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From: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
To: Balaji Ram <balajiram.ganesan@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-admin@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Pg upgrade from 13.20 to 17.9
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:37:25 -0400
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On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 4:16 AM Balaji Ram <balajiram.ganesan@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm planning to upgrade a standalone PostgreSQL cluster from **13.20 to
> 17.9**. I haven’t performed a major version upgrade with such a large
> version gap before, so I’d appreciate any guidance on best practices,
> recommended approaches, and things to watch out for.
>

1. Read the PG 14, 15, 16 and 17 release notes.
2. Being on the latest is the latest release (in this case, 13.23) is
always Best Practice.

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