Microsoft SQL Server end of life: end of support by version
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For Microsoft SQL Server by Microsoft, patchletter knows 12 support cycles. 8 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The next support window closes on 12/10/2027, that is in 366 days. The current version of Microsoft SQL Server is 17.0.5005.3 CU9. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 30/09/2026.
When does support end for which Microsoft SQL Server version?
A cycle is a maintained version line. Where a date is given, support ends on that day — after it the vendor ships no more security updates for that line.
| Cycle | Latest version | End of support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.0 | 17.0.5005.3 CU9 | 3374 days left | EOL 6 Jan 36 |
| 16.0 | 16.0.4295.3 CU27 | 2284 days left | EOL 11 Jan 33 |
| 13.0-sp3-acp | 13.0.7095.1 Azure Connect pack+GDR | 89 days ago | End of Life |
| 13.0-sp3 | 13.0.6500.1 GDR | 89 days ago | End of Life |
| 15.0 | 15.0.4490.9 CU32+GDR | 1185 days left | EOL 8 Jan 30 |
| 12.0-sp3 | 12.0.6449.1 CU4+GDR | 824 days ago | End of Life |
| 13.0-sp2 | 13.0.5893.48 CU17+GDR | 1461 days ago | End of Life |
| 11.0-sp4 | 11.0.7512.11 GDR | 1552 days ago | End of Life |
| 14.0 | 14.0.3550.4 CU31+GDR | 366 days left | EOL 12 Oct 27 |
| 13.0-sp1 | 13.0.4604.0 CU15+GDR | 2651 days ago | End of Life |
| 12.0-sp2 | 12.0.5687.1 CU18 | 2462 days ago | End of Life |
| 13.0 | 13.0.2218.0 CU9+GDR | 3197 days ago | End of Life |
Which Microsoft SQL Server versions no longer receive security updates?
8 of 12 cycles have ended. If you run one of those lines, the vendor ships you no more patches — not even for critical flaws.
- Microsoft SQL Server 13.0-sp3-acp13.0.7095.1 Azure Connect pack+GDR
- Microsoft SQL Server 13.0-sp313.0.6500.1 GDR
- Microsoft SQL Server 12.0-sp312.0.6449.1 CU4+GDR
- Microsoft SQL Server 13.0-sp213.0.5893.48 CU17+GDR
- Microsoft SQL Server 11.0-sp411.0.7512.11 GDR
- Microsoft SQL Server 13.0-sp113.0.4604.0 CU15+GDR
- Microsoft SQL Server 12.0-sp212.0.5687.1 CU18
- Microsoft SQL Server 13.013.0.2218.0 CU9+GDR
Where does the EOL data for Microsoft SQL Server come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the Microsoft SQL Server data is as of 30/09/2026. In case of doubt the vendor's own lifecycle page applies — patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
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