Re: Meaning of "pg_control version number:" - Mailing list pgsql-admin

"David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com> writes:
> On Friday, January 13, 2023, kaido vaikla <kaido.vaikla@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I supposed "pg_control version number:" is related to pg version, but
>> fresh pg 15 instance  pg_controldata shows 1300:

> https://github.com/postgres/postgres/blob/master/src/include/catalog/pg_control.h

We only move that value when the format of pg_control actually changes.
So in this case you can see it's been stable since v13.

                        regards, tom lane