diff --git a/ci/accept-third-party-license.sh b/ci/accept-third-party-license.sh
index 2b3bc933e..f1650edf9 100755
--- a/ci/accept-third-party-license.sh
+++ b/ci/accept-third-party-license.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 {
-  echo "mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2017-CU12"
+  echo "mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-CU16-ubuntu-20.04"
   echo "ibmcom/db2:11.5.7.0a"
 } > spring-data-jdbc/src/test/resources/container-license-acceptance.txt
diff --git a/spring-data-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/testing/LicenseListener.java b/spring-data-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/testing/LicenseListener.java
index bb01f4697..d81c72bf1 100644
--- a/spring-data-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/testing/LicenseListener.java
+++ b/spring-data-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/testing/LicenseListener.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import org.testcontainers.containers.Db2Container;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.MSSQLServerContainer;
 import org.testcontainers.utility.LicenseAcceptance;
 
+import static org.springframework.data.jdbc.testing.MsSqlDataSourceConfiguration.*;
+
 /**
  * {@link TestExecutionListener} to selectively skip tests if the license for a particular database container was not
  * accepted.
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ public class LicenseListener implements TestExecutionListener {
 		}
 
 		if (environment.acceptsProfiles(Profiles.of("mssql"))) {
-			assumeLicenseAccepted(MSSQLServerContainer.IMAGE + ":" + MSSQLServerContainer.DEFAULT_TAG);
+			assumeLicenseAccepted(MS_SQL_SERVER_VERSION);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-data-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/testing/MsSqlDataSourceConfiguration.java b/spring-data-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/testing/MsSqlDataSourceConfiguration.java
index 3a36ceb9a..d82afc280 100644
--- a/spring-data-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/testing/MsSqlDataSourceConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-data-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/testing/MsSqlDataSourceConfiguration.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDataSource;
 @Profile({"mssql"})
 public class MsSqlDataSourceConfiguration extends DataSourceConfiguration {
 
+	public static final String MS_SQL_SERVER_VERSION = "mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-CU16-ubuntu-20.04";
 	private static MSSQLServerContainer<?> MSSQL_CONTAINER;
 
     @Override
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ public class MsSqlDataSourceConfiguration extends DataSourceConfiguration {
 
 		if (MSSQL_CONTAINER == null) {
 
-			MSSQLServerContainer<?> container = new MSSQLServerContainer<>() //
+			MSSQLServerContainer<?> container = new MSSQLServerContainer<>(MS_SQL_SERVER_VERSION) //
 					.withReuse(true);
 			container.start();