I’m presenting a summarized “Build Numbers Cube Sheet” as I did so before, so please find the most recent info about SharePoint Updates here:
Jump List:
- Current table with all Build Numbers!
- Office Web Apps Server Updates
- Project Server Updates
- SharePoint 2013 Language Packs
- Workflow Manager Versions
In reference to other/older SharePoint Versions, please find here some similar posts:
- Builds and Updates for MOSS/WSS – (applies to: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)
- SharePoint 2010 Build Numbers (Cube Sheet) – (applies to: SharePoint 2010 Server and SharePoint Foundation ; aka WSSv4)
- SharePoint 2013 Build Numbers and CU’s – This Post!
Common Questions:
- What is the difference between a PU, a CU and a COD?
- “The expected version of the product was not found on the system”
- Whitepaper explaining the update process of SharePoint
- SharePoint patching demystified
- Terminology of updates (CU, patch, etc.)
- Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
Supportability:
- SQL Server 2014 and SharePoint Server 2013
- Microsoft Product Lifecycle Page (a quick check on product Versions and Support lifetime)
Other related Links to Updates:
- How to: install update packages on a SharePoint 2013 farm where search component and high availability search topologies are enabled
- Software updates overview for SharePoint 2013
- Install a software update (SharePoint 2013)
- Updates for SharePoint 2013
- Update center for Office, Office servers, and related products
Build Matrix: [ last updated: 2016-12-30 ]
All releases prior to SP1 have been offloaded to this Archive-Page here! If you need to check for previous versions and/or information, you will find it there.
Note:
Service Pack 1 will be mandatory requirement for installing any subsequent SharePoint 2013 cumulative updates as the new baseline!
The SharePoint Server 2013 Packs are containing the Foundation Packs and may need only the Server package to be installed!
The Build number shown in your central admin -> servers in farm’s site is the version that comes from the configuration database (table dbo.versions). This does not necessarily match the Number outlined in the KB-articles.
Please see here for more information about the SharePoint Build versions and numbers:
- Common question: why does the version number on the “Servers in Farm” page not change after installing October CU?
- SharePoint does not have a build version. Full Stop.
- SharePoint Patching and Get-SPProduct -local
If you want to be sure that you have installed the server CU you also can check it in Central Admin -> Upgrade and Migration -> Check product and patch installation status. This will show you the versions installed.
For SP1:
In order to determine if SP1 is installed for Office 2013 or a related product, look for the program version in the list of installed programs in the Programs and Features control panel. If SP1 is installed, the final (fixed) version will be 15.0.4571.1502 or higher. Additionally, if you’ve installed the SP1 update for an MSI product, SP1 will be listed in Installed Updates in that same control panel.
You can also use this PowerShell script to display version info for installed SharePoint product and language packs
=> Service Pack 1 for SharePoint and Office 2013
Important!
- If your farm has been on a patch level lower than July 2015 CU: Unlike other CUs – after installing the August 2015 CU you need to run the SharePoint 2013 Products Configuration Wizard on each machine in the farm.
If you don’t run PSCONFIG after installing August 2015 CU (on a farm which had a lower patch level than July 2015 CU) crawl might no longer work – so ensure to schedule a maintenance window when installing this CU which includes PSCONFIG runs.
=> See here for detail: http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2015/07/15/important-psconfig-is-mandatory-for-July-2015-cu-for-sharepoint-2013.aspx - When you install the cumulative update on a single-server SharePoint farm or on SharePoint servers that include Search Service Application topology roles, you should follow the steps that are mentioned on the following Microsoft website: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=279911
NOTE!
As of November, 24th, 2014 the Office Web Apps Server will be removed from the Microsoft Download Center.
At that time it will only be available for download under Volume Licensing agreements.
For more information please visit the site Volume Licensing Service Center.
To see which version of the OWA (also called the “Web Access Components” or “WAC”) use the following PowerShell:
PS > (Invoke-WebRequest http://owa.contoso.com/m/met/participant.svc/jsonAnonymous/BroadcastPing).Headers[“X-OfficeVersion”]
see also here for some more insights:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sammykailini/archive/2013/09/20/how-to-find-the-version-or-build-number-for-an-office-web-apps-2013-farm.aspx
- More Info: Office Sustained Engineering and Release Team
- Language Packs for Microsoft Office Web Apps Server
- Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Office Web Apps Server (KB2880558)
- See all Builds for Office Web apps here!
SharePoint 2013 Language Packs
- Language Packs for SharePoint Server 2013 (RTM)
- Language Packs for SharePoint Foundation 2013 (RTM)
- SharePoint Server 2013 Language Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1)
- SharePoint Foundation 2013 Language Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1)
- Project 2013 and Project Server 2013: Language Packs
- Project Server Updates
- Project Server Service Pack 1
What’s New in SharePoint 2013?
- SharePoint 2013 Top 10 New Features (SharePoint Joel)
- Localization and internationalization improvements in SharePoint 2013
- Following in SharePoint 2013
- SharePoint 2013 RTM Setup and Install
Other related posts:
- Common Question: What is the difference between a PU, a CU and a COD?
