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Patch: SQL Server 2022 CU28 (build 16.0.4325.4)

November 1, 2026
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SQL Server 2022 CU28 is out: build 16.0.4325.4.

Cumulative update for SQL Server 2022, build 16.0.4325.4, released November 2026.

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