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We're excited to announce the July 2026 version of Azure Database for PostgreSQL. This version introduces a range of new features and enhancements, resolves known issues, and includes essential security patches to ensure optimal performance and security.
Note
New servers created on or after July 1, 2026, are automatically be onboarded to this latest version. Existing servers will be updated during their next scheduled maintenance. Azure deployments roll out region by region, so availability may vary and the global rollout can take up to one month. Customers should monitor their scheduled maintenance notifications to know when the update will be applied to their server.
Engine version changes
- No PostgreSQL minor version change.
Features
- Added support for the RDKit extension on PostgreSQL 14–18, enabling advanced cheminformatics and molecular data analysis capabilities.
- Added support for the pg_pointcloud extension on PostgreSQL 14–18, enabling efficient storage and analysis of point cloud data.
- Added support for the plpgsql_check extension on PostgreSQL 14–18, providing static analysis and validation for PL/pgSQL code.
- You can now modify the
duckdb.max_memoryandduckdb.memory_limitserver parameters in all versions that support the pg_duckdb extension. - Support for view upcoming maintenance via API and CLI.
- Support for view maintenance history via API and CLI.
- Support for reschedule maintenance to a future date via API and CLI.
- Support for apply maintenance on-demand via API and CLI.
Improvements
- Updated the pg_failover_slots extension to version 1.2.1, improving logical replication slot failover and synchronization behavior.
- Updated read replica error messages to reflect cascading read replica support and clarify the required operation order between source servers and their replicas.
- Multiple security fixes and hardening improvements to enhance platform security and reliability.
Known issues fixes
- No known issue fixes