diff --git a/mi-sql-public-demo/pom.xml b/mi-sql-public-demo/pom.xml
index c7fcd64..e6a1afb 100644
--- a/mi-sql-public-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/mi-sql-public-demo/pom.xml
@@ -15,13 +15,32 @@
         <java.version>17</java.version>
     </properties>
 
+    <!-- Add Spring Cloud Azure BOM -->
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.azure.spring</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-cloud-azure-dependencies</artifactId>
+                <version>5.22.0</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
             <artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
             <version>10.2.0.jre11</version>
         </dependency>
- 
+        
+        <!-- Add Spring Cloud Azure starter for managed identity support -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.azure.spring</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-cloud-azure-starter</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/mi-sql-public-demo/src/main/resources/application.properties b/mi-sql-public-demo/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 16e406e..ed7d015 100644
--- a/mi-sql-public-demo/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/mi-sql-public-demo/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
 AZURE_SQLDB_CONNECTIONSTRING=jdbc:sqlserver://${AZ_DATABASE_SERVER_NAME}.database.windows.net:1433;database=demo;encrypt=true;trustServerCertificate=false;hostNameInCertificate=*.database.windows.net;loginTimeout=30;
-AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<your managed identity client id>
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+AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<your managed identity client id>
+
+# Enable Azure managed identity for Spring Cloud Azure
+spring.cloud.azure.credential.managed-identity-enabled=true
+spring.cloud.azure.credential.client-id=${AZURE_CLIENT_ID}
+
+# Add datasource URL for Azure SQL using Managed Identity authentication
+spring.datasource.url=jdbc:sqlserver://${AZ_DATABASE_SERVER_NAME}.database.windows.net:1433;database=demo;encrypt=true;trustServerCertificate=false;hostNameInCertificate=*.database.windows.net;loginTimeout=30;authentication=ActiveDirectoryMSI
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