# Waiting for PostgreSQL 19 - Allow table exclusions in publications via EXCEPT TABLE.

DevFeed: [Waiting for PostgreSQL 19 - Allow table exclusions in publications via EXCEPT TABLE.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/waiting-for-postgresql-19-allow-table-exclusions-in-publications-via-except-table-33680.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.depesz.com/2026/03/18/waiting-for-postgresql-19-allow-table-exclusions-in-publications-via-except-table/>)

Author: depesz

Published: 2026-03-18T11:15:16Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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Topics: [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [Replication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/replication.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>)

Tags: [except](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/except.md>), [logical](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/logical.md>), [new-feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/new-feature.md>), [pg19](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pg19.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [publication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/publication.md>), [replication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/replication.md>), [uncategorized](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/uncategorized.md>), [waiting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/waiting.md>)

## AI overview

A PostgreSQL patch adds EXCEPT TABLE support to CREATE PUBLICATION ... FOR ALL TABLES, allowing selected tables to be excluded from logical replication. The article explains the existing publication options and notes that altering an existing FOR ALL TABLES publication to add exclusions is not currently supported.

## Source excerpt

On 4th of March 2026, Amit Kapila committed patch: Allow table exclusions in publications via EXCEPT TABLE. Extend CREATE PUBLICATION ... FOR ALL TABLES to support the EXCEPT TABLE syntax. This allows one or more tables to be excluded. The publisher will not send the data of excluded tables to the subscriber. To ... Continue reading "Waiting for PostgreSQL 19 - Allow table exclusions in publications via EXCEPT TABLE."