PostgreSQL 16 Beta 2 released

The second beta of PostgreSQL 16 is now available for download . This release contains a full feature preview of PostgreSQL 16, but some details of the beta release may change during testing.

Changes since Beta 1

Fixes and changes in PostgreSQL 16 Beta 2 include:

• initdbThe default collation provider selected was changed back to selected libc.
• Behavior with libicuthe choice of C language is deferred back to libicu. On ICU 64 and later, the C language is deprecated and ICU provides its own mechanism for selecting a language or throwing an error.
• Multiple fixes related to connection optimization.
• Fixed B-tree code issues related to changes introduced from standbys logical decoding.
• Fixed MAINTAINa cache lookup hazard when looking up permissions on partition ancestors.

Check out all the new features of PostgreSQL 16 in the documentation .