Re: feature freeze for v19 begins April 8th at 12:00 UTC

Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>

From: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>
To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Cc: hlinnaka@iki.fi, melanieplageman@gmail.com
Date: 2026-03-23T15:39:27Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 09:22:55AM -0500, Nathan Bossart wrote:
> Per a nearby thread [0], there seems to be agreement that feature freeze
> for v19 will begin at the standard [1] time:
> 
> 	April 8th, 2026 at 12:00 UTC
> 
> In other words, no new features can be committed to PostgreSQL 19 after
> this time.  The Release Management Team (RMT) for this release has not yet
> been formed, but open items and important dates will be tracked here:
> 
> 	https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_19_Open_Items

We are pleased to announce the Release Management Team (RMT) (cc'd) for the
PostgreSQL 19 release:

- Nathan Bossart
- Heikki Linnakangas
- Melanie Plageman

You can find information about the responsibilities of the RMT here:

	https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Release_Management_Team

On behalf of the PG19 RMT,

-- 
nathan