diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f1786c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Changelog
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+## [1.1.0] - 2020-01-13
+
+### Added
+- Added support for MSSQL
+
+## [1.0.0] - 2018-05-17
+
+The first tagged version.
+
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/cyberark/secretless-broker/compare/v1.1.0...HEAD
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..079ec7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Contributing to the Pet Store Demo
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+Before getting started, you should install some developer tools.
+
+1. [git][get-git] to manage source code
+1. [Docker][get-docker] to manage dependencies and runtime environments
+
+[get-docker]: https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation
+[get-git]: https://git-scm.com/downloads
+
+## Building
+Run `./bin/build`. Requires Docker.
+
+## Testing
+To test against a specific database type, run `./test/test {db type}`, where
+**db type** is `mysql`, `postgres`, or `mssql`.
+
+## Releasing
+- Update the [VERSION](VERSION)
+- Update the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md)
+- Submit your changes in a PR
+- Once the PR has been reviewed and merged, at a git tag to the repo
+- Add a github release for the new tag, and copy/paste the CHANGELOG data
+  for the version into the gh release notes
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d72effb..d16c155 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # STAGE:
 # The 'maven' base is used to package the application
-FROM maven:3.5.3-jdk-8-alpine as maven
+FROM maven:3.6.3-jdk-11-slim as maven
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RUN mvn package && cp target/petstore-*.jar app.jar
 # This base is used for the final image
 # It extracts the packaged application from the previous stage
 # and builds the final image
-FROM java:8-jre-alpine
+FROM openjdk:11-jre-slim
 MAINTAINER CyberArk
 
 COPY --from=maven /app/app.jar /app.jar
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 99cb08f..60e307a 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -16,9 +16,24 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Test') {
-      steps {
-        sh './test/test postgres'
-        sh './test/test mysql'
+      parallel {
+        stage('Test Postgres') {
+          steps {
+            sh './test/test postgres'
+          }
+        }
+
+        stage('Test MySQL') {
+          steps {
+            sh './test/test mysql'
+          }
+        }
+
+        stage('Test MSSQL') {
+          steps {
+            sh './test/test mssql'
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -38,4 +53,4 @@ pipeline {
       cleanupAndNotify(currentBuild.currentResult)
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e842a2..ade8842 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 # pet-store
 A demo application creating using the Spring Framework. This application requires access to a database.
 
-### Building
-Run `./bin/build`. Requires Docker.
-
-### Running
 When running the pet-store, the following environment variables are expected:  
-`DB_URL` Url or connection string  
-`DB_USERNAME` Username to connect as (not required for secretless)  
-`DB_PASSWORD` Password to connect as (not required for secretless)  
-`DB_PLATFORM` Platform to use in the DDL or DML scripts (such as schema-${platform}.sql or data-${platform}.sql)
+- `DB_URL` Url or connection string.
+- `DB_USERNAME` Username to connect as (not required for secretless).
+- `DB_PASSWORD` Password to connect as (not required for secretless).
+- `DB_PLATFORM` Platform to use in the DDL or DML scripts (such as schema-${platform}.sql
+  or data-${platform}.sql). Supported values of `DB_PLATFORM` are `mysql`, `mssql`, and `postgres`.
 
 ### Routes
 The demo application mocks a pet store service which controls an inventory of pets in a persistent database. The following routes are exposed:
@@ -72,6 +69,10 @@ the app knows about
 ##### Returns
 `200`
 
+# Contributing
+
+To learn more about contributing to this repository, please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
 # License
 
 The Pet Store demo app is licensed under Apache License 2.0 - see [`LICENSE.md`](LICENSE.md) for more details.
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index afaf360..9084fa2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
+1.1.0
diff --git a/bin/publish b/bin/publish
index de8f98d..f7652a5 100755
--- a/bin/publish
+++ b/bin/publish
@@ -7,8 +7,17 @@ readonly REGISTRY="${1:-cyberark}"
 readonly IMAGE_NAME="demo-app"
 readonly IMAGE_TAG="$(cat VERSION)"
 
-docker tag "${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}" "${REGISTRY}/${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
-docker tag "${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}" "${REGISTRY}/${IMAGE_NAME}:latest"
+# fetching tags is required for git_description to work
+git fetch --tags
+git_description=$(git describe --tags)
 
