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PostgreSQL 14 stops on November 12: test your old dumps first
DEV Community: backend · By Jules Robineau ·
On 12 November 2026, PostgreSQL 14 gets its final release. After that date, no more fixes, not even for a security flaw. One week later, PostgreSQL 19 is due to ship as a final release. Prepare your upgrade before support ends. Before you pick 18 or 19, ask yourself a simple…
The Brief
- PostgreSQL 14 gets its final release on 12 November 2026.
- After that date, PostgreSQL 14 receives no more fixes, including for security flaws.
- PostgreSQL 19 is due as a final release one week later.
Why it matters
Teams running PostgreSQL 14 will have no security patches once support ends, so they need to plan and test an upgrade before that date.
Who’s affected
- Teams running PostgreSQL 14
What to do
- Prepare the upgrade from PostgreSQL 14 before support ends
- Test old dumps before upgrading
- PostgreSQL 14
- PostgreSQL 18
- PostgreSQL 19
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- #backend
Timeline
DEV Community: backend
PostgreSQL 14 stops on November 12: test your old dumps first
PostgreSQL 14 final release; no more fixes after this date
PostgreSQL 19 due as final release