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Re: Rename Postgres 19 to Postgres 26 (year-based)?

Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org> — 2026-05-24T14:22:47Z

On 22.05.26 08:54, Tom Lane wrote:
> Isaac Morland <isaac.morland@gmail.com> writes:
>> I like this because it makes it very clear that there has been a change in
>> numbering scheme. Skipping 7 numbers could be due to almost anything, in
>> the long term, but no one will think PG2026 is just 2008 versions after
>> PG18. Also, I agree that while most likely no one on this list will be
>> worrying about this in 2100, it would be nice to know that nobody has to
>> worry about what comes after PG99.
> 
> Geez, I thought we were permanently done with what-shall-we-call-
> the-next-release threads after we dropped three-part version numbers.
> 
> I don't like either version of this proposal, because I fear it
> puts way too much faith in our ability to adhere to a fixed release
> calendar.  What happens if "v2027" slips into 2028?  Are we then
> unable to resume the normal schedule for the following release?

Furthermore, some things that release toward the end of year N are 
released as version N+1, for marketing reasons.  So this approach 
wouldn't even really reduce ambiguity or the need for more arguing.