PostgreSQL 9.6 Release Candidate 1 Released!

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces today that the first
release candidate of version 9.6 is available for download. As a
release candidate, 9.6 RC 1 should be identical to the final release
of the new version. It contains fixes for all known issues found
during testing, so users should test and report any issues that they
find.

Changes Since Beta 4
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PostgreSQL 9.6 RC 1 contains fixes for all of the issues discovered by
users when testing Beta 4, including the following open items:

* Add SQL functions for inspecting index access methods
* Fix assorted bugs in bloom indexes
* Add regression test for TOAST insertion bug
* Fix parallel query error handling in non-English locales
* Many documentation updates

As of RC 1, parallel query is disabled by default in postgresql.conf.
Users wishing to parallelize queries will need to raise
max_parallel_workers_per_gather.

Release Schedule
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This is the first release candidate for version 9.6. The PostgreSQL
Project will create additional release candidates until all reported
issues are resolved, then release 9.6.0 final. For further information
please see the Beta Testing page
(http://www.postgresql.org/developer/beta).

Links
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* Downloads Page:
http://www.postgresql.org/download/

* Beta Testing Information:
http://www.postgresql.org/developer/beta

* 9.6 Beta Release Notes:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/release-9-6.html

* What's New in 9.6:
https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Newin96

* 9.6 Open Items:
https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_9.6_Open_Items

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Dave Page
PostgreSQL Core Team
http://www.postgresql.org/