E.4. Release 9.6.21

Release date: 2021-02-11

This release contains a variety of fixes from 9.6.20. For information about new features in the 9.6 major release, see Section E.25.

The PostgreSQL community will stop releasing updates for the 9.6.X release series in November 2021. Users are encouraged to update to a newer release branch soon.

E.4.1. Migration to Version 9.6.21

A dump/restore is not required for those running 9.6.X.

However, see the first changelog item below, which describes cases in which reindexing indexes after the upgrade may be advisable.

Also, if you are upgrading from a version earlier than 9.6.16, see Section E.9.

E.4.2. Changes