The Most Recent Updates for Microsoft SQL Server

The Most Recent Updates for Microsoft SQL Server

What are the most recent updates for SQL Server?

Here are the most recent service packs and cumulative updates for SQL Server, and here’s how to patch your server:

Version	Latest Update	Build Number	Support Ends	Other Updates
SSMS 20	Download Most Recent			SSMS 17 w/Debugger, SSMS v21 Preview
SQL Server 2022	Download RTM then CU18	16.0.4185.3	2033/01/11	Other SQL 2022 Updates
SQL Server 2019	Download RTM then CU32	15.0.4430.1	2030/01/08	Other SQL 2019 Updates
SQL Server 2017	Download RTM then CU31 then GDR then GDR then GDR	14.0.3485.1	2027/10/12	Other SQL 2017 Updates
SQL Server 2016	Download RTM (or Developer) then SP3 then GDR then GDR then GDR	13.0.6455.2	2026/07/14	Other SQL 2016 Updates
SQL Server 2014	Download SP3 then CU4 then GDR	12.0.6449.1	2024/07/09	Other SQL 2014 Updates
SQL Server 2012	Download SP4 then GDR	11.0.7512.11	2022/07/12	Other SQL 2012 Updates
SQL Server 2008 R2	Download SP3 then GDR	10.50.6785.2	2019/07/09	Other SQL 2008R2 Updates
SQL Server 2008	Download SP4 then GDR	10.00.6814.4	2019/07/09	Other SQL 2008 Updates
SQL Server 2005	Download SP4 then QFE	9.00.5324	2016/04/12

If you’re using in-database analytics, that has to be patched separately.

Want to get this data via PowerShell? There’s an independently maintained SQLServerUpdatesModule.