Out-of-cycle release on 2025-02-20

Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz@postgresql.org>

From: "Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org>
To: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2025-02-14T02:08:21Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Hi,

CVE-2025-1094[1] introduced a regression that was reported fairly 
shortly after the release[2]. Based on the nature of the report and the 
fact it's in libpq, the release team was unsure of what the overall 
prevalence of the issue given its client-facing, and decided to have an 
out-of-cycle release on 2025-02-20[3] to handle this sooner than the 
regularly scheduled release[4].

Per standard release process, any patches being committed for this 
release must be in by 2025-02-15 12:00 UTC to ensure they have ample 
time to get through the buildfarm.

Thanks,

Jonathan

[1] https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2025-1094/
[2] https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/Z64jD3u46gObCo1p%40pryzbyj2023
[3] 
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/out-of-cycle-release-scheduled-for-february-20-2025-3016/
[4] https://www.postgresql.org/developer/roadmap/