diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e406f2d8..80f0d476e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Changed
+
+- MSSQL and Azure MSQQL connectors now use the ODBC 18 driver
+- The Oracle connector install script is now compatible with Ubuntu 24.04
+
 ## [7.4.1] 2024-12-12
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/tests/mssql/test_mssql.py b/tests/mssql/test_mssql.py
index 7b4f5754f..9a5a73842 100644
--- a/tests/mssql/test_mssql.py
+++ b/tests/mssql/test_mssql.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def check_and_feed(host_port):
         but also feeds the database once it's up !
         """
         conn = pyodbc.connect(
-            driver="{ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server}",
+            driver="{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}",
             server=f"127.0.0.1,{host_port}",
             user="SA",
             password="Il0veT0uc@n!",
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def test_datasource():
 def test_connection_params():
     connector = MSSQLConnector(name="my_mssql_con", host="myhost", user="myuser")
     assert connector.get_connection_params(None) == {
-        "driver": "{ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server}",
+        "driver": "{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}",
         "server": "myhost",
         "user": "myuser",
         "as_dict": True,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def test_connection_params():
         connect_timeout=60,
     )
     assert connector.get_connection_params("mydb") == {
-        "driver": "{ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server}",
+        "driver": "{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}",
         "server": "myhost,123",
         "user": "myuser",
         "as_dict": True,
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def test_mssql_get_df(mocker):
     mssql_connector.get_df(datasource)
 
     snock.assert_called_once_with(
-        driver="{ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server}",
+        driver="{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}",
         as_dict=True,
         server="127.0.0.1,22",
         user="SA",
diff --git a/tests/mssql_TLSv1_0/test_mssql_TLSv1_0.py b/tests/mssql_TLSv1_0/test_mssql_TLSv1_0.py
index 9ed3d0ad1..2c8f74853 100644
--- a/tests/mssql_TLSv1_0/test_mssql_TLSv1_0.py
+++ b/tests/mssql_TLSv1_0/test_mssql_TLSv1_0.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def check_and_feed(host_port):
         but also feeds the database once it's up !
         """
         conn = pyodbc.connect(
-            driver="{ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server}",
+            driver="{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}",
             server=f"127.0.0.1,{host_port}",
             user="SA",
             password="Il0veT0uc@n!",
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def test_datasource():
 def test_connection_params():
     connector = MSSQLConnector(name="my_mssql_con", host="myhost", user="myuser")
     assert connector.get_connection_params(None) == {
-        "driver": "{ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server}",
+        "driver": "{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}",
         "server": "myhost",
         "user": "myuser",
         "as_dict": True,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def test_connection_params():
         connect_timeout=60,
     )
     assert connector.get_connection_params("mydb") == {
-        "driver": "{ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server}",
+        "driver": "{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}",
         "server": "myhost,123",
         "user": "myuser",
         "as_dict": True,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def test_mssql_get_df(mocker):
     mssql_connector.get_df(datasource)
 
     snock.assert_called_once_with(
-        driver="{ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server}",
+        driver="{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}",
         as_dict=True,
         server="127.0.0.1,22",
         user="SA",
diff --git a/toucan_connectors/azure_mssql/azure_mssql_connector.py b/toucan_connectors/azure_mssql/azure_mssql_connector.py
index 3a51846e4..968cc5691 100644
--- a/toucan_connectors/azure_mssql/azure_mssql_connector.py
+++ b/toucan_connectors/azure_mssql/azure_mssql_connector.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def _create_engine(self, database: str | None) -> "sa.Engine":
         password = self.password.get_secret_value() if self.password else None
 
         query_params: dict[str, str] = {
-            "driver": "ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server",
+            "driver": "ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server",
         }
         if self.connect_timeout:
             query_params["timeout"] = str(self.connect_timeout)
diff --git a/toucan_connectors/install_scripts/mssql.sh b/toucan_connectors/install_scripts/mssql.sh
index 5add2fb78..b3794f11c 100755
--- a/toucan_connectors/install_scripts/mssql.sh
+++ b/toucan_connectors/install_scripts/mssql.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
 set -e
 
+# Supports debian 12 and ubuntu 24.04
+
 if [[ -e ~/mssql-installed ]]; then
     echo "MSSQL connector dependencies are already installed."
     exit
 fi
 
 apt-get update
-apt-get install -fyq gnupg curl
-curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | apt-key add -
+apt-get install -fyq --no-install-recommends gnupg curl ca-certificates
+curl -fsSL https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc -o /tmp/microsoft-key.asc
+# --batch to disable TTY and --yes to overwrite the file if it exists
+gpg --batch --yes --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/microsoft-prod.gpg /tmp/microsoft-key.asc
+rm -f /tmp/microsoft-key.asc
 
