure the settings below BEFORE running the web installer.
+
+; Enable SSL/TLS for the database connection
+; secure = Off
+
+; Path to the CA certificate file for SSL/TLS verification
+; For MySQL/MariaDB: path to the CA certificate (PEM format)
+; For PostgreSQL: path to the root certificate
+; capath = /path/to/ca-cert.pem
+
+; Verify the server's SSL/TLS certificate (default to On when secure is enabled)
+; Set to Off to connect with encryption but skip certificate verification (not recommended for production)
+; verify = On
+
 ; Enable database debug output (very verbose!)
 debug = Off
 
diff --git a/lib/pkp b/lib/pkp
index c3e1b82b0e..8eeaa89566 160000
--- a/lib/pkp
+++ b/lib/pkp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c3e1b82b0ef3f99c4094adb7fcccf8f39a3deee6
+Subproject commit 8eeaa89566c264bc99f91668b68512f954dd6471