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