 source /etc/os-release
-if [ "$ID" == "debian" ]; then
-    # debian/12 fails - fixing to debian/11 works:
-    curl "https://packages.microsoft.com/config/debian/11/prod.list" \
-        | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list
-else
-    curl "https://packages.microsoft.com/config/${ID}/${VERSION_ID}/prod.list" \
-        | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list
-fi
+curl "https://packages.microsoft.com/config/${ID}/${VERSION_ID}/prod.list" \
+    | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list
+
 apt-get update
-ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get -y install msodbcsql17 unixodbc-dev
+ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get -y install msodbcsql18 unixodbc-dev
 
 touch ~/mssql-installed
diff --git a/toucan_connectors/install_scripts/mssql_TLSv1_0.sh b/toucan_connectors/install_scripts/mssql_TLSv1_0.sh
index f33c36faa..168658a66 100755
--- a/toucan_connectors/install_scripts/mssql_TLSv1_0.sh
+++ b/toucan_connectors/install_scripts/mssql_TLSv1_0.sh
@@ -12,25 +12,5 @@ else
     echo "DEFAULT@SECLEVEL=1" >> /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf
 fi
 
-
-if [[ -e ~/mssql-installed ]]; then
-    echo "MSSQL connector dependencies are already installed."
-    exit
-fi
-
-apt-get update
-apt-get install -fyq gnupg curl
-curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | apt-key add -
-source /etc/os-release
-if [ "$ID" == "debian" ]; then
-    # debian/12 fails - fixing to debian/11 works:
-    curl "https://packages.microsoft.com/config/debian/11/prod.list" \
-        | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list
-else
-    curl "https://packages.microsoft.com/config/${ID}/${VERSION_ID}/prod.list" \
-        | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list
-fi
-apt-get update
-ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get -y install msodbcsql17 unixodbc-dev
-
-touch ~/mssql-installed
+MSSQL_INSTALLER_PATH="$(dirname $0)/mssql.sh"
+exec $MSSQL_INSTALLER_PATH
diff --git a/toucan_connectors/install_scripts/oracle.sh b/toucan_connectors/install_scripts/oracle.sh
index ca5f3faba..23ff863ec 100755
--- a/toucan_connectors/install_scripts/oracle.sh
+++ b/toucan_connectors/install_scripts/oracle.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -x
 set -e
 
 if [[ -e ~/oracle-installed ]]; then
@@ -7,9 +7,28 @@ if [[ -e ~/oracle-installed ]]; then
 fi
 
 apt-get update
-apt-get install -fyq libaio1 curl wget unzip
+
+source /etc/os-release
+LIBAIO=""
+if [[ "$ID" == "debian" ]]; then
+    LIBAIO="libaio1"
+    apt-get install -fyq --no-install-recommends \
+        curl unzip ca-certificates "$LIBAIO"
+else
+    # Ubuntu 24.04 migrated to 64 bits components for most libs, which does not
+    # work with the oracle library drivers
+    LIBAOI="libaio1t64"
+    apt-get install -fyq --no-install-recommends \
+        curl unzip ca-certificates "$LIBAIO"
+    # WARNING: not safe: Creating a symbolic link from the 64bits version to the
+    # 32bits one. A better fix would probably be to switch to
+    # https://oracle.github.io/python-oracledb/ eventually
+    ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libaio.so.1t64 \
+        /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libaio.so.1
+fi
+
 mkdir -p /opt/oracle
-wget 'https://public-package.toucantoco.com/connectors_sources/oracle/oracle_client_lib/instantclient-basiclite-linux.x64-12.2.0.1.0.zip' -O '/tmp/oracle_client_lib.zip'
+curl -sSL 'https://public-package.toucantoco.com/connectors_sources/oracle/oracle_client_lib/instantclient-basiclite-linux.x64-12.2.0.1.0.zip' -o '/tmp/oracle_client_lib.zip'
 unzip /tmp/oracle_client_lib.zip -d /opt/oracle
 sh -c "echo /opt/oracle/instantclient_12_2 > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/oracle-instantclient.conf"
 ldconfig
diff --git a/toucan_connectors/mssql/mssql_connector.py b/toucan_connectors/mssql/mssql_connector.py
index 6f8305afc..6de7b1b15 100644
--- a/toucan_connectors/mssql/mssql_connector.py
+++ b/toucan_connectors/mssql/mssql_connector.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def get_connection_params(self, database):
         if self.port is not None:
             server += f",{self.port}"
         con_params = {
-            "driver": "{ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server}",
+            "driver": "{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}",
             "server": server,
             "database": database,
             "user": self.user,
diff --git a/toucan_connectors/mssql_TLSv1_0/mssql_connector.py b/toucan_connectors/mssql_TLSv1_0/mssql_connector.py
index 85c9c8bc2..20671ff4a 100644
--- a/toucan_connectors/mssql_TLSv1_0/mssql_connector.py
+++ b/toucan_connectors/mssql_TLSv1_0/mssql_connector.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def get_connection_params(self, database):
         if self.port is not None:
             server += f",{self.port}"
         con_params = {
-            "driver": "{ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server}",
+            "driver": "{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}",
             "server": server,
             "database": database,
             "user": self.user,