# DuckDB v2.0: Your Database Deserves a Better Parser

DevFeed: [DuckDB v2.0: Your Database Deserves a Better Parser](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/duckdb-v2-0-your-database-deserves-a-better-parser-4796.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://duckdb.org/2026/08/20/duckdb-20-peg-parser.html>)

Author: Daniël ten Wolde

Published: 2026-08-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [DuckDB](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/duckdb.md>)

Topics: [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>)

Tags: [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [duckdb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/duckdb.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql.md>)

## AI overview

DuckDB v2.0 replaces its PostgreSQL-derived SQL parser with a PEG-based parser that is easier to evolve and extend at runtime.

## Source excerpt

DuckDB v2.0 replaces its PostgreSQL-derived SQL parser with a PEG-based parser that is easier to evolve and can be extended at runtime.