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description: Release notes for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
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author: erinstellato-ms
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ms.author: erinstellato
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ms.reviewer: maghan
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ms.date: 03/19/2024
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ms.reviewer: maghan, randolphwest
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ms.date: 04/02/2024
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ms.service: sql
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ms.topic: conceptual
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This article details updates, improvements, and bug fixes for the current and previous versions of SSMS.
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[!INCLUDE[ssms-connect-aazure-ad](../includes/ssms-connect-azure-ad.md)]
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[!INCLUDE [ssms-connect-aazure-ad](../includes/ssms-connect-azure-ad.md)]
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## Current SSMS release
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### 20.0
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:::image type="icon" source="../includes/media/download.svg" border="false"::: [Download SSMS 20.0](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2264204&clcid=0x409)
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- Release number: 20.0
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- Release date: March 19, 2024
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| Connection | Added icons to the Query Editor status bar to indicate the encryption method used for the connection. |
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| Connection | Added Microsoft Entra ID authentication to **New Login** wizard. |
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| Drivers | Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient version to 5.1.4, which includes support for Strict encryption and Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3. |
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| Libraries | Updated Server Management Objects (SMO) version to 171.30.0|
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| Libraries | Updated Server Management Objects (SMO) version to 171.30.0 |
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| Libraries | Updated DacFx version to 162.1.x. |
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| Options | Introduced a new option, **Trust server certificate for imported connections**, in **Tools > Options > SQL Server Object Explorer > Commands** under **Connection security**. For more information, see [Options (SQL Server Object Explorer - Commands)](menu-help/options-sql-server-object-explorer-commands.md). |
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| Replication | If Azure SQL Managed Instance is the publisher and SSMS is running on a machine that isn't in the same virtual network as the publisher, you aren't able to insert a tracer token via Replication Monitor. | To insert tracer tokens, use Replication Monitor in SSMS on a machine that is in the same virtual network as the Azure SQL Managed Instance publisher. |
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| Stretch Database | Removed Stretch Database Wizard. | Use T-SQL to configure Stretch Database or use SSMS 18.9.1 or earlier to use the Stretch Database Wizard. |
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#### Known issues using Strict encryption 20.0
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#### Known issues using Strict Encryption in 20.0
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Download previous SSMS versions by selecting the download link in the related section.
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| SSMS version | Build number | Release date |
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| [19.3](#193) | 19.3.4.0 | January 10, 2024 |
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| [18.12.1](#18121) | 15.0.18420.0 | June 21, 2022 |
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| [17.9.1](#1791) | 14.0.17289.0 | November 21, 2018 |
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| [16.5.3](#1653) | 13.0.16106.4 | January 30, 2017 |
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:::image type="icon" source="../includes/media/download.svg" border="false"::: [Download SSMS 19.3](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2257624&clcid=0x409)
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| Azure Data Studio installation integration | The installation of SSMS installs Azure Data Studio 1.47.1. |
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| Accessibility | Addressed issue with screen reader announcing incomplete or incorrect information in the database properties dialog. |
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| Always Encrypted | Fixed inability to change the **Enable Secure Enclaves** option when creating a new Azure SQL Database using a non-English installation of SSMS. |
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| Availability Groups | Changed text color for primary server name in the Availability Group Dashboard, which caused the entry to appear empty. |
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| Extended Events | Changed text color for data column after selecting **View Target Data** for the ring_buffer target. |
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| Installer | Fixed issue where users may be prompted to update SQL Server Management Studio even if the current release is installed, see [Bug in 19.2.56.2 update version detection](https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/bb5e60b9-5d85-ee11-a81c-002248544521). |
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| Installer | Fixed issue where users might be prompted to update SQL Server Management Studio even if the current release is installed, see [Bug in 19.2.56.2 update version detection](https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/bb5e60b9-5d85-ee11-a81c-002248544521). |
