# \[$\] PostgreSQL 19's "scary patch contest"

DevFeed: [\[$\] PostgreSQL 19's "scary patch contest"](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/postgresql-19-s-scary-patch-contest-8492.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://lwn.net/Articles/1092003/>)

Author: jzb

Published: 2026-09-10T17:29:06Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [LWN.net](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/lwn-net.md>)

Topics: [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [patches](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/patches.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bug.md>)

Tags: [beta](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/beta.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug.md>), [patches](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/patches.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [stable](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stable.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

The PostgreSQL 19 release faced concerns about the readiness of several patches after unusually many bug fixes and ongoing revisions. One patch was reverted, and an extra beta release was scheduled for additional testing.

## Source excerpt

PostgreSQL 19 was expected to be released in September, in keeping with the database project's longstanding tradition of a major release every year. However, some late-breaking concerns about several of the features slated for inclusion has some developers worried about the quality of the release. On August 25, PostgreSQL contributor Robert Haas sent an email with the subject "scary patch contest" about several patches that have required an unusually large number of bug fixes leading up to the release, which has raised questions about their readiness for a stable release. One of the patches has been reverted, but several are still under heavy revision, and an extra beta release has been slotted in to allow for additional testing.