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Amazon RDS now supports the latest Cumulative Update and GDR updates for Microsoft SQL Server

Published
November 3, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/11/amazon-rds-supports-latest-cumulative-update-gdr-microsoft-sql-server/

Amazon RDS for SQL Server Updates

Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports the latest Cumulative Updates (CU) and General Distribution Release (GDR) updates for Microsoft SQL Server, including:

  • 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)

What to do

  • Upgrade your Amazon RDS for SQL Server instances to apply these updates using the Amazon RDS Management Console, AWS SDK, or CLI.
  • Refer to the Amazon RDS SQL Server User Guide for detailed upgrade instructions.

Source: AWS release notes




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