Announcing the Release of repmgr 5.2.0

**Oxford, United Kingdom - 22 October, 2020**

2ndQuadrant is proud to announce the release of [repmgr 5.2.0](https://www.2ndquadrant.com/en/resources/repmgr/). This major release adds support for PostgreSQL 13 and includes several general improvements, important enhancements, and bug fixes.

repmgr is the most popular tool for PostgreSQL replication and failover management that enhances the built-in replication capabilities in PostgreSQL. It simplifies daily management of standby servers and allows smooth execution of administrative tasks such as switchover operations. The automatic failover capability of repmgr allows maximum database uptime and can be combined with other tools such as PgBouncer for high availability.

repmgr 5.2.0 adds the new `--verify-backup` option to run PostgreSQL's `pg_verifybackup` utility after cloning a standby to verify the integrity of the copied data (PostgreSQL 13 and later).

Furthermore, repmgr 5.2.0 enhances the `failover_validation_command` with additional parameters and the configuration option `always_promote` that is used to control whether a node should be promoted if the repmgr metadata is not up-to-date.

5.2.0 also removes the support for PostgreSQL 9.3, which was designated EOL in November 2018.

For a detailed list of all changes, please read the complete release notes [here](https://repmgr.org/docs/dev/release-5.2.0.html).

Upgrading to this version is highly recommended for all repmgr users. Upgrade instructions are available [here] (https://repmgr.org/docs/current/upgrading-repmgr-extension.html#UPGRADING-MAJOR-VERSION)

Packages and installation documentation are available via 2ndQuadrant’s public RPM and APT repositories from 2ndQuadrant [here](https://repmgr.org/docs/current/installation-packages.html).

Source files can be downloaded [here](https://repmgr.org/download/repmgr-5.2.0.tar.gz) and installation instructions are available [here](https://repmgr.org/docs/current/installation.html).

repmgr is distributed under GPL v3.

For more information, please send an email to [info(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com](info(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com)