PostgreSQL Versions & Features

PostgreSQL Versions & Key Features (as of April 2026)

VersionInitial ReleaseLatest MinorEnd of SupportKey New Features
18Sep 25, 202518.3 (Feb 2026)Nov 2030
  • Asynchronous I/O (AIO) subsystem
  • pg_upgrade preserves statistics
  • B-tree Skip Scan
  • UUIDv7 support
  • Virtual generated columns
  • OAuth 2.0 authentication
  • JSON_TABLE support
  • Better logical replication (DDL)
17Sep 26, 202417.9Nov 2029
  • Enhanced logical replication
  • Improved vacuum performance
  • Better monitoring
  • Incremental backup improvements
16Sep 14, 202316.13Nov 2028
  • Logical replication from standbys
  • Parallel VACUUM improvements
  • Improved query planner
15Oct 13, 202215.17Nov 2027
  • MERGE command
  • Compression (lz4, zstd)
  • Row-level security enhancements
14Sep 30, 202114.22Nov 2026
  • Schema-level privileges
  • Parallel query enhancements
  • JSON improvements
13Sep 24, 202013.23Nov 2025
  • Parallel vacuum
  • Incremental sorting
  • Logical replication enhancements

 

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