PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 35 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.
There is a wealth of information to be found describing how to install and use PostgreSQL through the official documentation. The open source community provides many helpful places to become familiar with PostgreSQL, discover how it works, and find career opportunities. Learn more on how to engage with the community.
2023-09-14 - PostgreSQL 16 Released!
release of PostgreSQL 16, the latest version of the world's most advanced open source database.
PostgreSQL 16 raises its performance, with notable improvements to query parallelism, bulk data loading, and logical replication. There are many features in this release for developers and administrators alike, including more SQL/JSON syntax, new monitoring stats for your workloads, and greater flexibility in defining access control rules for management of policies across large fleets.
For the full list of features in PostgreSQL 16, please review the release notes. You can download PostgreSQL 16 from the download page.
For translations of the release announcement, please visit the press kit.