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PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 35 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.
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Latest Releases
2025-09-25 - PostgreSQL 18 Released!
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group today announced the release ofPostgreSQL 18, the latest version of the world's most advanced open source database.
PostgreSQL 18 improves performance for workloads of all sizes through a new I/O subsystem that has demonstrated up to 3× performance improvements when reading from storage, and also increases the number of queries that can use indexes. This release makes major-version upgrades less disruptive, accelerating upgrade times and reducing the time required to reach expected performance after an upgrade completes. Developers also benefit from PostgreSQL 18 features, including virtual generated columns that compute values at query time, and the database-friendlyuuidv7() function that provides better indexing and read performance for UUIDs. PostgreSQL 18 makes it easier to integrate with single-sign on (SSO) systems with support for OAuth 2.0 authentication.
For the full list of features in PostgreSQL 18, please review therelease notes. You can download PostgreSQL 18 from thedownload page.
For thefull press release andtranslations of the release announcement, please visit thepress kit.
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