Re: feature freeze for v19 begins April 8th at 12:00 UTC

On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 09:22:55AM -0500, Nathan Bossart wrote:
> Per a nearby thread [0], there seems to be agreement that feature freeze
> for v19 will begin at the standard [1] time:
>
> April 8th, 2026 at 12:00 UTC
>
> In other words, no new features can be committed to PostgreSQL 19 after
> this time. The Release Management Team (RMT) for this release has not yet
> been formed, but open items and important dates will be tracked here:
>
> https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_19_Open_Items

We are pleased to announce the Release Management Team (RMT) (cc'd) for the
PostgreSQL 19 release:

- Nathan Bossart
- Heikki Linnakangas
- Melanie Plageman

You can find information about the responsibilities of the RMT here:

https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Release_Management_Team

On behalf of the PG19 RMT,

--
nathan