PostgreSQL:TheworldsmostadvancedopensourcedatabaseHomeAboutDownloadDocumentationCommunityDevelopersSupportDonateYouraccountOctober15,2026:PostgreSQL19RC1Released!PostgreSQL:TheWorldsMostAdvancedOpenSourceRelationalDatabaseDownloadNewtoPostgreSQL?NewtoPostgreSQL?PostgreSQLisapowerful,opensourceobject-relationaldatabasesystemwithover35yearsofactivedevelopmentthathasearneditastrongreputationforreliability,featurerobustness,andperformance.ThereisawealthofinformationtobefounddescribinghowtoinstallandusePostgreSQLthroughtheofficialdocumentation.TheopensourcecommunityprovidesmanyhelpfulplacestobecomefamiliarwithPostgreSQL,discoverhowitworks,andfindcareeropportunities.Learnmoreonhowtoengagewiththecommunity.LearnMoreFeatureMatrixGovernanceLatestReleases2026-10-15-PostgreSQL19Rc1Released!ThePostgreSQLGlobalDevelopmentGroupannouncesthatthe1strcreleaseofPostgreSQL19isnowavailablefordownload.ThisreleasecontainsPostgreSQL19featurepreviewsaheadofgeneralavailability,thoughsomedetailsofthereleasecanchangeduringthetestingperiod.YoucanfindinformationaboutallofthePostgreSQL19featuresandchangesinthereleasenotes.InthespiritoftheopensourcePostgreSQLcommunity,westronglyencourageyoutotestthenewfeaturesofPostgreSQL19onyoursystemstohelpuseliminatebugsandotherissues.Whilewedonotadviseyoutorunrcversionsinproductionenvironments,weencourageyoutofindwaystorunyourtypicalapplicationworkloadsagainstthisrcrelease.YourtestingandfeedbackhelpthecommunityensurethatPostgreSQL19upholdsourstandardsofdeliveringastable,reliablereleaseoftheworldsmostadvancedopensourcerelationaldatabase.Pleasereadmoreaboutourtestingprocessandhowyoucancontribute.PostgreSQL14willstopreceivingfixesonNovember12,2026.IfyouarerunningPostgreSQL14inaproductionenvironment,wesuggestthatyoumakeplanstoupgradetoanewer,supportedversionofPostgreSQL.Pleaseseeourversioningpolicyformoreinformation.18.6·2026-08-13·Notes17.11·2026-08-13·Notes16.15·2026-08-13·Notes15.19·2026-08-13·Notes14.24·2026-08-13·NotesDownloadWhyUpgrade?SecurityUpcomingEvents2026-10-19·PGDayGoiânia/GO20262026-10-20–2026-10-23·PGConf.EU20262026-10-25·PGDayIsrael20262026-10-30·PGDownUnder20262026-11-13·pgDayMéxico20262026-11-17–2026-11-18·PGCONF.ASIA20262026-11-18–2026-11-21·PgConf.Nepal2026indicatesthataneventisrecognisedunderthecommunityeventguidelinesandisdirectlyhelpingthePostgreSQLcommunity.CheckScheduleAddYourEventMailingListsThePostgreSQLmailinglistsenableyoutointeractwithactivecommunityparticipantsonsubjectsrelatedtothedevelopmentofPostgreSQL,discoveringhowtousePostgreSQL,orlearningaboutupcomingeventsandproductreleases.Inordertomanageyourmailinglistsubscription,youneedaPostgreSQLcommunityaccount.SigningupiseasyandgivesyoudirectaccesstotheglobalPostgreSQLcommunity.SubscribeViewArchivesLearningOpportunitiesAheadWanttolearnmoreaboutPostgreSQLandhelpbuildthecommunity?Cometooneofthemanyevents,localusergroups,&trainingsessionswhereyoucanmeetexperiencedPostgreSQLusersandenhanceyourdatabaseskills.BrowseEventsBrowseUserGroupsLatestNewsPostgreSQL19Rc1Released! 2026-10-15ThePostgreSQLGlobalDevelopmentGroupannouncesthatthe1strcreleaseofPostgreSQL19isnowavailablefordownload.ThisreleasecontainsPostgreSQL19featurepreviewsaheadofgeneralavailability,thoughsomedetailsofthereleasecanchangeduringthetestingperiod.YoucanfindinformationaboutallofthePostgreSQL19featuresandchangesinthereleasenotes.InthespiritoftheopensourcePostgreSQLcommunity,westronglyencourageyoutotestthenewfeaturesofPostgreSQL19onyoursystemstohelpuseliminatebugsandotherissues.Whilewedonotadviseyoutorunrcversionsinproductionenvironments,weencourageyoutofindwaystorunyourtypicalapplicationworkloadsagainstthisrcrelease.YourtestingandfeedbackhelpthecommunityensurethatPostgreSQL19upholdsourstandardsofdeliveringastable,reliablereleaseoftheworldsmostadvancedopensourcerelationaldatabase.Pleasereadmoreaboutourtestingprocessandhowyoucancontribute.PostgreSQL14willstopreceivingfixesonNovember12,2026.IfyouarerunningPostgreSQL14inaproductionenvironment,wesuggestthatyoumakeplanstoupgradetoanewer,supportedversionofPostgreSQL.Pleaseseeourversioningpolicyformoreinformation.ReleaseAnnouncementReleaseNotesPostgreSQL19OpenItemsVersioningPolicyDownloadBrowseArchivesSubmitNewspg_hint_planv1.9.0Released 2026-10-18bypg_hint_planpg_utl_smtpv2.0released 2026-10-18byHexaClusterFOSDEMPGDay2027:twodaysofPostgreSQL,withcallsforpapersandsponsorsnowopen! 2026-10-18byPostgreSQLEuropepgBackRest2.60.0Released 2026-10-18bypgBackRestCommunitycrecheckv6.0hasbeenreleased 2026-10-18byHexaClusterPLANETPOSTGRESQLPostgreSQL19:WhatChanged,WhatMatters,andWhattoTestNow TomKincaid 2026-10-19AwideLabsopen-sourcesAwidePolar:aPostgreSQLforkwithcompute-storagedisaggre VadimYatsenko 2026-10-19pgsql_tweaksVersion1.1.0Released StefanieJanineStölting 2026-10-18AllYourGUCsinaRow:random_page_costandseq_page_cost ChristophePettus 2026-10-18AllYourGUCsinaRow:quote_all_identifiers ChristophePettus 2026-10-17Open-sourceCitusmatchesPlanetScalesNekiat10MQPSonhalfthedatanodes ÁlvaroHernández 2026-10-16PostgreSQL18andlibnuma ChrisTr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