diff --git a/.github/workflows/app-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/app-tests.yaml
index 1e67a97..5c6784a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/app-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/app-tests.yaml
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ jobs:
           run: |
               call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
               cd %TEMP%
-              git clone --branch v0.7.4 https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector.git
+              git clone --branch v0.8.1 https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector.git
               cd pgvector
               nmake /NOLOGO /F Makefile.win
               nmake /NOLOGO /F Makefile.win install
-              sc config postgresql-x64-14 start=auto
-              net start postgresql-x64-14
+              sc config postgresql-x64-17 start=auto
+              net start postgresql-x64-17
               "%PGBIN%/psql" -d postgres -c "CREATE EXTENSION vector"
 
         - name: (Linux) Install pgvector and set password
diff --git a/infra/main.bicep b/infra/main.bicep
index 6fc222f..65795e3 100644
--- a/infra/main.bicep
+++ b/infra/main.bicep
@@ -7,6 +7,66 @@ param name string
 
 @minLength(1)
 @description('Primary location for all resources')
+// microsoft.insights/components has restricted regions
+@allowed([
+  'eastus'
+  'southcentralus'
+  'northeurope'
+  'westeurope'
+  'southeastasia'
+  'westus2'
+  'uksouth'
+  'canadacentral'
+  'centralindia'
+  'japaneast'
+  'australiaeast'
+  'koreacentral'
+  'francecentral'
+  'centralus'
+  'eastus2'
+  'eastasia'
+  'westus'
+  'southafricanorth'
+  'northcentralus'
+  'brazilsouth'
+  'switzerlandnorth'
+  'norwayeast'
+  'norwaywest'
+  'australiasoutheast'
+  'australiacentral2'
+  'germanywestcentral'
+  'switzerlandwest'
+  'uaecentral'
+  'ukwest'
+  'japanwest'
+  'brazilsoutheast'
+  'uaenorth'
+  'australiacentral'
+  'southindia'
+  'westus3'
+  'koreasouth'
+  'swedencentral'
+  'canadaeast'
+  'jioindiacentral'
+  'jioindiawest'
+  'qatarcentral'
+  'southafricawest'
+  'germanynorth'
+  'polandcentral'
+  'israelcentral'
+  'italynorth'
+  'mexicocentral'
+  'spaincentral'
+  'newzealandnorth'
+  'chilecentral'
+  'indonesiacentral'
+  'malaysiawest'
+])
+@metadata({
+  azd: {
+    type: 'location'
+  }
+})
 param location string
 
 @description('Whether the deployment is running on GitHub Actions')