--- title: Release Notes for SQL Server 2025 on Linux description: This article contains the release notes and supported features for SQL Server 2025 running on Linux. Release notes include the most recent release and several previous releases. author: rwestMSFT ms.author: randolphwest ms.reviewer: amitkh, vanto ms.date: 12/05/2025 ms.service: sql ms.subservice: linux ms.topic: release-notes ms.custom: - linux-related-content - ignite-2025 --- # Release notes for SQL Server 2025 on Linux [!INCLUDE [sqlserver2025-linux](../includes/applies-to-version/sqlserver2025-linux.md)] The following release notes apply to [!INCLUDE [ssSQL25](../includes/sssql25-md.md)] running on Linux. This article is broken into sections for each release. For detailed supportability and known issues, see [SQL Server on Linux: Known issues](sql-server-linux-known-issues.md). Each release links to a support article describing the changes, in addition to the Linux package downloads. These release notes are specifically for [!INCLUDE [ssSQL25](../includes/sssql25-md.md)] releases. For release notes on other editions, see the following articles: - [Release notes for SQL Server 2017 on Linux](sql-server-linux-release-notes-2017.md?view=sql-server-ver14&preserve-view=true) - [Release notes for SQL Server 2019 on Linux](sql-server-linux-release-notes-2019.md?view=sql-server-ver15&preserve-view=true) - [Release notes for SQL Server 2022 on Linux](sql-server-linux-release-notes-2022.md?view=sql-server-ver16&preserve-view=true) [!INCLUDE [support-policy](includes/support-policy.md)] ## Supported platforms [!INCLUDE [linux-supported-platforms-2025](includes/linux-supported-platforms-2025.md)] ## Tools Most existing client tools that target [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] can seamlessly target [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] running on Linux. Some tools might have a specific version requirement to work well with Linux. For a full list of [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] tools, see [SQL tools overview](../tools/overview-sql-tools.md). ## Latest versions for all packages This section lists the latest versions of each package per distribution, for [!INCLUDE [ssSQL25](../includes/sssql25-md.md)]. The following table shows the most recent release, which is **GA**. For full release history, see [Release history for SQL Server 2025 on Linux](/troubleshoot/sql/releases/linux/release-history-2025). | Version | Release | Date | Build | KB article | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [!INCLUDE [ssSQL25](../includes/sssql25-md.md)] | GA | 2025-11-18 | 17.0.1000.7 | | > [!NOTE] > **Red Hat 10** and **Ubuntu 24.04** are supported (in preview) on [!INCLUDE [ssSQL25](../includes/sssql25-md.md)], starting with GA. - Starting with [!INCLUDE [ssSQL25](../includes/sssql25-md.md)], **SUSE Linux Enterprise Server** (SLES) isn't supported. Customers using earlier versions of [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] on SLES aren't affected, and there are no changes to your support for existing deployments. For more information about version lifecycle policies, see [SQL Server 2022](/lifecycle/products/sql-server-2022), [SQL Server 2019](/lifecycle/products/sql-server-2019), and [SQL Server 2017](/lifecycle/products/sql-server-2017). To upgrade to [!INCLUDE [sssql25-md](../includes/sssql25-md.md)], [back up your databases and restore them](sql-server-linux-backup-and-restore-database.md) to a [supported distribution](#supported-platforms). | Distribution | Package name | Package version | Download | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** | | | | | RHEL 10 (in preview) | Database Engine | 17.0.1000.7-7 | [Database Engine RPM package](https://packages.microsoft.com/rhel/10/mssql-server-preview/Packages/m/mssql-server-17.0.1000.7-7_preview.x86_64.rpm) | | RHEL 10 (in preview) | Extensibility | 17.0.1000.7-7 | [Extensibility RPM package](https://packages.microsoft.com/rhel/10/mssql-server-preview/Packages/m/mssql-server-extensibility-17.0.1000.7-7_preview.x86_64.rpm) | | RHEL 10 (in preview) | Full-Text Search | 17.0.1000.7-7 | [Full-Text Search RPM package](https://packages.microsoft.com/rhel/10/mssql-server-preview/Packages/m/mssql-server-fts-17.0.1000.7-7_preview.x86_64.rpm) | | RHEL 10 (in preview) | High