What is the correspondence between SQL Server versions and their release dates?
The table below shows the correspondence between version numbers and release years for Microsoft SQL Server Express or Standard:
| Year | Comercial name of SQL Server | Major version number |
| 2025 | SQL Server 2025 | 17.x |
| 2022 | SQL Server 2022 | 16.x |
| 2019 | SQL Server 2019 | 15.x |
| 2017 | SQL Server 2017 | 14.x |
| 2016 | SQL Server 2026 | 13.x |
| 2014 | SQL Server 2014 | 12.x |
| 2012 | SQL Server 2012 | 11.x |
| 2008 | SQL Server 2008 R2 | 10.5.x |