Cumulative Update #26 for SQL Server 2017

Today Microsoft released CU #26 for SQL Server 2017. Wow 26 CU’s for a SQL Server product.

What is really amazing is that it is over 4 years since SQL Server 2017 was released and 26 CU’s in we are still having some pretty significant bugs fixed. I guess with the size and complexity of SQL Server that is to be expected.

Here is the link to the update.

SQL Server 2017 CU 26 (KB 5005226) 9/14/2021

And here are links to the latest updates for all the SQL Server versions 2008 through 2019.

SQL Server 2019

RTM CU 12
Download links:
CU 12 (KB 5004524)

SQL Server 2017

RTM CU 26
Download links:
CU 26 (KB 5005226)

SQL Server 2016

SP2 CU 17
Download links:
SP2 (KB 4052908)
CU 17 (KB 5001092)

SQL Server 2014

SP3 CU 4
Download links:
SP3 (KB 4022619)
CU 4 (KB 4583462)

SQL Server 2012

SP3 CU 10
Download links:
SP3 (KB 3072779)
CU 10 (KB 4057121)

SQL Server 2008 R2

SP2 CU 13
Download links:
SP2 (KB 2630458)
CU 13 (KB 2967540)

SQL Server 2008

SP3 CU 17
Download links:
SP3 (KB 2546951)
CU 17 (KB 2958696)

The question is, and please post your comments below. When you see a new CU or SP, what is your plan to get that applied to a production server? As soon as possible, when you hear what others have to say about it, next time you apply quarterly updates, or who knows? Let me know.