Merge pull request #26299 from erinstellato-ms/ssmsdocupdates

Update SSMS Support Policy

Author: Stacyrch140

docs/ssms/media/ssms-supportpolicy/Support-policy.png

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 title: "SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Support Policy"
 description: "SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Support Policy"
-author: "dzsquared"
-ms.author: "drskwier"
-ms.date: "11/13/2018"
+ms.date: "03/08/2023"
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: ssms
 ms.topic: conceptual
 helpviewer_keywords:
   - "SQL Server Management Studio"
+author: erinstellato-ms
+ms.author: erinstellato
+ms.reviewer: maghan
 ---
+
 # SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Support Policy
 
 The support policy for SQL Server Management Studio is stated as follows.
@@ -24,16 +26,13 @@ The support policy for SQL Server Management Studio is stated as follows.
 Beginning with version 18.0, all security updates, critical updates, hotfixes, as well as any new features will be released only in the latest point version of the major version. Once a new version of SSMS is released for public, whether it's a point version within a major version or a major version itself, all prior versions are out of support, as per the [Modern Lifecycle Policy](https://support.microsoft.com/help/30881/modern-lifecycle-policy).
 
 
-For instance, SSMS 17.7 was released in May 2018. 17.7 got full support until June 2018 when 17.8.1 was released. At this point, 17.7 would be out of support. When 17.9 was released in September 2018, all prior versions are out of support. 
+For instance, SSMS 18.12.1 was released in June 2022. 18.12.1 had full support until January 2023 when 19.0 was released. At this point, 18.12.1 would be out of support. When 19.0.1 was released in February 2023, all prior versions were out of support.
 
 For best experience, it is recommended for customers to install the most recent version via https://aka.ms/ssms  
 
 **Full Support** servicing phase: When running the latest current branch version of SQL Server Management Studio, you receive all updates - Security Updates, Critical Updates, new features etc.
 
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-![Support-matrix](./media/ssms-supportpolicy/support-policy.png)
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+:::image type="content" source="media/support-policy/ssms-support-policy.png" alt-text="Screenshot of SSMS support life cycle.":::
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > The latest current branch version is always in the **Full Support** servicing phase. This support statement means that if you encounter a code defect that warrants a critical update, you must have the latest current branch version installed in order to receive a fix.