SQL Source Control Releases

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Version 8.1.x (Sep 1, 2026)

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SQL Source Control 8.1.24.24484Sep 1, 2026
Features
  • Added fallback handling for invalid WAM authentication.
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 17.0.0.31342.
SQL Source Control v8.1.23.24464Aug 26, 2026
Features
  • Added fallback handling for MSAL unknown_broker_error authentication failures.
  • Added support for the NULL ON NULL / ABSENT ON NULL clause in the JSON_ARRAY function.
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 17.0.0.31306.
Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where the USER_SID system function would incorrectly be escaped as an identifier.
  • Fixed an issue where PolyBase external data sources using a SQL Server 2019+ generic connector generated an invalid deployment script and showed a permanent false difference against scripts folders and snapshots.
SQL Source Control v8.1.22.24422Aug 18, 2026
Features
  • Registering scripts folders containing ALTER TABLE ... ADD INDEX should now model the relevant index.
  • Registering scripts folders containing ALTER TABLE ... ADD COLUMN or ALTER COLUMN should now update the specified column as appropriate.
  • Improved error handling for CREATE COLUMN MASTER KEY, CREATE COLUMN ENCRYPTION KEY, CREATE AVAILABILITY GROUP and CREATE/ALTER EXTERNAL RESOURCE POOL statements found in script folders - they should now raise a parser error instead of being silently ignored.
  • Enhanced the Object Difference Pane with dark theme text support.
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 17.0.0.31245.
Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where commit comments were not displayed in the Comments column of Links Panel for changesets linked to Azure DevOps work items.
  • Fixed an issue where rebuilding a table to make it system-versioned temporal generated an unrunnable script when the target already had PeriodStart/PeriodEnd columns with SYSTEM_VERSIONING off.
  • CREATE FULLTEXT STOPLIST and ALTER FULLTEXT STOPLIST statements without a trailing semicolon no longer cause the containing script file to fail to parse.
  • A column definition carrying a HIDDEN clause without GENERATED ALWAYS AS ROW START/END no
  • longer causes the containing script file to fail to parse.
  • The number of progress events reported when performing column mappings has been capped. This prevents the UI being overwhelmed with events and hanging the application.
  • Fixed an issue where rebuilding a table to make it system-versioned temporal generated an unrunnable script when the target already had one of the two period columns as an ordinary column.
SQL Source Control v8.1.21.24376Aug 4, 2026
Features
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 17.0.0.31116.
Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where creating a non-clustered index on a graph table causes an undeployable difference.
  • Fixed 'Data type not recognised' error for JSON columns during table rebuilds.
SQL Source Control v8.1.20.24335Jul 30, 2026
Features
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 17.0.0.30957.
Fixes
  • Fixed a few places that could cause a NullReferenceException: permissions on securables that aren't yet supported, on non-object securables whose name collides with a function, and on table-valued functions registered from a scripts folder.
  • Fixed an issue where the changeset comment did not appear in the discussion panel of the linked work item in Azure DevOps Boards.
  • Fixed an issue where installing or upgrading SQL Source Control failed on machines that did not have SSMS 21 or SSMS 22 installed.
SQL Source Control 8.1.19.24242Jul 22, 2026
Features
  • Added MSAL authentication for Azure DevOps cloud connections (TFS2015), with MFA and multi-account support.
  • Removed the unused IVersionedDatabaseProvider interface from the Migrations namespace.
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 17.0.0.30836.
Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where checkboxes could disappear in the Source Control Commit window, restoring their visibility and improving usability.
SQL Source Control 8.1.18.24160Jul 8, 2026
Features
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 17.0.0.30776.
SQL Source Control 8.1.17.23980Jun 23, 2026
Features
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 17.0.0.30665.
SQL Source Control 8.1.15.23845May 26, 2026
Features
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 17.0.0.30484.
  • Added support for KDiff3 - 0.9.98.
SQL Source Control v8.1.14.23792May 12, 2026
Features
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 17.0.0.30436.
Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where usernames were not recorded in the changelog database.
SQL Source Control v8.1.13.23746Apr 28, 2026
Features
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 17.0.0.30400.
SQL Source Control v8.1.12.23635Apr 9, 2026
Features
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 16.0.0.30329.
Fixes
  • Fixed compatibility issues with SSMS 22.5.
SQL Source Control v8.1.11.23596Mar 31, 2026
Features
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 16.0.0.30292.
Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where differences are no longer obvious or specific in SQL Source Control.
SQL Source Control v8.1.10.23527Mar 12, 2026
Fixes
  • Fixed TFS authentication issue.
  • Fixed compatibility issue with Third party extension (SSMS Tool Pack).
SQL Source Control v8.1.9.23509Mar 10, 2026
Features
  • Added TFS support as one of the source control options on ARM64.
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 16.0.0.30223.
Fixes
  • Fixed a loading issue with SQL Prompt due to conflicting System.Collections.Immutable assembly.
  • Resolved an issue where text in the commit description field was truncated and unreadable.
SQL Source Control v8.1.8.23371Feb 20, 2026
Fixes
  • Fixed dependency mismatch issue when both the latest SQL Prompt and SQL Source Control are installed.
SQL Source Control v8.1.7.23340Feb 18, 2026
Features
  • Introduced theme switching support for SSMS 21 and SSMS 22.
SQL Source Control v8.1.6.23205Feb 3, 2026
Features
  • Added support for SQL Server Management Studio 22 on ARM-based systems, with Git as the only currently supported source control option.
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 16.0.0.30141.
Fixes
  • Fixed an issue with SSMS 18 crashing when linking to source control.
SQL Source Control v8.1.5.23010Jan 15, 2026
Features
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 16.0.0.30077.
Fixes
  • Added informative messages for Invalid HTTPS certificate warnings.
SQL Source Control v8.1.4.22893Jan 7, 2026
Features
  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 16.0.0.30001.
Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where connection string property 'Encrypt=strict' caused SSMS to terminate.
  • Fixed a compatibility issue with SQL Prompt due to conflicting Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection assembly.