PostgreSQL 17 RC1 Released!

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces that the first release
candidate of PostgreSQL 17 is now available for download. As a release
candidate, PostgreSQL 17 RC 1 will be mostly identical to the initial release of
PostgreSQL 17, though some more fixes may be applied prior to the general
availability of PostgreSQL 17.

The planned date for the general availability of PostgreSQL 17 is
September 26, 2024. Please see the "Release Schedule" section for more details.

Upgrading to PostgreSQL 17 RC 1
-------------------------------

To upgrade to PostgreSQL 17 RC 1 from earlier versions of PostgreSQL, you will
need to use a major version upgrade strategy, e.g. `pg_upgrade` or
`pg_dump` / `pg_restore`. For more information, please visit the documentation
section on [upgrading](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/upgrading.html):

[https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/upgrading.html](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/upgrading.html)

Changes Since 17 Beta 3
-----------------------

Several bug fixes were applied for PostgreSQL 17 during the Beta 3 period. These
include:

* Revert the MERGE/SPLIT partition feature.
* Fix for feature that improves performance around logical decoding of subtransactions.

For a detailed list of fixes, please visit the
[open items](https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_17_Open_Items#resolved_before_17rc1)
page.

Release Schedule
----------------

This is the first release candidate for PostgreSQL 17. Unless an issue is
discovered that warrants a delay or to produce an additional release candidate,
PostgreSQL 17 should be made generally available on September 26, 2024.

For further information please see the
[Beta Testing](https://www.postgresql.org/developer/beta/) page.

Links
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* [Download](https://www.postgresql.org/download/)
* [Beta Testing Information](https://www.postgresql.org/developer/beta/)
* [PostgreSQL 17 Beta Release Notes](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/release-17.html)
* [PostgreSQL 17 Open Issues](https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_17_Open_Items)
* [Feature Matrix](https://www.postgresql.org/about/featurematrix/#configuration-management)
* [Submit a Bug](https://www.postgresql.org/account/submitbug/)
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