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SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 is now generally available (GA)

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May 19, 2025

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 GA is now available

Today we are thrilled to announce the general availability release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21! After months of hard work, collaboration, and feedback-driven development, SSMS 21 is her...
Updated May 19, 2025
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heashon2000
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Jul 31, 2025

I love the new UI and the organization of code and queries is much easier. I still haven't tried copilot, but that's more of a company issue we have on our end.

I came across an issue today that I can't seem to resolve either with a re-install or reboot (currently on SQL Server Management Studio    21.4.8+5.36301.6). When I open the Jobs node in the SQL Server Agent, open a job, and try opening a step in the job, the step dialog comes up empty. Is anyone else experiencing this? I find this to be a moderate obstacle because I frequently reference steps to know what is running to debug jobs.