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Manually from Apps and Features in Windows Settings.Release dates and build numbersThis section provides links to the publicly released bootstrappers for SQL Server Management Studio. The bootstrappers initiate Visual Studio's installation process. Only the latest release is supported.To verify what version a given bootstrapper installs, right-click on the bootstrapper vs_ssms.exe, choose Properties > Details, and look at the Product Version information. The version number should always be read as "latest of that version". A bootstrapper with a Product Version of 21.0 would install the latest 21.0.x servicing release that is available.Evergreen bootstrapperThe bootstrapper in the following table will always install the latest release of SSMS from its respective channel.ChannelVersionBootstrapperEnd of Support datePreview21.0SQL Server Management Studio 21 PreviewFixed version installersThis table lists latest build numbers of publicly released versions of SQL Server Management Studio, the release date, and download link.SSMS versionBuild numberRelease date20.220.2.30.0July 9, 202419.319.3.4.0January 10, 202418.12.115.0.18420.0June 21, 202217.9.114.0.17289.0November 21, 201816.5.313.0.16106.4January 30, 2017Related contentChannels for SQL Server Management Studio 21 PreviewSQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) support policy --> Feedback Additional resources In this article
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Skip to main content This browser is no longer supported. Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support. Release history for SQL Server Management Studio Article02/13/2025 In this article -->SQL Server Management Studio is updated regularly to provide new features, performance and reliability improvements, security updates, and bug fixes.With SQL Server Management Studio 21 Preview, we introduce Preview and Release channels to provide customers the flexibility and control to determine when they adopt feature updates. The latest release on each channel is always, by definition, the most secure, so we highly encourage customers to stay up to date regardless of what channel they choose to get updates from. Refer to our support policy or our channels documentation for additional information.Release notesHere are the release notes for different versions of SQL Server Management Studio:SQL Server Management Studio 21 Preview release notesSQL Server Management Studio 20 release notesUpdate your installation to a specific releaseIf you need to install or update to a specific release of SSMS, you can find the available bootstrapper in the Evergreen bootstrapper] table.Uninstall SSMS to go back to an earlier releaseIf you need to install an earlier release of SQL Server Management Studio 21, you must uninstall your current installation and use one of the links below to reinstall the version that you prefer.On Windows, open the Visual Studio Installer.Uninstall all instances of SQL Server Management Studio 21 listed in the Visual Studio Installer.From Programs and Features in the Control Panel, find SQL Server Management Studio 21, and uninstall it.If you need to install an earlier release of SQL Server Management Studio 20.x and earlier for a major version (for example, to downgrade from SSMS 20.2 to SSMS 20.1), then you must uninstall your current installation and use one of the links below to reinstall the version that you prefer.On Windows, from Programs and Features in the Control Panel, find your version of Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and uninstall it.Before attempting to install a previous version of SQL Server Management Studio, refer to our support policy. Microsoft doesn't guarantee support outside of this policy.If you're unable to follow the steps above due to a corrupted install, follow the steps to remove SQL Server Management Studio with the InstallCleanup.exe tool.Uninstalling SSMS won't remove standalone products and components such as .NET and Visual C++ Redistributables. These might need to be removed
