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Update SqlClient articles to reflect latest hotfix releases (#35850)
Co-authored-by: David Engel <dengel1012@gmail.com>
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description: Download page for ADO.NET and Microsoft SqlClient Data Provider for SQL Server.
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The Microsoft.Data.SqlClient library is distributed as a NuGet package. Add a NuGet reference to Microsoft.Data.SqlClient. NuGet packages are easily consumed directly from a .NET project without the need to manually download anything. If you use Visual Studio for development, see [Install and use a package](/nuget/quickstart/install-and-use-a-package-in-visual-studio). For other ways to consume a NuGet package, see the [NuGet documentation](/nuget).
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## Downloading the driver
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<a id="downloading-the-driver"></a>
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## Download the driver
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If you need to download the Microsoft.Data.SqlClient package for offline use, it's available on NuGet.org. To download dependencies, see the dependencies section on NuGet.org.
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For more information about version compatibility and support, see [SQL version compatibility with Microsoft.Data.SqlClient](sqlclient-driver-support-lifecycle.md#sql-version-compatibility-with-microsoftdatasqlclient).
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## Download supported versions of Microsoft SqlClient Data Provider for SQL Server
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* [6.1.1](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/6.1.1)
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* [6.0.2](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/6.0.2)
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* [5.2.3](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/5.2.3)
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* [5.1.7](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/5.1.7)
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- [6.1.3](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/6.1.3)
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- [6.0.4](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/6.0.4)
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- [5.1.8](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/5.1.8)

docs/connect/ado-net/sqlclient-driver-support-lifecycle.md

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title: SqlClient driver support lifecycle
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title: SqlClient Driver Support Lifecycle
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description: Product support lifecycle information for the Microsoft.Data.SqlClient .NET library.
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# SqlClient driver support lifecycle
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[!INCLUDE[Driver_ADONET_Download](../../includes/driver_adonet_download.md)]
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[!INCLUDE [Driver_ADONET_Download](../../includes/driver_adonet_download.md)]
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Microsoft.Data.SqlClient library follows the latest .NET Core support policy for all releases.
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### Actively supported releases
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| Version | Official Release Date | Latest Patch Version | Patch Release Date | Support Level | End of Support |
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| 6.1 | August 14, 2025 | 6.1.1 | August 14, 2025 | LTS | August 14, 2028 |
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| 6.0 | January 9, 2025 | 6.0.2 | April 25, 2025 | Current | February 14, 2026 |
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| 5.2 | February 28, 2024 | 5.2.3 | April 29, 2025 | Current | August 28, 2025 |
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| 5.1 | January 19, 2023 | 5.1.7 | April 25, 2025 | LTS | January 20, 2026 |
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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| 6.1 | August 14, 2025 | [6.1.3](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/6.1.3) | November 14, 2025 | LTS | August 14, 2028 |
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| 6.0 | January 9, 2025 | [6.0.4](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/6.0.4) | November 15, 2025 | STS | February 14, 2026 |
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| 5.1 | January 19, 2023 | [5.1.8](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/5.1.8) | November 14, 2025 | LTS | January 20, 2026 |
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| 5.0 | July 29, 2022 | 5.0.2 | March 31, 2023 | Current | July 19, 2023 |
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| 4.1 | January 31, 2022 | 4.1.1 | September 13, 2022 | Current | January 29, 2023 |
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| 5.2 | February 28, 2024 | 5.2.3 | April 29, 2025 | STS | August 28, 2025 |
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| 5.0 | July 29, 2022 | 5.0.2 | March 31, 2023 | STS | July 19, 2023 |
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| 4.1 | January 31, 2022 | 4.1.1 | September 13, 2022 | STS | January 29, 2023 |
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| 4.0 | November 18, 2021 | 4.0.6 | August 21, 2024 | LTS | November 19, 2024 |
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| 3.1 | March 30, 2022 | 3.1.7 | August 20, 2024 | LTS | March 30, 2025 |
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| 3.0 | June 9, 2021 | 3.0.1 | September 24, 2021 | Current | May 18, 2022 |
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| 3.0 | June 9, 2021 | 3.0.1 | September 24, 2021 | STS | May 18, 2022 |
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| 2.1 | November 19, 2020 | 2.1.7 | January 9, 2024 | LTS | November 20, 2023 |
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| 2.0 | June 16, 2020 | 2.0.1 | August 25, 2020 | Current | May 19, 2021 |
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| 2.0 | June 16, 2020 | 2.0.1 | August 25, 2020 | STS | May 19, 2021 |
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| 1.1 | November 20, 2019 | 1.1.4 | March 10, 2021 | LTS | November 21, 2022 |
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| 1.0 | August 28, 2019 | 1.0.19269.1 | September 26, 2019 | Current | May 20, 2020 |
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| 1.0 | August 28, 2019 | 1.0.19269.1 | September 26, 2019 | STS | May 20, 2020 |
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| 6.x | August 14, 2025 | 6.1.2 | August 19, 2025 | LTS | August 14, 2028 |
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| 6.x | August 14, 2025 | [6.1.2](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.AlwaysEncrypted.AzureKeyVaultProvider/6.1.2) | August 19, 2025 | LTS | August 14, 2028 |
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| 5.x | February 2, 2024 | [5.1.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.AlwaysEncrypted.AzureKeyVaultProvider/5.1.0) | February 2, 2024 | LTS | February 3, 2027 |
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## SQL version compatibility with Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
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