# ClickHouse Release 26.3

DevFeed: [ClickHouse Release 26.3](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/clickhouse-release-26-3-5140.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://clickhouse.com/blog/clickhouse-release-26-03>)

Author: ClickHouse

Published: 2026-04-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [ClickHouse Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/clickhouse-blog.md>)

Topics: [clickhouse](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/clickhouse.md>), [dataset](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dataset.md>), [Sorting](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sorting.md>)

Tags: [clickhouse](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/clickhouse.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [contributed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/contributed.md>), [contributors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/contributors.md>), [features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/features.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [sorting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sorting.md>)

## AI overview

ClickHouse 26.3 introduces 27 features, 40 performance optimizations, and 202 bug fixes, including default async inserts, expanded JOIN reordering, materialized CTEs, improved EXPLAIN output, and natural sorting.

## Source excerpt

ClickHouse 26.3 is here! In this release, async inserts are turned on by default, we've got more JOIN reordering, materialized CTES have arrived, and more!