Downloading Release Update Patches
Download and install Release Updates (RU) and Monthly Recommended Patches (MRPs) patches for your Oracle software after you complete your installation.
Oracle provides quarterly updates in the form of Release Updates (RU) and Monthly Recommended Patches (MRPs). Oracle no longer releases patch sets. For more information, see My Oracle Support Note 2285040.1.
Check the My Oracle Support website for required updates for your installation.
Note:
The use of OPatch and OPatchAuto for out-of-place patching continues to be deprecated.For patching in Oracle Database 23ai, Oracle recommends that you use out-of-place patching using Gold images to apply quarterly release updates (RUs). This deprecation does not affect in-place patching. If you want to perform in-place patching, then OPatch and OPatchAuto continue to be available for this purpose. The Oracle Database 23ai Free release is not supported for patching with RUs.
Parent topic: Oracle Database Patching