-docker push "${REGISTRY}/${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
-docker push "${REGISTRY}/${IMAGE_NAME}:latest"
+# only publish images when the tag matches the VERSION
+if [ "$git_description" = "v${IMAGE_TAG}" ]; then
+  echo "Revision $git_description matches version $VERSION exactly. Pushing to Dockerhub..."
+
+  docker tag "${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}" "${REGISTRY}/${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
+  docker tag "${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}" "${REGISTRY}/${IMAGE_NAME}:latest"
+
+  docker push "${REGISTRY}/${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
+  docker push "${REGISTRY}/${IMAGE_NAME}:latest"
+fi
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e6e6ef..d200a93 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
       <groupId>mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
+      <artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
+      <version>7.4.1.jre11</version>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
diff --git a/test/Dockerfile b/test/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82c93f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+FROM alpine:latest
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache curl bash
diff --git a/test/docker-compose.yml b/test/docker-compose.yml
index cebee08..1a341e0 100644
--- a/test/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/test/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ services:
       DB_URL:
       DB_USERNAME:
 # common
-      DB_PASSWORD: securerootpass
+      DB_PASSWORD: yourStrong()Password
+
   postgres:
     image: postgres:9.6
     healthcheck:
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ services:
       interval: 10s
       retries: 10
     environment:
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: securerootpass
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: yourStrong()Password
+
   mysql:
     image: mysql/mysql-server:5.7
     healthcheck:
@@ -25,10 +27,25 @@ services:
       interval: 10s
       retries: 10
     environment:
-      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: securerootpass
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: yourStrong()Password
       MYSQL_DATABASE: mysql
     volumes:
     - ./test.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/test.sql
+
+  mssql:
+    image: mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2017-latest
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "mssql-health-check"]
+      timeout: 10s
+      interval: 10s
+      retries: 10
+    environment:
+      SA_PASSWORD: yourStrong()Password
+      ACCEPT_EULA: Y
+    volumes:
+      - ./mssql-health-check:/usr/local/bin/mssql-health-check
+
   test:
-    image: mysql/mysql-server:5.7
+    build:
+      context: .
     command: sleep infinity
diff --git a/test/mssql-health-check b/test/mssql-health-check
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..65a03e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mssql-health-check
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# wait for MSSQL server to start
+export STATUS=1
+i=0
+
+while [[ $STATUS -ne 0 ]] && [[ $i -lt 30 ]]; do
+  i=$i+1
+  /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd -S localhost -U SA -P $SA_PASSWORD -Q 'SELECT @@VERSION' >> /dev/null
+  STATUS=$?
+done
+
+if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then 
+  echo "Error: MSSQL SERVER took more than thirty seconds to start up."
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/test/test b/test/test
index 2e76583..fb6f103 100755
--- a/test/test
+++ b/test/test
@@ -17,18 +17,26 @@ mysql)  export DB_PLATFORM=mysql
         export DB_URL=mysql://mysql:3306/mysql
         export DB_USERNAME=mysql
         ;;
+mssql)  export DB_PLATFORM=mssql
+        export DB_URL=sqlserver://mssql:1433;databaseName=tempdb
+        export DB_USERNAME=sa
+        ;;
 *) echo "DATABASE_TYPE $1 is not supported"
    exit 1
    ;;
 esac
 
 cleanup () {
-  docker-compose logs app;
+# Uncomment this line for debugging
+#  docker-compose logs app;
   docker-compose down -v;
 }
 trap cleanup EXIT QUIT INT;
 
-cleanup;
+# set the COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME for the tests you'll be running
+COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME="$(openssl rand -hex 3)"
+export COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME
+
 docker-compose up -d ${DB_PLATFORM};
 
 echo "Waiting for $DB_PLATFORM to start"
@@ -41,6 +49,7 @@ done
 echo ""
 >&2 echo "$DB_PLATFORM is up - continuing"
 
+docker-compose build test
 docker-compose up -d app test;
 
 echo "Waiting for app"
diff --git a/test/test.sql b/test/test.sql
index 3166570..201db4e 100644
--- a/test/test.sql
+++ b/test/test.sql
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'mysql'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'securerootpass';
-GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'mysql'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'securerootpass';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'mysql'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourStrong()Password';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'mysql'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourStrong()Password';