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PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 35 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.

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2024-02-08 - PostgreSQL 16.2, 15.6, 14.11, 13.14, and 12.18 Released!

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released an update to all supported versions of PostgreSQL, including 16.2, 15.6, 14.11, 13.14, and 12.18. This release fixes one security vulnerabilities and over 65 bugs reported over the last several months.

If you use GIN indexes, you may need to reindex after updating to this release. Please see the release notes for more information.

For the more information about this release, please review the release notes. You can download PostgreSQL from the download page.

  • 16.2 · 2024-02-08 · Notes
  • 15.6 · 2024-02-08 · Notes
  • 14.11 · 2024-02-08 · Notes
  • 13.14 · 2024-02-08 · Notes
  • 12.18 · 2024-02-08 · Notes

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Latest News

PostgreSQL 16.2, 15.6, 14.11, 13.14, and 12.18 Released!

  •  2024-02-08

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released an update to all supported versions of PostgreSQL, including 16.2, 15.6, 14.11, 13.14, and 12.18. This release fixes one security vulnerabilities and over 65 bugs reported over the last several months.

If you use GIN indexes, you may need to reindex after updating to this release. Please see the release notes for more information.

For the more information about this release, please review the release notes. You can download PostgreSQL from the download page.

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