diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b954d97..5e814692 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.5.0
+
+### Features
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Handle extended character in SQL instance names for browser lookup (#122)
+
+## 1.4.0
+
+### Features
+
+* Adds UnmarshalJSON interface for UniqueIdentifier (#126)
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Fixes MarshalText prototype for UniqueIdentifier
+
 ## 1.2.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/protocol.go b/protocol.go
index f7635d50..6a83ab25 100644
--- a/protocol.go
+++ b/protocol.go
@@ -23,9 +23,18 @@ func (t tcpDialer) ParseBrowserData(data msdsn.BrowserData, p *msdsn.Config) err
 	// for the instance and discover its port.
 	ok := len(data) > 0
 	strport := ""
+	inst := ""
 	if ok {
 		p.Instance = strings.ToUpper(p.Instance)
-		strport, ok = data[p.Instance]["tcp"]
+		instanceName := stringForInstanceNameComparison(p.Instance)
+		for _, i := range data {
+			inst, ok = i["InstanceName"]
+			if ok && stringForInstanceNameComparison(inst) == instanceName {
+				strport, ok = i["tcp"]
+				break
+			}
+			ok = false
+		}
 	}
 	if !ok {
 		f := "no instance matching '%v' returned from host '%v'"
@@ -40,6 +49,16 @@ func (t tcpDialer) ParseBrowserData(data msdsn.BrowserData, p *msdsn.Config) err
 	return nil
 }
 
+// SQL returns ASCII encoded instance names with \x## escaped UTF16 code points.
+// We use QuoteToASCII to normalize strings like TJUTVÅ
+// SQL returns 0xc5 as the byte value for Å while the UTF8 bytes in a Go string are [195 133]
+// QuoteToASCII returns "TJUTV\u00c5" for both
+func stringForInstanceNameComparison(inst string) (instanceName string) {
+	instanceName = strings.Replace(strconv.QuoteToASCII(inst), `\u00`, `\x`, -1)
+	instanceName = strings.Replace(instanceName, `\u`, `\x`, -1)
+	return
+}
+
 func (t tcpDialer) DialConnection(ctx context.Context, p *msdsn.Config) (conn net.Conn, err error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("tcp dialer requires a Connector instance")
 }
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 2654e5df..58fd4619 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import "fmt"
 
 // Update this variable with the release tag before pushing the tag
 // This value is written to the prelogin and login7 packets during a new connection
-const driverVersion = "v1.4.0"
+const driverVersion = "v1.5.0"
 
 func getDriverVersion(ver string) uint32 {
 	var majorVersion uint32