PostgreSQL 19 RC 1 Released!

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces that the first release candidate of PostgreSQL 19 is now available for download. As a release candidate, PostgreSQL 19 RC 1 will be mostly identical to the initial release of PostgreSQL 19, though some more fixes may be applied prior to the general availability of PostgreSQL 19. The next scheduled update release for supported versions of PostgreSQL, on November 12, 2026, will include a large number of fixes.