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Release notes for SQL Server 2022 on Linux

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Applies to: SQL Server 2022 (16.x) - Linux

The following release notes apply to SQL Server 2022 (16.x) running on Linux. This article is broken into sections for each release. For detailed supportability and known issues, see SQL Server on Linux: Known issues. Each release links to a support article describing the changes, in addition to the Linux package downloads.

These release notes are specifically for SQL Server 2022 (16.x) releases. For release notes on other editions, see the following articles:

SQL Server support policy

Term Definition
Servicing Microsoft releases GDR, hotfixes, and security fixes within lifecycle of product for supported distributions.
Support Microsoft supports users with problems pertaining to supported distributions.

Support policy

SQL Server is supported on Linux distributions until the earlier of two events: the end of the distribution's support lifecycle, or the end of the SQL Server support lifecycle.

Servicing policy

During the Mainstream support phase of SQL Server, we provide Cumulative Updates (CUs) for all Linux distributions that are also within their Mainstream support period. For Linux distributions that move from Mainstream to Extended support and are still recognized as supported platforms, Microsoft can release CUs and bug fixes at its discretion.

Once SQL Server moves beyond Mainstream support and into the Extended support phase, we continue to publish security updates and General Distribution Release (GDR) fixes. However, these updates aren't extended to Linux distributions that conclude their support period.

Supported platforms

You should run production workloads on supported platforms like Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Ubuntu Pro, as they receive regular OS security updates, and have support coverage options that you need for enterprise database deployments.

Platform File system Installation guide Get
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x Server, or 9.x Server XFS or EXT4 Installation guide Get RHEL 9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v15 (SP1 - SP4) XFS or EXT4 Installation guide Get SLES v15
Ubuntu 20.04, or 22.04 XFS or EXT4 Installation guide Get Ubuntu 22.04
Docker Engine 1.8+ on Linux N/A Installation guide Get Docker

Tip

For more information, review the system requirements for SQL Server on Linux. For the latest support policy for SQL Server, see the Technical support policy for Microsoft SQL Server.

Tools

Most existing client tools that target SQL Server can seamlessly target SQL Server running on Linux. Some tools might have a specific version requirement to work well with Linux. For a full list of SQL Server tools, see SQL tools overview.

Latest versions for all packages

This section lists the latest versions of each package per distribution, for SQL Server 2022 (16.x). The following table shows the most recent release, which is CU 15 GDR. For full release history, see Release history for SQL Server 2022.

Version Release Date Build KB article
SQL Server 2022 (16.x) CU 15 GDR 2024-10-08 16.0.4150.1 KB 5046059
Distribution Package name Package version Download
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
RHEL 9 Database Engine 16.0.4150.1-1 Database Engine RPM package
RHEL 9 Extensibility 16.0.4150.1-1 Extensibility RPM package
RHEL 9 Full-Text Search 16.0.4150.1-1 Full-Text Search RPM package
RHEL 9 High Availability 16.0.4150.1-1 High Availability RPM package
RHEL 9 PolyBase 16.0.4150.1-1 PolyBase RPM package
RHEL 8 SSIS 16.0.4003.1-1 SSIS RPM package
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SLES 15 Database Engine 16.0.4150.1-1 Database Engine RPM package
SLES 15 Extensibility 16.0.4150.1-1 Extensibility RPM package
SLES 15 Full-Text Search 16.0.4150.1-1 Full-Text Search RPM package
SLES 15 High Availability 16.0.4150.1-1 High Availability RPM package
SLES 15 PolyBase 16.0.4150.1-1 PolyBase RPM package
Ubuntu
Ubuntu 22.04 Database Engine 16.0.4150.1-1 Database Engine Debian package
Ubuntu 22.04 Extensibility 16.0.4150.1-1 Extensibility Debian package
Ubuntu 22.04 Full-Text Search 16.0.4150.1-1 Full-Text Search Debian package
Ubuntu 22.04 High Availability 16.0.4150.1-1 High Availability Debian package
Ubuntu 22.04 PolyBase 16.0.4150.1-1 PolyBase Debian package
Ubuntu 20.04 SSIS 16.0.4003.1-1 SSIS Debian package

How to install updates

When you configure the CU repository (mssql-server-2022), you get the latest CU of SQL Server packages when you perform new installations. If you require Docker container images, see official images for Microsoft SQL Server on Linux for Docker Engine. For more information about repository configuration, see Configure repositories for installing and upgrading SQL Server on Linux.

If you update existing SQL Server packages, run the appropriate update command for each package to get the latest CU. For specific update instructions for each package, see the following installation guides:

Release history

The following table lists the release history for SQL Server 2022 (16.x).

Note

Any missing GDRs apply to the Windows version only.

Release Version Release date
CU 15 GDR 16.0.4150.1 2024-10-08
CU 15 16.0.4145.4 2024-09-25
CU 14 GDR 16.0.4140.3 2024-09-10
CU 14 16.0.4135.4 2024-07-23
CU 13 16.0.4125.3 2024-05-16
CU 12 GDR 16.0.4120.1 2024-04-09
CU 12 16.0.4115.5 2024-03-14
CU 11 16.0.4105.2 2024-01-11
CU 10 GDR 16.0.4100.1 2024-01-09
CU 10 16.0.4095.4 2023-11-16
CU 9 16.0.4085.2 2023-10-12
CU 8 GDR 16.0.4080.1 2023-10-10
CU 8 16.0.4075.1 2023-09-15
CU 7 16.0.4065.3 2023-08-10
CU 6 16.0.4055.4 2023-07-13
CU 5 16.0.4045.3 2023-06-15
CU 4 16.0.4035.4 2023-05-11
CU 3 16.0.4025.1 2023-04-13
CU 2 16.0.4015.1 2023-03-15
CU 1 16.0.4003.1 2023-02-16
GDR 1 16.0.1050.5 2023-02-14
GA 16.0.1000.6 2022-11-16

Known issues

For more information, see SQL Server on Linux: Known issues.

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