Here’s the release history for Microsoft SQL Server 2016. Each update is linked to its Microsoft knowledge base article with the download and the list of hotfixes included.
| Service Pack | Cumulative Update | Release Date | Build | Support Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDR | 2023/10/12 | 13.0.6435.1 | 2026/07/14 | |
| GDR | 2023/02/14 | 13.0.6430.49 | 2026/07/14 | |
| GDR | 2022/06/13 | 13.0.6419.1 | 2026/07/14 | |
| Hotfix | 2021/10/28 | 13.0.6404.1 | 2026/07/14 | |
| SP3 | 2021/09/15 | 13.0.6300.2 | 2026/07/14 | |
| CU17 | 2021/03/29 | 13.0.5888.11 | 2022/10/11 | |
| CU16 | 2021/02/11 | 13.0.5882.1 | 2022/10/11 | |
| GDR | 2021/01/12 | 13.0.5865.1 | 2022/10/11 | |
| CU15 | 2020/09/28 | 13.0.5850.14 | 2022/10/11 | |
| CU14 | 2020/08/06 | 13.0.5830.85 | 2022/10/11 | |
| CU13 | 2020/05/28 | 13.0.5820.21 | 2022/10/11 | |
| CU12 | 2020/02/25 | 13.0.5698.0 | 2022/10/11 | |
| Security Update | 2020/02/11 | 13.0.5622.0 | 2022/10/11 | |
| CU11 | 2019/12/09 | 13.0.5598.27 | 2022/10/11 | |
| CU10 | 2019/10/08 | 13.0.5492.2 | 2022/10/11 | |
| 2019/09/30 | 13.0.5470.0 | 2022/10/11 | ||
| CU8 | 2019/07/31 | 13.0.5426.0 | 2022/10/11 | |
| Security update | 2019/07/09 | 13.0.5366.0 | 2022/10/11 | |
| CU7 | 2019/05/23 | 13.0.5337.0 | 2022/10/11 | |
| CU6 | 2019/03/19 | 13.0.5292.0 | 2022/10/11 | |
| CU5 | 2019/01/23 | 13.0.5264.1 | 2022/10/11 | |
| CU4 | 2018/11/13 | 13.0.5233.0 | 2022/10/11 | |
| CU3 (bug: do not apply if you use Auditing) | 2018/09/20 | 13.0.5216.0 | 2022/10/11 | |
| GDR (security patch to SP2 CU2) | 2018/08/20 | 13.0.5201.2 | 2022/10/11 | |
| 2018/08/14 | 13.0.5161.0 | 2022/10/11 | ||
| CU2 | 2018/07/17 | 13.0.5153.0 | 2022/10/11 | |
| CU1 | 2018/05/30 | 13.0.5149.0 | 2022/10/11 | |
| Security Update | 2020/02/11 | 13.0.5102.14 | 2022/10/11 | |
| GDR (security patch to SP2) | 2018/08/14 | 13.0.5081.1 | 2022/10/11 | |
| SP2 | 2018/04/24 | 13.0.5026.0 | 2022/10/11 | |
| CU15 | 2019/05/16 | 13.0.4574.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU14 | 2019/03/19 | 13.0.4560.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU13 | 2019/01/23 | 13.0.4550.1 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU12 | 2018/11/13 | 13.0.4541.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU11 | 2018/09/18 | 13.0.4528.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| GDR (security patch to SP1 CU10) | 2018/08/14 | 13.0.4522.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU10 | 2018/07/17 | 13.0.4514.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU9 | 2018/05/30 | 13.0.4502.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU8 | 2018/03/19 | 13.0.4474.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU7 | 2018/01/04 | 13.0.4466.4 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU6 | 2017/11/22 | 13.0.4457.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU5 | 2017/09/18 | 13.0.4451.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU4 ( w/MDS bug) | 2017/08/08 | 13.0.4446.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU3 | 2017/05/15 | 13.0.4435.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU2 | 2017/03/20 | 13.0.4422.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU1 | 2017/01/18 | 13.0.4411.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| GDR (security patch to SP1) | 2018/08/14 | 13.0.4223.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| SP1 | 2016/11/16 | 13.0.4001.0 | 2019/07/09 – out of support | |
| CU9 | 2017/11/22 | 13.0.2216.0 | 2018/01/09 – out of support | |
| CU8 | 2017/09/18 | 13.0.2213.0 | 2018/01/09 – out of support | |
| CU7 | 2017/08/08 | 13.0.2210.0 | 2018/01/09 – out of support | |
| CU6 | 2017/05/15 | 13.0.2204.0 | 2018/01/09 – out of support | |
| CU5 | 2017/03/28 | 13.0.2197.0 | 2018/01/09 – out of support | |
| CU4 | 2017/01/18 | 13.0.2193.0 | 2018/01/09 – out of support | |
| CU3 | 2016/11/17 | 13.0.2186.6 | 2018/01/09 – out of support | |
| CU2 (see note 1 and note 2) | 2016/09/22 | 13.0.2164.0 | 2018/01/09 – out of support | |
| CU1 | 2016/07/25 | 13.0.2149.0 | 2018/01/09 – out of support | |
| None (RTM) | 2016/06/01 | 13.0.1601.5 | 2018/01/09 – out of support |
Depending on your agreements with Microsoft and where you’re hosting your SQL Server, you may be able to get even longer support than what we show here.
Note 1: CU2 has a known issue with Filestream not working when SecureBoot is enabled. If you’re on Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10, and you’re using SecureBoot (which is enabled by default with Hyper-V Gen2 VMs), and your database has Filestream, you either need to disable SecureBoot, or skip CU2 for now.
Note 2: columnstore index users should consider the on-demand hotfix update 13.0.2170.0, which includes serious performance and reliability fixes.