I believe that you can apply the latest CU32+GDR directly. If not, the installer will tell you.
How to Patch SQL Server from CU+GDR 18 to CU+GDR32
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Md Himel Mahmud
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Hi All,
We have a SQL Server currently running:
Version: RTM-CU18-GDR (KB5021124) – 15.0.4280.7 (x64)
OS: Windows Server 2019 Standard Build 17763
We need to patch this server to the latest release (CU32 + GDR 15.0.4445.1).
My question: Can we upgrade directly to CU32 + GDR, or do we need to apply incremental updates first?
Thanks in advance for your guidance.
SQL Server Database Engine
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Nithin Krishna Madadi 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator2025-10-31T12:02:33.87+00:00 Hi @Md Himel Mahmud ,
I wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the information provided. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions.Thank you.
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Erland Sommarskog 127.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2025-09-15T21:28:10.5633333+00:00