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PostgreSQL lifecycle guide

All releases, patches, maintenance and support periods at a glance

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What is PostgreSQL?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementPostgreSQL also known as Postgres, is a free and open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) emphasizing extensibility and SQL compliance. It was originally named POSTGRES, referring to its origins as a successor to the Ingres database developed at the University of California, Berkeley.In 1996, the project was renamed to PostgreSQL to reflect its support for SQL.
 

The entire lifecycle of PostgreSQL

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of PostgreSQL. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.
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Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product PostgreSQL (PostgreSQL)
 

What is the PostgreSQL release strategy?

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group supports a major version for 5 years after its initial release. After its five year anniversary, a major version will have one last minor release containing any fixes and will be considered end-of-life (EOL) and no longer supported.

Facts and figures about PostgreSQL

Product
PostgreSQL
Vendor
PostgreSQL
Latest version
17.5
Number of releases
14
Number of versions
647
Number of unstable versions
125
Number of versions affected by CVE
487
Licence
PostgreSQL License
Last verification date
2025-06-16
 
 

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