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2020-02-13 - PostgreSQL 12.2, 11.7, 10.12, 9.6.17, 9.5.21, and 9.4.26 Released!

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released an update to all supported versions of our database system, including 12.2, 11.7, 10.12, 9.6.17, 9.5.21, and 9.4.26. This release fixes one security issue found in the PostgreSQL server and over 75 bugs reported over the last three months.

Users should plan to update as soon as possible.

This is the last release for PostgreSQL 9.4, which will no longer receive security updates and bug fixes. To receive continued support, we suggest that you make plans to upgrade to a newer, supported version of PostgreSQL. Please see the PostgreSQL versioning policy for more information.

You can download the update here.

  • 12.2 · 2020-02-13 · Notes
  • 11.7 · 2020-02-13 · Notes
  • 10.12 · 2020-02-13 · Notes
  • 9.6.17 · 2020-02-13 · Notes
  • 9.5.21 · 2020-02-13 · Notes

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Latest News

PostgreSQL 12.2, 11.7, 10.12, 9.6.17, 9.5.21, and 9.4.26 Released !

  •  2020-02-13

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released an update to all supported versions of our database system, including 12.2, 11.7, 10.12, 9.6.17, 9.5.21, and 9.4.26. This release fixes one security issue found in the PostgreSQL server and over 75 bugs reported over the last three months.

Users should plan to update as soon as possible.

This is the last release for PostgreSQL 9.4, which will no longer receive security updates and bug fixes. To receive continued support, we suggest that you make plans to upgrade to a newer, supported version of PostgreSQL. Please see the PostgreSQL versioning policy for more information.

You can download the update here.

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