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2019-09-12 - PostgreSQL 12 Beta 4 Released!

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces that the fourth beta release of PostgreSQL 12 is now available for download. This release contains previews of all features that will be available in the final release of PostgreSQL 12, though some details of the release could change before then.

This is likely the final beta release of PostgreSQL 12 before a release candidate is made available.

You can download the update here.

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PostgreSQL 12 Beta 4 Released!

  •  2019-09-12

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces that the fourth beta release of PostgreSQL 12 is now available for download. This release contains previews of all features that will be available in the final release of PostgreSQL 12, though some details of the release could change before then.

This is likely the final beta release of PostgreSQL 12 before a release candidate is made available.

In the spirit of the open source PostgreSQL community, we strongly encourage you to test the new features of PostgreSQL 12 in your database systems to help us eliminate any bugs or other issues that may exist.

You can download the update here.

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