A new build of Configuration Manager is out: version 2609 (site version 5.00.9152.1000).

  • Type: Current branch update, released to the early update ring on September 28, 2026. You opt in with the EnableEarlyUpdateRing2609 script until it goes generally available.
  • What’s in it: Security hardening and fixes rather than shiny new features. SQL Server 2016 is no longer supported (SQL 2017 CU2+ is the new minimum), the site database no longer needs TRUSTWORTHY for ConfigMgr’s SQLCLR assemblies, and CMG scale sets move to new VM sizes.

Release notes:

Still shipping. Still not dead.