(2025 SEP) Cumulative Updates for Business Central
Monthly roundup of the latest Business Central cumulative updates: 26.5 for v26 (2025 release wave 1), 25.11 for v25 (2024 release wave 2) and 24.17 for v24 (2024 release wave 1), with links to each version's on-premises update list. It notes that updates replace earlier ones and may fix vulnerabilities, and it lists v23 back to v13 as no longer updated.
post Gerardo Rentería Blog
"Some updates additionally fix vulnerabilities, so the latest update should always be installed."
Key points
- Cumulative updates replace previously released updates for each version
- Update 26.5 for v26, Update 25.11 for v25, and Update 24.17 for v24 are the latest for actively supported versions
- Updates include both global hotfixes and localization-specific hotfixes
- Older versions (v23 and earlier) are no longer receiving updates
Quotes
- “Some updates additionally fix vulnerabilities, so the latest update should always be installed.” (Explains the security imperative for applying cumulative updates to maintain system protection)
- “Updates include hotfixes that apply to all countries and hotfixes that apply to specific local versions.” (Clarifies that updates address both global and localized issues, relevant for multi-region deployments)
Context
- Features: cumulative updates, hotfixes, localization support, vulnerability fixes
- Versions: v26, v25, v24, v23, v22, v21, v20, v19
Source: Gerardo Renteria, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.