@@VERSION - Transact SQL Configuration Functions
Applies to:
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
Returns system and build information for the current installation of SQL Server.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Note
We are aware of an issue where the product version reported by @@VERSION is incorrect for Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance and Azure Synapse Analytics.
The version of the SQL Server database engine run by Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance and Azure Synapse Analytics is always ahead of the on-premises version of SQL Server, and includes the latest security fixes. This means that the patch level is always on par with or ahead of the on-premises version of SQL Server, and that the latest features available in SQL Server are available in these services.
To programmatically determine the engine edition, use SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('EngineEdition'). This query will return '5' for Azure SQL Database, '8' for Azure SQL Managed Instance, and '6' or '11' for Azure Synapse.
We will update the documentation once this issue is resolved.
Syntax
@@VERSION
Note
To view Transact-SQL syntax for SQL Server 2014 and earlier, see Previous versions documentation.
Return Types
nvarchar
Remarks
The @@VERSION results are presented as one nvarchar string. You can use the SERVERPROPERTY (Transact-SQL) function to retrieve the individual property values.
For SQL Server, the following information is returned.
SQL Server version
Processor architecture
SQL Server build date
Copyright statement
SQL Server edition
Operating system version
For Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance, the following information is returned.
Edition- "Microsoft SQL Azure"
Product level- "(RTM)"
Product version
Build date
Copyright statement
Examples
A: Return the current version of SQL Server
The following example shows returning the version information for the current installation.
SELECT @@VERSION AS 'SQL Server Version';
Examples: Azure Synapse Analytics and Analytics Platform System (PDW)
B. Return the current version of Azure Synapse Analytics
SELECT @@VERSION AS 'SQL Server PDW Version';