Re: Upgrading/Updating Extensions

From: Keith Fiske <keith(dot)fiske(at)crunchydata(dot)com>
To: Edwin UY <edwin(dot)uy(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Upgrading/Updating Extensions
Date: 2023-11-15 13:40:49
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On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 5:51 AM Edwin UY <edwin(dot)uy(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just wanting to know, is upgrading/updating extension an optional exercise
> or it is best practice to do so.
> We are upgrading AWS RDS PostgreSQL and it appears to be a manual exercise.
> What is the pros and cons for upgrading and not upgrading the extension?
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Ed
>
>
Extensions are like any other piece of software. It's best practice to keep
it up to date if it is reasonable and/or there are important bug fixes.
Review the release notes for any extensions you are using to see if there
are any new features or fixes that are relevant to your usage.

--
Keith Fiske
Senior Database Engineer
Crunchy Data - http://crunchydata.com

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