Check Oracle Database Version

Here are some ways to check Oracle database version –

PRODUCT_COMPONENT_VERSION –

PRODUCT_COMPONENT_VERSION is data dictionary view provides PRODUCT information like Enterprise or Standard or Express editions, VERSION provides actual base version of Oracle database, VERSION_FULL provides with latest Release update & STATUS information of the database.

set linesize 999;
col STATUS format A10;
col VERSION format A10;
col PRODUCT format A40;
col VERSION_FULL format A20;
select * from PRODUCT_COMPONENT_VERSION;

set linesize 9999;
col STATUS format A10;
col VERSION format A10;
col PRODUCT format A40;
col VERSION_FULL format A20;
select * from PRODUCT_COMPONENT_VERSION;

PRODUCT                                                VERSION    VERSION_FULL     STATUS
----------------------------------------      ---------- --------------------  ----------
Oracle Database 21c Express Edition      21.0.0.0.0            21.3.0.0.0     Production

V$VERSION –

V$VERSION columns BANNER, BANNER_LEGACY columns display component and version details, BANNER_FULL column displays database release and version, CON_ID displays container id.

SQL> select BANNER_FULL from V$VERSION;
BANNER_FULL
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oracle Database 21c Express Edition Release 21.0.0.0.0 - Production
Version 21.3.0.0.0

DBMS_DB_VERSION Package –

DBMS_DB_VERSION Package is an another option of checking version.

SQL> set serveroutput on;
SQL> EXEC DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Oracle Database - '||DBMS_DB_VERSION.VERSION||'.'||DBMS_DB_VERSION.RELEASE);

Oracle Database - 21.0

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL>

V$INSTANCE –

VERSION, VERSION_LEGACY Columns of GV$INSTANCE displays database version. VERSION_FULL column displays Oracle Database Version scheme introduced in Oracle database 18c.