SQL Server Release Date Calendar

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We keep these arranged from most current to older versions. When a new version, service pack, or cumulative update pack is available, feel free to update this page.

If you're not a Microsoft Premier Support customer, some of these hotfixes may not be visible to you. If you click on a link and it brings you to a Microsoft search page, it's too new of a hotfix, and it isn't available to the general public yet. (Or you may not be logged into Microsoft Support.) If you want to understand what each download is in a CU package, please read the Naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packages article on Microsoft Support.

If you want to know whenever a new SQL Server service pack or patch comes out, here's two ways to do it:


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Checking the SQL Server Version

To identify the version of SQL Server that you're running, use this query and check the results against the tables below:

SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion') AS VersionNumber, 
       SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel') AS ProductLevel,
       SERVERPROPERTY ('edition') AS Edition

SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM (Kilimanjaro) Release Date Calendar

Version Name Version Number Release Date Mainstream Support Ends Download
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP0 Cumulative Update Package 2 (2072493) 10.50.1720.0 June 21, 2010 Download SP0 CU2
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP0 Cumulative Update Package 1 (981355) 10.50.1702.0 May 17, 2010 Download SP0 CU1
SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM 10.50.1600.1 April 21, 2010

SQL Server 2008 SP1 Release Date Calendar

Version Name Version Number Release Date Mainstream Support Ends Download
SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update Package 9 (2083921) 10.00.2789 July 19, 2010 Download SP1 CU9
SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update Package 8 (981702) 10.00.2775 May 17, 2010 Download SP1 CU8
SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update Package 7 (979065) 10.00.2766 March 15, 2010 Download SP1 CU7
SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update Package 6 (977443) 10.00.2757 January 20, 2010 Download SP1 CU6
SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update Package 5 (975977) 10.00.2746 November 2009 Download SP1 CU5
SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update Package 4 Update (976761) 10.00.2740 November 2009 Download SP1 CU4 Update
SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update Package 4 10.00.2734 September 2009 Download SP1 CU4
SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update Package 3 10.00.2723 July 2009 Download SP1 CU3
SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update Package 2 10.00.2714 May 2009 Download SP1 CU2
SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update Package 1 10.00.2710 April 2009 Download SP1 CU1
SQL Server 2008 SP1 10.00.2531 April 2009 Not Yet Scheduled Download SP1

SQL Server 2008 RTM (Katmai) Release Date Calendar

Version Name Version Number Release Date Mainstream Support Ends Download
SQL Server 2008 SP0 Cumulative Update Package 10 10.00.1835 March 15, 2010 Download CU10
SQL Server 2008 SP0 Cumulative Update Package 9 10.00.1828 January 2010 Download CU9
SQL Server 2008 SP0 Cumulative Update Package 8 10.00.1823 November 2009 Download CU8
SQL Server 2008 SP0 Cumulative Update Package 7 10.00.1818 September 2009 Download CU7
SQL Server 2008 SP0 Cumulative Update Package 6 10.00.1812 July 2009 Download CU6
SQL Server 2008 SP0 Cumulative Update Package 5 10.00.1806 May 2009 Download CU5
SQL Server 2008 SP0 Cumulative Update Package 4 10.00.1798 March 2009 Download CU4
SQL Server 2008 SP0 Cumulative Update Package 3 10.00.1787 January 2009 Download CU3
SQL Server 2008 SP0 Cumulative Update Package 2 10.00.1779 November 2008 Download CU2
SQL Server 2008 SP0 Cumulative Update Package 1 10.00.1763 September 2008 Download CU1
SQL Server 2008 RTM (SP0) August 2008 April 13, 2010

SQL Server 2005 SP3 Release Date Calendar

Version Name Version Number Release Date Mainstream Support Ends Download
SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update Package 10 9.00.4305 June 21, 2010 Download SP3 CUP10
SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update Package 9 9.00.4294 April 19, 2010 Download SP3 CUP9
SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update Package 8 9.00.4285 February 15, 2010 Download SP3 CUP8
SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update Package 7 9.00.4273 December 2009 Download SP3 CUP7
SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update Package 6 9.00.4266 October 2009 Download SP3 CUP6
SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update Package 5 9.00.4230 August 2009 Download SP3 CUP5
SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update Package 4 9.00.4226 June 2009 Download SP3 CUP4
SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update Package 3 9.00.4220 April 2009 Download SP3 CUP3
SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update Package 2 9.00.4211 February 2009 Download SP3 CUP2
SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update Package 1 9.00.4207 December 2008 Download SP3 CUP1
SQL Server 2005 SP3 9.00.4035 November 2008 Not Yet Scheduled Download SP3

SQL Server 2005 SP2 Release Date Calendar

Version Name Version Number Release Date Mainstream Support Ends Download
SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update Package 15 9.00.3330 August 2009 Download SP2 CUP15
SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update Package 14 9.00.3328 June 2009 Download SP2 CUP14
SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update Package 12 9.00.3315 February 2009 Download SP2 CUP12
SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update Package 11 9.00.3301 December 2008 Download SP2 CUP10
SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update Package 10 9.00.3294 October 2008 Download SP2 CUP10
SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update Package 9 9.00.3282 August 2008 Download SP2 CUP9
SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update Package 8 9.00.3257 June 2008 Download SP2 CUP8
SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update Package 7 9.00.3239 April 2008 Download SP2 CUP7
SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update Package 6 9.00.3228 February 2008 Download SP2 CUP6
SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update Package 5 9.00.3215 December 2007 Download SP2 CUP5
SQL Server 2005 SP2 9.00.3042 February 2007 January 12, 2010 Download SP2

SQL Server 2005 (Yukon) Pre-SP2 Release Date Calendar

Version Name Version Number Release Date Mainstream Support Ends Download
SQL Server 2005 SP1 9.00.2047 April 2006 April 2008 Download SP1
SQL Server 2005 RTM (SP0) 9.00.1399 January 2006 July 2007

SQL Server 2000 (Shiloh) Release Date Calendar

Version Release Date Mainstream Support Ends Extended Support Ends Download
SQL Server 2000 SP4 May 2005 April 2008 April 2013 Download SP4
SQL Server 2000 RTM (SP0) November 2000 Ended (only SP4 supported now)

Microsoft SQL Server Support Links

For more information on the Microsoft SQL Server release lifecycle, check out:

External Links

External Lists of SQL Server Builds: