On Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 07:01:14PM +0300, Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> I don't really mind catversion bumps during the beta period in general, I'm
> in the camp that if there's a change that would make the release better and
> it's not particularly risky, it's better to still sneak it in.
>
> I feel I might be in the minority with that view though. Historically, we've
> avoided fixes that need catversion bumps late in the beta period, so that
> beta-testers don't need to pg_upgrade. I think that's a poor tradeoff, but
> if we're changing long-standing policy, the RMT probably isn't the right
> group for that. So, how do others feel?
I personally make no attempt to avoid late catversion bumps.
