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RDS for SQL Server supports the latest CU and GDR updates, across four versions!

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Here's an update for everyone running SQL Server on RDS!

What was announced?

According to AWS What's New, Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports the latest Cumulative Updates (CU) and General Distribution Release (GDR) updates for Microsoft SQL Server.

The story so far

RDS follows Microsoft's patches and refreshes its supported versions regularly. This time, four versions got newer builds.

What changes

You can move your instances to RDS versions that include Microsoft's latest fixes and improvements. AWS recommends upgrading your RDS for SQL Server instances to apply these updates.

Dive Deep

Here are the supported versions:

  • SQL Server 2017 CU31+GDR KB5122774 (RDS version 14.00.3550.4.v1)
  • SQL Server 2019 CU32+GDR KB5122772 (RDS version 15.00.4490.9.v1)
  • SQL Server 2022 CU27 KB5104824 (RDS version 16.00.4295.3.v1)
  • SQL Server 2025 CU9 KB5122048 (RDS version 17.00.5005.3.v1)

For what each update contains, see Microsoft's documentation for each KB. You can upgrade with the Amazon RDS Management Console, the AWS SDK or the CLI.

Wrap-up

  • Latest CU / GDR support for SQL Server 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2025
  • RDS versions and KB numbers are in the list above
  • Upgrade from the console, SDK or CLI

This one is for anyone running RDS for SQL Server who plans patching!

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