diff --git a/embedded-mssqlserver/pom.xml b/embedded-mssqlserver/pom.xml
index efcda6492..f8fe497ce 100644
--- a/embedded-mssqlserver/pom.xml
+++ b/embedded-mssqlserver/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <artifactId>embedded-mssqlserver</artifactId>
 
     <properties>
-        <mssql-jdbc.version>12.8.1.jre11</mssql-jdbc.version>
+        <mssql-jdbc.version>12.9.0.jre11-preview</mssql-jdbc.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>