Below is a summary of application and technical platform updates over the history of Dynamics NAV and Dynamics 365 Business Central. Microsoft support all major versions up until the time specified in the Microsoft Product Lifecycle page.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Version History

This applies to the Microsoft Hosted edition of Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premises Version History

Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premises has two major releases a year. Releases are mainstream supported for approximately two years from release. The naming convention has changed twice with the “season” moniker removed on the third release.

The version numbers used internally in the product is made up of four identifiers: <major>.<minor>.<build>.<revision>.

VersionRelease DateSupport End DateIdentifierReleased Updates Summary
On-Premises 2025 Wave 1Expected Apr 202526.x
On-Premises 2024 Wave 2Oct 1, 2024Apr 4, 202625.xReleased Updates for 2024 Release Wave 2
On-Premises 2024 Wave 1Apr 2, 2024Oct 7, 202524.xReleased Updates for 2024 Release Wave 1
On-Premises 2023 Wave 2Oct 2, 2023Apr 2, 202523.xReleased Updates for 2023 Release Wave 2
On-Premises 2023 Wave 1Apr 3, 2023Oct 8, 202422.xReleased Updates for 2023 Release Wave 1
On-Premises 2022 Wave 2Oct 3, 2022Apr 14, 202421.xReleased Updates for 2022 Release Wave 2
On-Premises 2022 Wave 1Apr 1, 2022Oct 10, 202320.xReleased Updates for 2022 Release Wave 1
On-Premises 2021 Wave 2Oct 1, 2021Apr 12, 202319.xReleased Updates for 2021 Release Wave 2
On-Premises 2021 Wave 1Apr 1, 2021Oct 11, 202218.xReleased Updates for 2021 Release Wave 1
On-Premises 2020 Wave 2Oct 1, 2020Apr 12, 202217.xReleased Updates for 2020 Release Wave 2
On-Premises 2020 Wave 1Apr 1, 2020Apr 12, 202216.xReleased Updates for 2020 Release Wave 1
On-Premises 2019 Wave 2Oct 1, 2019Apr 13, 202115.xReleased Updates for 2019 Release Wave 2
Spring 2019 UpdateApr 1, 2019Oct 14, 202514.xReleased Updates for Spring 2019 Update
Fall 2018 UpdateOct 1, 2018Apr 14, 202013.xReleased Updates for Fall 2018 Update

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Version History

The following table summarises the Dynamics NAV Version History up until it’s rebrand to Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Service Pack releases were removed in favour of R2 (Release 2) from NAV 2009 R2 though this cadence simplified to yearly releases from NAV 2015. Cumulative update history from NAV 2009 R2 and prior is not available as PartnerSource and CustomerSource is no longer available online.

NAV 2009 SP1 saw the introduction of the RTC client and was the first edition to use the .NET Framework and a multi-tier architecture.

VersionRelease DateSupport End DateIdentifierCumulative Updates
NAV 2018Dec 1, 2017Jan 10, 202311.0Cumulative Updates for Dynamics NAV 2018
NAV 2017Oct 27, 2016Jan 11, 202210.0Cumulative Updates for Dynamics NAV 2017
NAV 2016Jan 3, 2016Apr 13, 20219.0Cumulative Updates for Dynamics NAV 2016
NAV 2015Dec 17, 2014Jan 14, 20208.0Cumulative Updates for Dynamics NAV 2015
NAV 2013 R2Dec 30, 2013Jan 9, 20187.1Cumulative Updates for Dynamics NAV 2013 R2
NAV 2013Dec 19, 2012Jan 9, 20187.0Cumulative Updates for Dynamics NAV 2013
NAV 2009 R2Mar 15, 2011Jan 13, 20156.2
NAV 2009 SP1Aug 28, 2009Jan 13, 20156.1
NAV 2009Feb 12, 2009Jan 13, 20156.0 
NAV 5.0 SP1Mar 31, 2008Apr 10, 20125.1 
NAV 5.0Apr 1, 2007Apr 10, 20125.0 
NAV 4.0 SP3Oct 23, 2006Jan 12, 20104.3
NAV 4.0 SP2Apr 26, 2006Jan 12, 20104.2
NAV 4.0 SP1Nov 1, 2005Jan 12, 20104.1
NAV 4.0Dec 12, 2004Jan 12, 20104.0

Microsoft Business Solutions Navision Attain Release History

Microsoft acquired Navision in 2002 and rebraded it for it’s 2004 release. Navision was known as Navision Solutions, Navision Financials, Navision Attain and Navigator in various countries. Editions used an A/B service pack cycle in the later years of the product.

Read more about Navision and Navision Attain.

We still complete full upgrades to the latest Business Central from Navision 3.60 today!

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Even Navision Attain has an upgrade path to Business Central!