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Summary

Review the release dates of the current and previous versions of Sage VIP Classic and Sage VIP Premier.

Description

Current software versions

Release date: 29 June 2026

  • Sage VIP Classic Payroll - Release 6.6b
  • Sage VIP Premier Payroll - Release 6.6b
  • Premier ESS - 12.16.22.1
  • Premier HR - 26.5.0.1

NOTE:

To see the features included in the update, view the software release notes on the Sage Portal.

Update your payroll software

If you need to update your payroll to the newest version, review the following article:

Follow the installation instructions, available on the Sage Portal, to run the installation. Once installed, open the system to upgrade the data to the new version.

Previous software release versions

TIP:

Review the release notes to see compatibility with the previous versions. You can only install a compatible version on your system for the upgrade to be successful. Open your system to upgrade your company data, after installing an update.

▼ View previous versions
 Payroll  Premier HR  Premier ESS  Release date
 Release 6.6a  26.3.0.1  12.16.4.3  March 2026
 Release 6.5b  26.1.0.1  12.16.10.2  January 2026
 Release 6.5a  25.9.0.1  12.16.1.3  September 2025
 Release 6.4a  25.03.0.2  12.15.6.2  March 2025
 Release 6.3b  24.11.0.3  12.11.10.4  October 2024
 Release 6.3a  24.9.0.1  12.11.4.2  September 2024
 Release 6.2b  24.7.0.1  12.10.12.1  July 2024
 Release 6.2a  24.3.0.1  12.9.28.1  March 2024
 Release 6.1b  23.11.0.1  12.9  November 2023
 Release 6.1a  23.9.0.1  12.8  September 2023
 Release 6.0b  23.5.0.1  12.2  May 2023
 Release 6.0a  23.3.0.1  12.1  March 2023
 Release 5.9a  22.9.0.1  11.2  September 2022
 Release 5.8a  22.3.0.1  11.1  March 2022
 Release 5.7b  22.1.0.1  11.0  January 2022
 Release 5.7a  21.9.0.1  10.7  September 2021
 Release 5.6b  21.4.0.1  10.6  April 2021
 Release 5.6a  21.3.0.1  10.5  March 2021
 Release 5.5b  21.1.0.1  10.4  January 2021
 Release 5.5a  20.9.0.1  10.3  September 2020
 Release 5.4c  20.6.0.1  10.2  May 2020
 Release 5.4b  20.4.0.1  10.1  April 2020
 Release 5.4a  20.3.0.1  10.0  March 2020
 Release 5.3b  19.11.0.1  9.5  November 2019
 Release 5.3a  19.9.0.1  9.4  September 2019
 Release 5.2c  19.5.0.1  9.3  June 2019
 Release 5.2b  19.4.0.1  9.2  April 2019
 Release 5.2a  19.3.0.1  9.1  March 2019
 Release 5.1a  18.10.0.1  8.4  September 2018
 Release 5.0b  18.5.0.1  8.1  April 2018
 Release 5.0a  18.3.0.1  8.0  March 2018
 Release 4.9a  17.9.0.1  7.2  September 2017
 Release 4.8b  175.0.1  7.1  May 2017
 Release 4.8a  17.3.0.1  7.0  March 2017
 Release 4.7d  16.12.0.1  6.4  December 2016
 Release 4.7c  16.11.0.1  6.3  November 2016
 Release 4.7b  16.10.0.1  6.2  October 2016
 Release 4.7a  16.9.0.1  6.1  September 2016
 Release 4.6a  16.3.0.1  6.0  April 2016
 Release 4.5b  15.12.0.1  5.11  December 2015
 Release 4.5a  15.11.0.1  5.10  November 2015
 Release 4.4b  15.7.0.1  5.9  July 2015
 Release 4.4a  15.3.0.1  5.8  March 2015
 Release 4.3d  14.12.0.1  5.7  December 2014
 Release 4.3c  14.9.0.1  5.6.16.0  September 2014
 Release 4.3b  14.3.0.1  5.5.3.1  March 2014
 Release 4.3a  14.1.0.1  5.3.22.2  January 2014
 Release 4.2a  13.10.0.1  5.2.68.1  October 2013
 Release 4.1b  13.4.0.1  5.1.15.1  April 2013
 Release 4.1a  13.3.0.1  5.0  March 2013
 Release 4.0c  12.8.0.1  4.3.5.0  August 2012
 Release 4.0b  12.8.0.1  4.2.64.2  August 2012
 Release 4.0a  12.8.0.1  4.1.80.0  August 2012

 

 

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