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| Object Explorer | Resolved crash occurring when trying to close Object Explorer while the tree is still expanding. |
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| Reports | Updated Server Dashboard report to correctly show the number of schedulers when more than 255 are available, see [SSMS 19.2 - Reports - Server dashboard - Processors used by instance - wrong number](https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/cdf3d393-a689-ee11-a81c-6045bdb7ea56). |
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| Reports | Updated Server Dashboard report to correctly show the number of schedulers when more than 255 are available, see [SSMS 19.2 - Reports - Server dashboard - Processors used by instance - wrong number](https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/cdf3d393-a689-ee11-a81c-6045bdb7ea56). |
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| Security | Update to [Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 3.1.5](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/blob/main/release-notes/3.1/3.1.5.md) to address [CVE-2024-0056](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0056). |
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| Analysis Services | When you connect to Analysis Services with Microsoft Entra MFA, if you add a new role or open properties for a role, the message “the identity of the user being added to the role is not fetched properly” appears. | This error is benign and can be ignored. It will be addressed within the Azure infrastructure soon, and no updates to SSMS are required. |
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| Analysis Services | When you connect to Analysis Services with Microsoft Entra MFA, if you add a new role or open properties for a role, the message "the identity of the user being added to the role is not fetched properly" appears. | This error is benign and can be ignored. It will be addressed within the Azure infrastructure soon, and no updates to SSMS are required. |
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| Analysis Services | After adding a new role, or when opening properties for an existing role, you can't use **Search by name or email address** to add a user. | A user can be added with the **Manual Entry** option. |
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| Database Designer | Selecting the Design option for a view that references a table using spatial data causes SSMS to crash. | Use T-SQL to make changes to the view. |
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| Database Mirroring | When you launch the Database Mirroring Monitor from the mirrored node, the primary node isn't listed. | Use SSMS 18.12.1 if you need to monitor mirroring from the mirrored node. |
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| Link feature for Azure SQL Managed Instance | After you remove an existing mirroring endpoint certificate on SQL Server, link creation through the wizard might fail due to unestablished trust between SQL Server and Azure SQL Managed Instance, even though all checks are successful. | Use PowerShell command ``Get-AzSqlInstanceServerTrustCertificate`` to check whether SQL Server mirroring endpoint certificate named "<SQL_Server_Instance_Name>" exists in the Azure SQL Managed Instance. If so, use PowerShell command ``Remove-AzSqlInstanceServerTrustCertificate`` to remove it before a new link creation attempt. |
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| Linked servers | Creating a linked server to Azure SQL Database with SQL Server selected as Server type connects to the master database. | To create a linked server to Azure SQL Database, select **Other data source** for the **Server type**, and select **Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server** or **Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server** as the **Provider**. Enter logical server name in the Data source field, and enter database name in the Catalog field. |
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| Link feature for Azure SQL Managed Instance | After you remove an existing mirroring endpoint certificate on SQL Server, link creation through the wizard might fail due to unestablished trust between SQL Server and Azure SQL Managed Instance, even though all checks are successful. | Use PowerShell command `Get-AzSqlInstanceServerTrustCertificate` to check whether SQL Server mirroring endpoint certificate named "<SQL_Server_Instance_Name>" exists in the Azure SQL Managed Instance. If so, use PowerShell command `Remove-AzSqlInstanceServerTrustCertificate` to remove it before a new link creation attempt. |
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| Linked servers | Creating a linked server to Azure SQL Database with SQL Server selected as Server type connects to the `master` database. | To create a linked server to Azure SQL Database, select **Other data source** for the **Server type**, and select **Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server** or **Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server** as the **Provider**. Enter logical server name in the Data source field, and enter database name in the Catalog field. |
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For a list of all SQL Server Management Studio downloads, search the [Microsoft Download Center](https://www.microsoft.com/download/search.aspx?q=sql%20server%20management%20studio&p=0&r=10&t=&s=Relevancy~Descending).
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## Related content
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- [Download SSMS](download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms.md)
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- [Download SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)](download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms.md)
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- [Azure Data Studio release notes](../azure-data-studio/release-notes-azure-data-studio.md)

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