templates/pages/developer/beta.html

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   2 {%block title%}Beta Information{%endblock%}
   3 {%block contents%}
   4 <h1>Beta Information <i class="fa fa-code"></i></h1>
   5
   6 <p>PostgreSQL beta and release candidate releases are pre-release testing
   7     versions before the community makes a new release generally available. They
   8     are feature-frozen (i.e. no new features are added), and we release these to
   9     the public for testing before our final release. PostgreSQL beta and
  10     release candidate release are <strong>not meant for use in production
  11     systems</strong>.</p>
  12
  13 <p>Betas and release candidates are made available to the community in order to
  14     perform testing before the initial release. They are especially helpful
  15     for developers of platforms, drivers, tools, and utilities which depend upon
  16     PostgreSQL in order to prepare for changes in the new version. A release
  17     candidate should be identical to the initial release of a new major version
  18     of PostgreSQL, though additional changes could be made before the release is
  19     made generally available.</p>
  20
  21 <p>The stability of each PostgreSQL release greatly depends on the community to
  22     test the upcoming version with your workloads and testing tools in order to
  23     find bugs and regressions before the initial release. The quality of user
  24     testing helps determine when we can make a final release.</p>
  25
  26 <p>The PostgreSQL Global Development Group strongly advises against using beta
  27     versions of PostgreSQL in production installations or active development
  28     projects. While the PostgreSQL code is continuously subject to a number of
  29     automated and manual tests, beta releases might have serious bugs. Features
  30     are subject to changes that are backwards incompatible at any time during
  31     the development of the betas, and could possibly be removed altogether.</p>
  32
  33 <p>
  34   <strong>PostgreSQL 17 is released</strong>. The first beta of version 18
  35   is not yet available for testing. Beta testing of version 18 will begin in
  36   May 2025.
  37 </p>
  38
  39 {% comment %}
  40 <p>
  41   The current beta release is <strong>PostgreSQL 17 RC1</strong>.  For more
  42   information on the current beta release and how to test, please view the links
  43   below.
  44 </p>
  45
  46 <ul>
  47   <li>
  48     <a href="/about/news/postgresql-17-rc1-released-2926/">
  49       PostgreSQL 17 RC1 Release Announcement
  50     </a>
  51   </li>
  52   <li>
  53     <a href="/ftp/source/v17rc1/">Download PostgreSQL 17 RC1 source code</a>
  54   </li>
  55   <li>
  56     <a href="/docs/17/">PostgreSQL 17 Documentation</a>
  57   </li>
  58   <li>
  59     <a href="/docs/17/release-17.html">PostgreSQL 17 Release Notes</a>
  60   </li>
  61   <li>
  62     <a href="https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_17_Open_Items">PostgreSQL 17 Open Items</a>
  63   </li>
  64   <li>
  65     <a href="https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/HowToBetaTest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Guide to PostgreSQL Beta Testing</a>
  66   </li>
  67 </ul>
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  69 {%endblock%}