PostgreSQL 19’s revised release plan: what changed

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

PostgreSQL 19 is now planned for November 19, 2026, rather than the earlier October 29 target. That is a plan, not a guarantee: further issues could require another release candidate or delay. RC1 announcement

The release team’s explanation is concrete. A substantial set of fixes is due in the supported-version update on November 12. The team wants those fixes included in PostgreSQL 19 RC2, scheduled for the same day, before proceeding to general availability. Schedule update

The revised sequence:

October 15: RC1 released.
November 12: RC2 planned alongside supported-version updates.
November 19: general availability planned, subject to testing.

The September 28 announcement had targeted October 29, also conditionally. This is a three-week change to that target—not evidence of a fixed November release schedule. Earlier announcement

For developers, the useful next step is testing. Try representative workloads and check dependent tools against the release candidate in a separate test environment. PostgreSQL says beta and release-candidate builds are not intended for production. Testing guidance

A planned date is not a shipped release. A release candidate is a chance to find problems before it becomes one.

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PostgreSQL 19’s revised release plan: what changed