Re: 2026-08-13 release announcement draft

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Jonathan S(dot) Katz" <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: 2026-08-13 release announcement draft
Date: 2026-08-10 01:30:36
Message-ID: 1784405.1786325436@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> What do you think of this framing:

> ===
> This update fixes over 110 bugs that were reported in the last several
> months.

> This specific issue only affects PostgreSQL 14, 15, and 16, but we're
> highlighting it in the release announcement due to its severity:

> * Fix a self-deadlock that could occur while replaying WAL generated by
> an older minor version. This regression, introduced in the previous set
> of minor releases, could cause a standby server following a primary
> running an older minor version to become stuck.

> The remainder of issues listed below affect PostgreSQL 18. Some of these
> issues may also affect other supported versions of PostgreSQL.

> ...
> ==

WFM, though personally I'd be more assertive in that last sentence:
"Many of these issues also affect older versions of PostgreSQL."

regards, tom lane

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