PostgreSQL 9.5 RC1 Released

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces that the first
release candidate is available for download. This release should fix
all outstanding issues with PostgreSQL 9.5, and be identical to the
final release, pending bug fixes. All users intending to upgrade to
PostgreSQL 9.5 should download and try PostgreSQL 9.5 RC1 now.

Changes Since Beta2
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All outstanding issues and known bugs in version 9.5 have been fixed
in this release. As such, any issues you encounter are new and should
be reported to us. Fixes since Beta2 include:

* Fixed issues in multxact truncation behavior
* Prevent incorrect trigger invocation in UPSERT
* Fixed password handling by multiprocess vacuumdb
* Made Foreign join pushdown work with EvalPlanQual
* Fixed bug in track_commit_timestamp
* Drop policies with objects during DROP OWNED
* Make pg_rewind work if both servers are on the same timeline

If you reported an issue while testing PostgreSQL 9.5, please download
RC1 and test whether that issue has been fixed. If you have not yet
tested version 9.5, now is the time for you to help out PostgreSQL
development.

Release Schedule
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This is the first release candidate of 9.5, indicating that it is
expected to be identical to the final release. If new major issues
are found, the PostgreSQL project will release additional release
candidates. Otherwise, 9.5.0 will be released in early January. For
more information, and suggestions on how to test the release
candidate, see the Beta Testing page.

Full documentation and release notes of the new version is available
online and also installs with PostgreSQL. Also see the What's New
page for details on some features.

Links
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* Downloads Page: http://www.postgresql.org/download/
* Beta Testing Information: http://www.postgresql.org/developer/beta
* 9.5 Release Notes:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/release-9-5.html
* What's New in 9.5:
https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/What%27s_new_in_PostgreSQL_9.5
* 9.5 Open Items: https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_9.5_Open_Items

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