---
title: "CHANGE_TRACKING_CURRENT_VERSION (Transact-SQL)"
description: "CHANGE_TRACKING_CURRENT_VERSION (Transact-SQL)"
author: rwestMSFT
ms.author: randolphwest
ms.date: "08/08/2016"
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  - "CHANGE_TRACKING_CURRENT_VERSION"
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---
# CHANGE_TRACKING_CURRENT_VERSION (Transact-SQL)
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  Returns a version that is associated with the last committed transaction. This version can be used when you enumerate changes by using [CHANGETABLE](../../relational-databases/system-functions/changetable-transact-sql.md).  
  
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## Syntax  
  
```  
  
CHANGE_TRACKING_CURRENT_VERSION ( )  
```  
  
## Return Type  
 **bigint**  
  
## Remarks  
 Returns NULL when change tracking is not enabled for the database.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example declares the local variable `@next_baseline` for storing the current version of tracked changes, and then uses the `CHANGE_TRACKING_CURRENT_VERSION()` function to obtain the value for the variable.  
  
```sql  
DECLARE @next_baseline bigint;  
SET @next_baseline = CHANGE_TRACKING_CURRENT_VERSION();  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Change Tracking Functions (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-functions/change-tracking-functions-transact-sql.md)   
 [CHANGETABLE (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-functions/changetable-transact-sql.md)   
 [CHANGE_TRACKING_MIN_VALID_VERSION (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-functions/change-tracking-min-valid-version-transact-sql.md)   
 [Track Data Changes (SQL Server)](../../relational-databases/track-changes/track-data-changes-sql-server.md)