diff --git a/grafana.spec b/grafana.spec
index cc8184b..046646c 100644
--- a/grafana.spec
+++ b/grafana.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ end}
 
 Name:             grafana
 Version:          10.2.6
-Release:          8%{?dist}
+Release:          9%{?dist}
 Summary:          Metrics dashboard and graph editor
 License:          AGPL-3.0-only
 URL:              https://grafana.org
@@ -1028,6 +1028,9 @@ fi
 %{_datadir}/selinux/*/grafana.pp
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec 5 2024 Sam Feifer <sfeifer@redhat.com> 10.2.6-9
+- Resolves RHEL-69939: allow mssql datasource in selinux policy
+
 * Wed Oct 16 2024 Sam Feifer <sfeifer@redhat.com> 10.2.6-8
 - Resolves RHEL-62312: CVE-2024-47875
 
diff --git a/grafana.te b/grafana.te
index d25174e..0f366e6 100644
--- a/grafana.te
+++ b/grafana.te
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ can_exec(grafana_t, grafana_pcp_exec_t)
 corenet_tcp_connect_all_ephemeral_ports(grafana_t)
 grafana_exec(grafana_t)
 
+# Allow grafana to connect to mssql's default tcp port of 1433 
+corenet_tcp_connect_mssql_port(grafana_t)
+
 ########################################
 #
 # grafana local policy