SQL Server 2019: sunset date 2030-01-08
The sunset date for SQL Server 2019 (end of Extended Support) is 2030-01-08, which is 1176 days after 2026-10-20, the reference date for every days-left figure on this site. Mainstream Support ended on 2025-02-28. The source was read on 2026-10-14.
- Provider
- Microsoft
- Category
- database
- Sunset date
- 2030-01-08 (1176 days remaining as of 2026-10-20)
- What stops working
- Extended Support for SQL Server 2019, on Windows and on Linux (all editions), ends, so the release stops receiving security updates under the Fixed Lifecycle Policy.
- Replacement
- A supported SQL Server release such as SQL Server 2022 or SQL Server 2025
Source
SQL Server 2019, Microsoft Lifecycle, Microsoft Learn (learn.microsoft.com). Read on 2026-10-14. The page lists start 11/4/2019 8:00:00 AM, mainstream end 3/1/2025 6:59:59 AM and extended end 1/9/2030 6:59:59 AM, with times labelled Pacific Time.
Official source (copy into your browser): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/sql-server-2019
Date note: the 6:59:59 AM stamp falls on the day after the last day of coverage. This site reports the preceding day, 2030-01-08 for Extended Support (a Patch Tuesday) and 2025-02-28 for Mainstream Support. Confirm the dates on the Microsoft page before acting.
Related sunsets
- SQL Server end of life: all SQL Server dates
- SQL Server 2017 (2027-10-12)
- SQL Server 2016 (2026-07-14)
Earlier 34-date snapshot as one CSV + PDF calendar (this site lists more dates than the file)