Availability | 17.0.1000.7-7 | [High Availability RPM package](https://packages.microsoft.com/rhel/10/mssql-server-preview/Packages/m/mssql-server-ha-17.0.1000.7-7_preview.x86_64.rpm) | | RHEL 10 (in preview) | PolyBase | 17.0.1000.7-7 | [PolyBase RPM package](https://packages.microsoft.com/rhel/10/mssql-server-preview/Packages/m/mssql-server-polybase-17.0.1000.7-7_preview.x86_64.rpm) | | **Ubuntu** | | | | | Ubuntu 24.04 (in preview) | Database Engine | 17.0.1000.7-7 | [Database Engine Debian package](https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/24.04/mssql-server-preview/pool/main/m/mssql-server/mssql-server_17.0.1000.7-7-preview_amd64.deb) | | Ubuntu 24.04 (in preview) | Extensibility | 17.0.1000.7-7 | [Extensibility Debian package](https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/24.04/mssql-server-preview/pool/main/m/mssql-server-extensibility/mssql-server-extensibility_17.0.1000.7-7-preview_amd64.deb) | | Ubuntu 24.04 (in preview) | Full-Text Search | 17.0.1000.7-7 | [Full-Text Search Debian package](https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/24.04/mssql-server-preview/pool/main/m/mssql-server-fts/mssql-server-fts_17.0.1000.7-7-preview_amd64.deb) | | Ubuntu 24.04 (in preview) | High Availability | 17.0.1000.7-7 | [High Availability Debian package](https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/24.04/mssql-server-preview/pool/main/m/mssql-server-ha/mssql-server-ha_17.0.1000.7-7-preview_amd64.deb) | | Ubuntu 24.04 (in preview) | PolyBase | 17.0.1000.7-7 | [PolyBase Debian package](https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/24.04/mssql-server-preview/pool/main/m/mssql-server-polybase/mssql-server-polybase_17.0.1000.7-7-preview_amd64.deb) | ## How to install updates When you configure the CU repository (`mssql-server-2025`), you get the latest CU of [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] packages when you perform new installations. If you require Docker container images, see official images for [Microsoft SQL Server on Linux for Docker Engine](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/mssql-server). For more information about repository configuration, see [Configure repositories for installing and upgrading SQL Server 2025 on Linux](sql-server-linux-change-repo-2025.md). If you update existing [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] packages, run the appropriate update command for each package to get the latest CU. For specific update instructions for each package, see the following installation guides: - [Install SQL Server package](sql-server-linux-setup.md#upgrade) - [Install SQL Server Full-Text Search on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup-full-text-search.md) - [Install SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup-ssis.md) - [Install SQL Server 2019 Machine Learning Services (Python and R) on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup-machine-learning.md) - [Install PolyBase on Linux](../relational-databases/polybase/polybase-linux-setup.md) - [Install SQL Server Agent on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup-sql-agent.md) ## Release history The following table lists the release history for [!INCLUDE [ssSQL25](../includes/sssql25-md.md)]. > [!NOTE] > Any missing GDRs apply to the Windows version only. | Release | Version | Release date | | --- | --- | --- | | [GA](/troubleshoot/sql/releases/linux/release-history-2025#17-0-1000) | 17.0.1000.7 | 2025-11-18 | ## Known issues For more information, see [SQL Server on Linux: Known issues](sql-server-linux-known-issues.md). ## Related content - [SQL Server on Linux FAQ](sql-server-linux-faq.yml) - [Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on Red Hat](quickstart-install-connect-red-hat.md) - [Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server](quickstart-install-connect-suse.md) - [Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on Ubuntu](quickstart-install-connect-ubuntu.md) - [Quickstart: Run SQL Server Linux container images with Docker](quickstart-install-connect-docker.md) - [Provision a Linux virtual machine running SQL Server in the Azure portal](/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/linux/sql-vm-create-portal-quickstart) - [Quickstart: Run SQL Server in the cloud](quickstart-install-connect-clouds.md)