Patch Manager 2025.2 release notes
Release date: June 10, 2025
Here's what's new in Patch Manager 2025.2.
Learn more
- See the release notes aggregator to view release notes for multiple versions
and multiple SolarWinds Platform products on a single page. - See Patch Manager 2025.2 system requirements to learn about prerequisites for running and installing Patch Manager 2025.2.
- See the Patch Manager 2025.2 Administrator Guide to learn how to work with Patch Manager.
New features and improvements in Patch Manager
Graphical reports
A Graphical reports section has been added under reporting. View graphical reports such as Computers with Approved Update Percentages.
Create Catalog Filtering
Filtering has been added to the Create Catalog to speed up catalog loading. Click Choose Date Filter in the action pane. Select any third party package from the console, and select any past date as the Set as default option. This will load packages created between the selected date through to the current date and reduce catalog loading time.
Other improvements
- The SolarWinds EULA for Patch Manager is now provided as a link that you can access at your leisure.
Fixed customer issues
| Case number | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Editing tasks no longer results in an error despite where the Patch Manager console is installed. | |
| N/A | The Publishing UI displays appropriately when the Publish Packages screen is maximized. |
Installation or upgrade
To install Patch Manager, see the Patch Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide. This guide describes how to plan for a production deployment and install Patch Manager in a supported Microsoft Windows Server environment.
You can download a free trial from the SolarWinds website.
If you are upgrading from an earlier version, see Upgrade Patch Manager in the Patch Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide for instructions. For supported upgrade paths, see Determine the Patch Manager upgrade path.
You must be on Patch Manager 2019.4 or later to upgrade to Patch Manager 2025.1. If you are on a version earlier than Patch Manager 2019.4 or earlier, first upgrade to 2019.4 and then upgrade to 2025.1.
End of life
Integration with the SolarWinds Platform requires a supported version of the platform.
| Version | EoL announcement | EoE effective date | EoL effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023.1 | February 11, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2023.1 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | March 13, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2023.1 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | March 13, 2026: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2023.1 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2022.4 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2022.4 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2022.4 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2022.4 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2022.3 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2022.3 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2022.3 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2022.3 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2022.2 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2022.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2022.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2022.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2020.2.6 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2020.2.6 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2.6 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2.6 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2020.2.5 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2020.2.5 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2.5 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2.5 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2020.2.4 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2020.2.4 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2.4 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2.4 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2020.2.1 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2020.2.1 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2.1 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2.1 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2020.2 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2020.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2019.4.2 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2019.4.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2019.4.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2019.4.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2019.4 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2019.4 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2019.4 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2019.4 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2.1.7 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2.1.7 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.7 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.7 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2.1.6 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2.1.6 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.6 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.6 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2.1.5 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2.1.5 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.5 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.5 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2.1.4 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2.1.4 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.4 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.4 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2.1.3 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2.1.3 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.3 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.3 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
| 2.1.2 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on Patch Manager version 2.1.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier Patch Manager versions, see Patch Manager release history.
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