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Release notes for SQL Server 2025 on Linux

Applies to: SQL Server 2025 (17.x) - Linux

The following release notes apply to SQL Server 2025 (17.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 2025 (17.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 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 10.x Server (in preview)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x Server		 XFS or ext4 Installation guide Get RHEL 10

Get RHEL 9
Ubuntu 24.04 (in preview)

Ubuntu 22.04		 XFS or ext4 Installation guide Get Ubuntu 24.04

Get Ubuntu 22.04
Docker Engine 1.8+ on Linux 1 N/A Installation guide Get Docker

1 SQL Server container images are supported only on Linux hosts running on Intel and AMD x86-64 CPUs. Emulation or translation environments (for example, Rosetta 2, Prism, or QEMU) aren't tested or supported. If you want to create a feature request, or report an emulator-related issue, visit the official GitHub repository.

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 2025 (17.x). The following table shows the most recent release, which is GA. For full release history, see Release history for SQL Server 2025 on Linux.

Version Release Date Build KB article
SQL Server 2025 (17.x) GA 2025-11-18 17.0.1000.7

Note

Red Hat 10 and Ubuntu 24.04 are supported (in preview) on SQL Server 2025 (17.x), starting with GA.

Distribution Package name Package version Download
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
RHEL 10 (in preview) Database Engine 17.0.1000.7-7 Database Engine RPM package
RHEL 10 (in preview) Extensibility 17.0.1000.7-7 Extensibility RPM package
RHEL 10 (in preview) Full-Text Search 17.0.1000.7-7 Full-Text Search RPM package
RHEL 10 (in preview) High Availability 17.0.1000.7-7 High Availability RPM package
RHEL 10 (in preview) PolyBase 17.0.1000.7-7 PolyBase RPM package
Ubuntu
Ubuntu 24.04 (in preview) Database Engine 17.0.1000.7-7 Database Engine Debian package
Ubuntu 24.04 (in preview) Extensibility 17.0.1000.7-7 Extensibility Debian package
Ubuntu 24.04 (in preview) Full-Text Search 17.0.1000.7-7 Full-Text Search Debian package
Ubuntu 24.04 (in preview) High Availability 17.0.1000.7-7 High Availability Debian package
Ubuntu 24.04 (in preview) PolyBase 17.0.1000.7-7 PolyBase Debian package

How to install updates

When you configure the CU repository (mssql-server-2025), 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 2025 (17.x).

Note

Any missing GDRs apply to the Windows version only.

Release Version Release date
GA 17.0.1000.7 2025-11-18

Known issues

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

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