What is the latest version of SQL Server?

The latest version is

SQL Server 2025

Released: 2025-11-18

Also called:

• SQL 2025
• SQL2025
• MSSQL2025
• MSSQL 2025
• SQL Server 17.0  (not to be confused with SQL Server 2017 ← this is a different version!)
• SQL Server 17.00
• SQL Server 17
• MSSQL17
• MSSQL 17

Database Compatibility Level: 170

Generally available on Windows, Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes.

SQL Server 2025 is the latest version of SQL Server released at the Microsoft Ignite conference on November 18, 2025.

Previous version is SQL Server 2022.

★ Starting from SQL Server 2017 Service Packs will no longer be released. Only Cumulative Updates (CUs) and critical updates (GDRs) will be provided.

Download SQL2025 Express Edition

Download SQL2025 Developer Edition

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