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Postgres 19 slips to November after developers drop up to 10 features

theregister.com 3 min read Editor score 7/10

Postgres 19 is now expected around November 19, with eight to ten significant features deferred after AI review tooling surfaced more bugs than developers could fix. The delay is a useful example of how review capacity and tooling can affect a major database release.

What

- PostgreSQL 19 has been delayed until around November 19, with eight to 10 significant features postponed to PostgreSQL 20.

How

- LLM-assisted code review surfaced architectural defects and many edge-case issues, creating more fixes to handle during the release window.

Why it matters

- Teams adopting LLM code review need to account for defect triage and repair time; the additional findings contributed to release delays.

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