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SQLServer: Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft.

Release Released Active Support Security Support Extended Security Updates Latest
2022 CU2 4 months ago
(16 Nov 2022)
Ends in 4 years and 9 months
(11 Jan 2028)
Ends in 9 years
(11 Jan 2033)
Unavailable 16.0.4015.1
(15 Mar 2023)
2019 CU19 3 years and 4 months ago
(04 Nov 2019)
Ends in 1 year and 9 months
(07 Jan 2025)
Ends in 6 years and 9 months
(08 Jan 2030)
Unavailable 15.0.4298.1
(16 Feb 2023)
2017 CU31 5 years ago
(29 Sep 2017)
Ended 5 months and 2 weeks ago
(11 Oct 2022)
Ends in 4 years and 6 months
(12 Oct 2027)
Unavailable 14.0.3460.9
(14 Feb 2023)
2016 SP3 4 years and 11 months ago
(24 Apr 2018)
Ended 1 year and 8 months ago
(13 Jul 2021)
Ends in 3 years
(14 Jul 2026)
Unavailable 13.0.6430.49
(14 Feb 2023)
2014 SP3 CU4 4 years ago
(30 Oct 2018)
Ended 3 years and 8 months ago
(09 Jul 2019)
Ends in 1 year and 3 months
(09 Jul 2024)
Unavailable 12.0.6444.4
(14 Feb 2023)
2012 SP4 5 years ago
(05 Oct 2017)
Ended 5 years and 8 months ago
(11 Jul 2017)
Ended 8 months ago
(12 Jul 2022)
Ends in 2 years and 3 months
(08 Jul 2025)
11.0.7507.2
2008 R2 SP3 8 years ago
(26 Sep 2014)
Ended 8 years ago
(08 Jul 2014)
Ended 3 years and 8 months ago
(09 Jul 2019)
Ended 8 months ago
(12 Jul 2022)
10.50.6560.0
2008 SP4 14 years ago
(06 Nov 2008)
Ended 8 years ago
(08 Jul 2014)
Ended 3 years and 8 months ago
(09 Jul 2019)
Ended 8 months ago
(12 Jul 2022)
10.0.6556.0
2005 SP4 17 years ago
(14 Jan 2006)
Ended 11 years ago
(12 Apr 2011)
Ended 6 years and 11 months ago
(12 Apr 2016)
Unavailable 9.0.5324.0
2000 SP4 22 years ago
(30 Nov 2000)
Ended 14 years ago
(08 Apr 2008)
Ended 9 years ago
(09 Apr 2013)
Unavailable 8.0.2305
7.0 SP4 24 years ago
(27 Nov 1998)
Ended 17 years ago
(31 Dec 2005)
Ended 12 years ago
(11 Jan 2011)
Unavailable 7.0.1152
6.5 SP5a 26 years ago
(30 Jun 1996)
Ended 21 years ago
(01 Jan 2002)
Ended 21 years ago
(01 Jan 2002)
Unavailable 6.50.480
6.0 SP3 27 years ago
(13 Jun 1995)
Ended 24 years ago
(31 Mar 1999)
Ended 24 years ago
(31 Mar 1999)
Unavailable 6.0.151

Latest updates for Microsoft SQL Server

Each of the products has its own Technical Support Policy, which determine the lifetime and scope of product support.

CU: Cumulative Update

The 2016 version was the last to which SP appeared. As of 2017, only CU updates will be available.

Extended Security Updates (ESU)

For some releases, customers also have the option to purchase Extended Security Updates (ESU). It includes Critical and/or Important security updates for a maximum of three years after the product’s End of Extended Support date. Customers can also get technical support for the ESU period as long as they also have an active support plan.

More information is available on the Microsoft SQL Server website.

You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.

You can check the version that you are currently using by running:
select @@version

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This page was last updated on 17 March 2023.