- SharePoint Patching demystified
- Why I prefer PSCONFIGUI.EXE over PSCONFIG.EXE
- CHANGE: SharePoint 2013 Rollup Update for the December 2013 Cumulative Update Packaging
- How to: install update packages on a SharePoint 2013 farm where search component and high availability search topologies are enabled
- Update Center for Microsoft Office, Office Servers, and Related Products
- SQL Server 2014 and SharePoint Server 2013
- SharePoint 2013 and .NET framework 4.6
Dears,
As iam exploring the my eBiz SharePoint farm, i found that all license installed are “SharePoint and Project Server 2013 – 15.0.4420.1017 (RTM)”.
I need your advise and experience about the best paractice for patching this farm.
Hello Yuosof Radi,
you can install the SP1 on each server in farm, but if you have Language Packs installed as well, you have to install the respective Service Packs for them too.
Once done, you have to upgrade to SP1 on all your server in farm, regardless if it is a SharePoint or Project server.
After that, you should consider to install one of the most recent CU’s as well to stay in-line with the current update/upgrade levels.
Don’t forget to run psconfig Wizard after each update stage and on each server in farm 😉
cheers, Steve
Hi Steve
currently our prod server is sharepoint 2013 SP1 First release + project server 2013 SP1.
we want to update it all to the recent ones.
so please correct our strategies if its wrong:
1. update Sharepoint SP1 rereleased on all servers
2. update Project server SP1 with the same build number as Sharepoint Rereleased on all servers
3. update December 2016 CU sharepoint + project server on all servers
4. Run psconfig one by one on every server
is that correct?
or after step 2.. i need to run psconfig first?
thanks
mardi
Hello mardi septianto,
after installed SP1 you should run the PSConfig first before upgrading further to Dec. CU.
The PSConfig Wizard has to be exec. on each server in farm as well to fully apply the SP1 and schema updates all over the places.
kr, Steve
Hello,
Does SharePoint Online have a version nubmer?
Thank you.
Hello Larry,
SPO of course has a build number but you may never use it. Its just internally to track the update/upgrade level and to file bugs against the respective build.
Why would you need it?
kr, Steve
Hi Steve,
I would like to update SP1 to November 2016 KB3127933 from the below baseline version.
DisplayName : Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
DisplayVersion : 15.0.4571.1502
DisplayName : Language Pack for SharePoint and Project Server 2013 -Arabic ???????
DisplayVersion : 15.0.4420.1017
DisplayName : Language Pack for SharePoint and Project Server 2013 – French/Français
DisplayVersion : 15.0.4420.1017
DisplayName : Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013
DisplayVersion : 15.0.4569.1506
When i was trying to run the CU thru “The expected version of the product was not found on the system.” Could you please help me out here?
FYR, find the patch status from CA: http://sathiya.io/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-08-at-12.46.28-PM.png
Thanks in advanced.
Regards,
Sathiya
Hello Sathiya_M,
your screenshot shows current patch level 15.0.4875.1506 which is equal to “November 2016 CU” so it should be installed already.
But aside of this, your language packs are not on a proper patch status. They are both (French and arabic) still on RTM version so you need to update the Language packs as well up to SP1 according to the server patch level.
The SharePoint designer seems on SP1 so only most recent updates here are missing if any. Please find the download for the LP SP1 here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=42543 – you need to change the language first, then wati a few seconds until the text shows in the chosen language and now click “Download”.
HtH, cheers Steve
Thank you for your valuable time. I have download and fixed completely.
Hi,
Are there any plans of getting Service Pack 2 of SharePoint 2013 Enterprise server in the near future ?
Thanks!
Hi Bob,
afaik no. Service Packs are usually not only includes all fixes released since RTM. They also may carry some feature upgrades/adds that could enrich the product.
by now, I’m not able to tell you if this is happening in near future.
Cheers, Steve
Hi, i was wondering what happen with the update , there is no July and august patch but they are available.
Thank you
Hi Yannick, sorry I was loaded with other tasks so I missed the updates to be posted. pls. appologize, I’ll work off all missing posts and updates quickly.
Thank you Steve. You an Stefan have been the beacon of everything Microsoft releases for SharePoint updates. Look forward to seeing all updates from you on the build versions for SharePoint.
Cheers,
Ashok
Thanks for this amazing post!
Hi,
There is no Uber Pack since September’15 ?
My SP farm is on last September’15 update and I wait for new Uber to update it.
Thx for your job !
Hello Chris,
pretty much anyone except two since September 2015 are UBER Packages, so feel free to download any one of the most recent ones.
cheers, Steve
Hello Steve,
Thanks for your response.
Today when I searched for OWA CU, I looked that : https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/stefan_gossner/2016/05/11/may-2016-cu-for-sharepoint-2013-product-family-is-available-for-download/
According to Stefan Goßner, it seems that May 2016 CU is an Uber Pack.
Oups, sorry I read too fast your reply. “anyone except two […] are UBER Packages” Thanks ! 🙂
Hi,
Our SP 2013 environment is only at SP1 (15.0.4569.1509). To get it fully updated would you recommend do it incrementally or would it be ok to go straight to one of the more recent CU’s?
Hi Chris,
you can go straight ahead to one of the most recent CU’s on top of SP1 – no need to do it incrementally.
There are some special cases but very rare where a certain order must be considered not to break the update chain but not since SP1, so you#re good to go.
greetz, Steve