diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f0b362e74b..7b3ffcbd8c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
         <!-- JDBC drivers for jOOQ-xyz-extensions modules and vendor-specific API access -->
         <postgres.version>42.7.3</postgres.version>
-        <sqlserver.version>12.4.2.jre11</sqlserver.version>
+        <sqlserver.version>12.8.1.jre11</sqlserver.version>
         <oracle.version>23.3.0.23.09</oracle.version>
 
         <!-- R2DBC SPI version and some matching driver versions -->