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Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports major version 17

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This article announces that Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports major version 17, with PostgreSQL 17.1 being the latest version. It also supports the latest minor versions of previous major releases.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • PostgreSQL 17 comes with support for 94 extensions like pgvector, pg_tle, pgactive, and hypopg, updated to support version 17
  • A new SQL function for monitoring autovacuum to prevent transaction ID wraparound
  • Community updates in PostgreSQL 17 like improved vacuuming performance, ability to upgrade without dropping logical replication slots, improved JSON support, and better query performance
  • Options to upgrade your RDS PostgreSQL database instances like Blue/Green deployments, in-place upgrades, and restoring from snapshots
  • Pricing and regional availability details for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL
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