diff --git a/.circleci/template.yml b/.circleci/template.yml
index 218220ae9e0..1b5703220df 100644
--- a/.circleci/template.yml
+++ b/.circleci/template.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ containers:
       - ENV_FILE_DHSERVER_DATA: "__MIM_DHSERVER__"
     entrypoint: *ENTRYPOINT
   - &mssql_container
-    image: mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server
+    image: mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:__MSSQL_VERSION__
     environment:
       - ACCEPT_EULA: Y
       - SA_PASSWORD: "mongooseim_secret+ESL123"
diff --git a/tools/circle-generate-config.sh b/tools/circle-generate-config.sh
index ed1b0a42162..d27a726056b 100755
--- a/tools/circle-generate-config.sh
+++ b/tools/circle-generate-config.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ sed -e "s/__MYSQL_CNF__/${MYSQL_CNF}/" \
     -e "s/__PGSQL_VERSION__/${PGSQL_VERSION}/g" \
     -e "s/__MSSQL_SQL__/${MSSQL_SQL}/" \
     -e "s/__MSSQL_SETUP__/${MSSQL_SETUP}/" \
+    -e "s/__MSSQL_VERSION__/${MSSQL_VERSION}/" \
     -e "s/__REDIS_VERSION__/${REDIS_VERSION}/" \
     -e "s/__LDAP_SCHEMA__/${LDAP_SCHEMA}/" \
     -e "s/__LDAP_SETUP__/${LDAP_SETUP}/" \
diff --git a/tools/db-versions.sh b/tools/db-versions.sh
index 7aa405b100a..288a3d8f7cc 100644
--- a/tools/db-versions.sh
+++ b/tools/db-versions.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ MYSQL_VERSION_DEFAULT="8.0.30"
 
 PGSQL_VERSION_DEFAULT=latest
 
+MSSQL_VERSION_DEFAULT="2022-CU12-ubuntu-22.04"
+
 LDAP_VERSION_DEFAULT="1.5.0"
 
 REDIS_VERSION_DEFAULT="7.2.1"
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ MYSQL_VERSION=${MYSQL_VERSION:-$MYSQL_VERSION_DEFAULT}
 
 PGSQL_VERSION=${PGSQL_VERSION:-$PGSQL_VERSION_DEFAULT}
 
+MSSQL_VERSION=${MSSQL_VERSION:-$MSSQL_VERSION_DEFAULT}
+
 LDAP_VERSION=${LDAP_VERSION:-$LDAP_VERSION_DEFAULT}
 
 REDIS_VERSION=${REDIS_VERSION:-$REDIS_VERSION_DEFAULT}
diff --git a/tools/setup-db.sh b/tools/setup-db.sh
index 51198e52f60..16b2f916ae4 100755
--- a/tools/setup-db.sh
+++ b/tools/setup-db.sh
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ function setup_db(){
         # Error 87(The parameter is incorrect.) occurred while opening file '/var/opt/mssql/data/master.mdf'
         MSSQL_SQL=$(cat32 priv/mssql2012.sql)
         MSSQL_SETUP=$(cat32 tools/docker-setup-mssql.sh)
-        IMAGE=mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server
+        IMAGE=mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:$MSSQL_VERSION
         $DOCKER run -d --name=$NAME \
             -p $MSSQL_PORT:1433 \
             --user root \