diff --git a/docker-compose-services/sqlsrv/Dockerfile b/docker-compose-services/sqlsrv/Dockerfile
index bbc5f8f..b1ae2e0 100644
--- a/docker-compose-services/sqlsrv/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker-compose-services/sqlsrv/Dockerfile
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ RUN curl -sSL -o /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list https://packages.mic
 
 RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" --no-install-recommends --no-install-suggests build-essential dialog php-pear php-dev unixodbc-dev locales
 
-RUN ACCEPT_EULA=Y DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y msodbcsql18 mssql-tools
+RUN ACCEPT_EULA=Y DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y msodbcsql18 mssql-tools php7.4-dev
 
-# Change the PHP version to what you want. It is currently set to version 8.0.
+# Change the PHP version to what you want. It is currently set to version 7.4.
 RUN pecl channel-update pecl.php.net
-RUN pecl -d php_suffix=8.0 install sqlsrv
-RUN pecl -d php_suffix=8.0 install pdo_sqlsrv
+RUN pecl -d php_suffix=7.4 install sqlsrv
+RUN pecl -d php_suffix=7.4 install pdo_sqlsrv
 
-RUN echo 'extension=sqlsrv.so' >> "/etc/php/8.0/mods-available/sqlsrv.ini"
-RUN echo 'extension=pdo_sqlsrv.so' >> "/etc/php/8.0/mods-available/pdo_sqlsrv.ini"
+RUN echo 'extension=sqlsrv.so' >> "/etc/php/7.4/mods-available/sqlsrv.ini"
+RUN echo 'extension=pdo_sqlsrv.so' >> "/etc/php/7.4/mods-available/pdo_sqlsrv.ini"
 
 RUN phpenmod sqlsrv pdo_sqlsrv
diff --git a/docker-compose-services/sqlsrv/README.md b/docker-compose-services/sqlsrv/README.md
index c3117d1..51e6672 100644
--- a/docker-compose-services/sqlsrv/README.md
+++ b/docker-compose-services/sqlsrv/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Connect to `sqlsrv` host/db server from within the web container with:
 ```
 Host: `ddev-projectname-sqlsrv`
 User: sa
-Password: password!
+Password: Password12!
 Database: master
 ```