Microsoft SQL server internal database version

While perform some task on Microsoft SQL server, you may see the different version number in the error message as follow:

The database ‘WHDdb’ cannot be opened because it is version 852. This server supports version 782 and earlier. A downgrade path is not supported.

In this article we will list the internal database version for all SQL server versions.

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SQL Server Version, Internal Database Version
SQL Server 2016,852
SQL Server 2014,782
SQL Server 2012,706
SQL Server 2008 R2,660/661
SQL Server 2008,655
SQL Server 2005,611/612
SQL Server 2000,539
SQL Server 7,515
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Hope this will help you to know the exact version for your SQL server in case if you receive any message related to SQL server internal database version.