PostgreSQL 15
Current patch release: 15.17
End of life in 619 days (November 11, 2027). Plan your upgrade now.
October 13, 2022
Ongoing
November 11, 2027
15.17 (February 23, 2026)
About PostgreSQL 15
PostgreSQL 15 introduced MERGE statement support (SQL standard), improved sort performance, and public schema security hardening. A solid release for teams needing standards compliance.
Key Changes in PostgreSQL 15
- ●MERGE statement for SQL-standard upsert operations
- ●Sort performance improvements (up to 400% faster for some workloads)
- ●Public schema security: CREATE privilege revoked by default (no more 'everyone can create tables')
- ●Logical replication row filtering and column lists
- ●LZ4 and Zstandard compression support for pg_basebackup
Breaking Changes
- ▲Public schema CREATE privilege revoked (may break applications that relied on it)
- ▲Some deprecated compatibility options removed
PostgreSQL 15 is currently under active support, released on October 13, 2022. It receives regular bug fixes, security patches, and may still get minor feature additions. The latest patch release is 15.17 (February 23, 2026).
Lifecycle Progress
67% through its lifecycle. 619 days remaining.
All PostgreSQL Versions
| Version | Released | EOL | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | September 25, 2025 | November 14, 2030 | 18.3 | Active |
| 17 | September 26, 2024 | November 8, 2029 | 17.9 | Active |
| 16 | September 14, 2023 | November 9, 2028 | 16.13 | Active |
| 15 (current page) | October 13, 2022 | November 11, 2027 | 15.17 | Active |
| 14 | September 30, 2021 | November 12, 2026 | 14.22 | Active |
| 13 | September 24, 2020 | November 13, 2025 | 13.23 | End of Life |
| 12 | October 3, 2019 | November 21, 2024 | 12.22 | End of Life |
| 11 | October 18, 2018 | November 9, 2023 | 11.22 | End of Life |
| 10 | October 5, 2017 | November 10, 2022 | 10.23 | End of Life |
| 9.6 | September 29, 2016 | November 11, 2021 | 9.6.24 | End of Life |
| 9.5 | January 7, 2016 | February 11, 2021 | 9.5.25 | End of Life |
| 9.4 | December 18, 2014 | February 13, 2020 | 9.4.26 | End of Life |
| 9.3 | September 9, 2013 | November 8, 2018 | 9.3.25 | End of Life |
| 9.2 | September 10, 2012 | November 9, 2017 | 9.2.24 | End of Life |
| 9.1 | September 12, 2011 | October 27, 2016 | 9.1.24 | End of Life |
| 9.0 | September 20, 2010 | October 8, 2015 | 9.0.23 | End of Life |
| 8.4 | July 1, 2009 | July 24, 2014 | 8.4.22 | End of Life |
| 8.3 | February 4, 2008 | February 7, 2013 | 8.3.23 | End of Life |
| 8.2 | December 5, 2006 | December 5, 2011 | 8.2.23 | End of Life |
| 8.1 | November 8, 2005 | November 8, 2010 | 8.1.23 | End of Life |
| 8.0 | January 19, 2005 | October 1, 2010 | 8.0.26 | End of Life |
| 7.4 | November 17, 2003 | October 1, 2010 | 7.4.30 | End of Life |
| 7.3 | November 27, 2002 | November 27, 2007 | 7.3.21 | End of Life |
| 7.2 | February 4, 2002 | February 4, 2007 | 7.2.8 | End of Life |
| 7.1 | April 13, 2001 | April 13, 2006 | 7.1.3 | End of Life |
| 7.0 | May 8, 2000 | May 8, 2005 | 7.0.3 | End of Life |
| 6.5 | June 9, 1999 | June 9, 2004 | 6.5.3 | End of Life |
| 6.4 | October 30, 1998 | October 30, 2003 | 6.4.2 | End of Life |
| 6.3 | March 1, 1998 | March 1, 2003 | 6.3.2 | End of Life |
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