E.1. Release 12.22

Release date: 2024-11-21

This release contains a single fix from 12.21. For information about new features in major release 12, see Section E.23 .

This is expected to be the last PostgreSQL release in the 12.X series. Users are encouraged to update to a newer release branch soon.

E.1.1. Migration to Version 12.22

A dump/restore is not required for those running 12.X.

However, if you are upgrading from a version earlier than 12.18, see Section E.5 .

E.1.2. Changes

  • Restore functionality of ALTER {ROLE|DATABASE} SET role (Tom Lane, Noah Misch) §

    The fix for CVE-2024-10978 accidentally caused settings for role to not be applied if they come from non-interactive sources, including previous ALTER {ROLE|DATABASE} commands and the PGOPTIONS environment variable.