On Fri, 29 May 2026 at 05:23, Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz@postgresql.org> wrote:
> Attached is the draft of the PostgreSQL 19 Beta 1 release announcement.
> Please review for accuracy (e.g. are features described correctly? Did I
> miss a revert), recommendations on additions or glaring omissions,
> structure, etc.
>
> Please provide feedback no later than June 4, 2026 12:00 UTC (though
> preferably earlier!)
I think it would make sense to call out that we're greasing the
protocol with the the beta[1]. Probably in the "Testing for Bugs &
Compatibility" section. Something like this:
During the beta period libpq will request non-existing versions of the
postgres protocol to allow us to bump the default protocol version in
the future, see [this wiki page for
details](https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Grease).
[1]: https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Grease
