diff --git a/DotNetCoreSqlDb.csproj b/DotNetCoreSqlDb.csproj
index c3759ad8..0ca08b9f 100644
--- a/DotNetCoreSqlDb.csproj
+++ b/DotNetCoreSqlDb.csproj
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- include the migrationsbundle file generated by the prepackage hook (see azure.yaml) -->
     <Content Include="migrationsbundle" CopyToPublishDirectory="PreserveNewest" Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.2.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="8.0.6">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
diff --git a/appsettings.json b/appsettings.json
index ae3a5b52..ade31514 100644
--- a/appsettings.json
+++ b/appsettings.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   "ConnectionStrings": {
     // The following connection string works for running the .NET application in the dev container. 
     // If running this project in Visual Studio in Windows, use the commented connection string instead.
-    "MyDbConnection": "Server=localhost;Database=ApplicationDB;User Id=sa;Password=P@ssw0rd;TrustServerCertificate=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true"
+    //"MyDbConnection": "Server=localhost;Database=ApplicationDB;User Id=sa;Password=P@ssw0rd;TrustServerCertificate=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true"
+    "MyDbConnection": "Server=tcp:dev-4u4qhiztjanba-server.database.windows.net;Authentication=Active Directory Default; Database=dev-4u4qhiztjanba-database;"
     //"MyDbConnection": "Server=(localdb)\\mssqllocaldb;Database=MyDatabaseContext-8e1630ac-d3ae-4719-955b-5d3235f3fadf;Trusted_Connection=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true"
   }
 }
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