---
title: "Business Central versions"
author: "Jonas Paprotka"
url: https://jonas-paprotka.de/ref/versions/
checked: 2026-09-20
subject: "Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central"
covers: "major versions 12 to 29"
license: "Content © 2026 Jonas Paprotka. Quote freely with attribution and a link."
---

# Business Central versions

Jonas Paprotka, https://jonas-paprotka.de/ref/versions/

| Version | Wave | Released | Support ends | Runtime | First W1 artifact | Uploaded |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 29 | 2026 release wave 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | 2026 release wave 1 | 2026-04-01 | 2027-10-13 | 17.0 | 28.0.46665.48549 | 2026-04-02 |
| 27 | 2025 release wave 2 | 2025-10-01 | 2027-04-06 | 16.0 | 27.0.38460.40242 | 2025-10-01 |
| 26 | 2025 release wave 1 | 2025-04-01 | 2026-10-14 | 15.0 | 26.0.30643.32481 | 2025-04-01 |
| 25 | 2024 release wave 2 | 2024-10-01 | 2026-04-05 | 14.0 | 25.0.23364.24652 | 2024-10-01 |
| 24 | 2024 release wave 1 | 2024-04-02 | 2025-10-08 | 13.0 | 24.0.16410.18056 | 2024-04-05 |
| 23 | 2023 release wave 2 | 2023-10-02 | 2025-04-03 | 12.0 | 23.0.12034.12841 | 2023-10-03 |
| 22 | 2023 release wave 1 | 2023-04-03 | 2024-10-09 | 11.0 | 22.0.54157.54635 | 2023-04-03 |
| 21 | 2022 release wave 2 | 2022-10-03 | 2024-04-15 | 10.0 | 21.0.46256.46853 | 2022-10-03 |
| 20 | 2022 release wave 1 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-10-11 | 9.0 | 20.0.37253.38230 | 2022-04-01 |
| 19 | 2021 release wave 2 | 2021-10-01 | 2023-04-13 | 8.0 | 19.0.29894.30693 | 2021-09-30 |
| 18 | 2021 release wave 1 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-10-12 | 7.0 | 18.0.23013.23795 | 2021-04-01 |
| 17 | 2020 release wave 2 | 2020-10-01 | 2022-04-13 | 6.0 | 17.0.16993.0 | 2020-10-01 |
| 16 | 2020 release wave 1 | 2020-04-01 | 2022-04-13 | 5.0 | 16.0.11240.12076 | 2020-08-10 |
| 15 | 2019 release wave 2 | 2019-10-01 | 2021-04-14 | 4.0 | 15.0.36626.36675 | 2020-06-06 |
| 14 | Spring 2019 Update | 2019-04-01 | 2025-10-15 | 3.0 | 14.0.29537.0 | 2020-06-06 |
| 13 | Fall 2018 Update | 2018-10-01 | 2020-04-15 | 2.0 | 13.0.24630.0 | 2020-06-06 |
| 12 | April 2018 release | - | - | 1.0 | - | - |

## Notes

- Version 29. Preview since September 2026. No on-premises artifact in the public feed yet.
- Version 20. Runtime 9.1 and 9.2 shipped with updates 20.1 and 20.2.
- Version 18. Runtime 7.1 and 7.2 shipped with updates 18.1 and 18.2.
- Version 17. Runtime 6.1 to 6.4 shipped with updates 17.1 to 17.4.
- Version 15. First version under the Modern Lifecycle Policy.
- Version 14. Fixed Lifecycle Policy. Mainstream support ended on 10 October 2023; the date given is the end of extended support.
- Version 13. Fixed Lifecycle Policy. The servicing article gives 1 November 2018 as the availability date, the lifecycle page gives 1 October 2018.
- Version 12. Not in the on-premises artifact feed and not listed on either lifecycle page.

## Sources

- Wave, released, support ends, versions 15 and up: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/dynamics-365-business-central-onpremises-modern-policy
- Wave, released, support ends, versions 13 and 14: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/dynamics-365-business-central-onpremises-fixed-policy
- Runtime: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-choosing-runtime
- Wave, version 29: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/whatsnew/overview
- First W1 artifact and upload date: https://bcartifacts-exdbf9fwegejdqak.b02.azurefd.net/onprem, lowest build listed under each major and the Last-Modified header of its w1 blob

Checked 2026-09-20. Maintained by Jonas Paprotka.