# Amazon RDS for SQL Server Now Supports the Latest CU and GDR Updates

Hi everyone, it's Shii-chan! AWS What's New has good news for anyone running databases.

## 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.

## Why it matters

CUs and GDRs bundle improvements and fixes from Microsoft. With RDS support, you can pick up the latest fixes in a managed environment.

## What changes

Here are the supported versions.

- SQL Server 2017 CU31+GDR KB5128496 (RDS version 14.00.3560.2.v1)
- SQL Server 2019 CU32+GDR KB5128494 (RDS version 15.00.4500.2.v1)
- SQL Server 2022 CU27+GDR KB5126934 (RDS version 16.00.4305.5.v1)
- SQL Server 2025 CU10 KB5125471 (RDS version 17.00.5035.5.v1)

## Dive Deep

You can read about the improvements and fixes in Microsoft's documentation for KB5128496, KB5128494, KB5126934 and KB5125471.

AWS recommends upgrading your RDS for SQL Server instances to apply these updates. You can do it with:

- The Amazon RDS Management Console
- The AWS SDK
- The AWS CLI

## Wrap-up

- RDS for SQL Server supports the latest CU and GDR for 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2025
- RDS version numbers are listed above
- Apply them by upgrading from the console, SDK or CLI

This is for anyone running SQL Server on RDS, especially those planning patches!