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Clarified the update policy change implications for SQL Server versions. --------- Co-authored-by: Masha Thomas (MSFT) <32783170+MashaMSFT@users.noreply.github.com>
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author: MladjoA
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ms.author: mlandzic
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ms.reviewer: mathoma
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ms.date: 10/15/2025
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ms.date: 11/18/2025
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ms.service: azure-sql-managed-instance
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ms.subservice: deployment-configuration
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ms.topic: how-to
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## SQL Server 2025 update policy
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> [!NOTE]
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> The **SQL Server 2025** update policy is currently in preview.
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> The **SQL Server 2025** update policy is currently in preview. Changing the update policy from **SQL Server 2025** to **Always-up-to-date** is currently and temporarily disabled.
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The **SQL Server 2025** update policy aligns your database format with [!INCLUDE [sssql25-md](../../docs/includes/sssql25-md.md)].
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For an existing instance, you can enable the **Always-up-to-date** update policy by using the Azure portal, PowerShell, the Azure CLI, or REST API.
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> [!CAUTION]
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> The **SQL Server 2022** update policy is enabled by default for all existing and new instances. When you change the update policy to **SQL Server 2025**, or **Always-up-to-date**, the internal database format is upgraded permanently. You can't change the update policy back to **SQL Server 2022** and you can no longer use the features and benefits that require the **SQL Server 2022** update policy.
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> - The **SQL Server 2022** update policy is enabled by default for all existing and new instances. When you change the update policy to **SQL Server 2025**, or **Always-up-to-date**, the internal database format is upgraded permanently. You can't change the update policy back to **SQL Server 2022** and you can no longer use the features and benefits that require the **SQL Server 2022** update policy.
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> - Changing the update policy from **SQL Server 2025** to **Always-up-to-date** is currently and temporarily disabled.
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### [Azure portal](#tab/azure-portal)
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