Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1viALG-00H2MR-0D for pgsql-announce@arkaria.postgresql.org; Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:56:15 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=malur.postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1viALD-000oqM-27 for pgsql-announce@arkaria.postgresql.org; Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:56:11 +0000 Received: from makus.postgresql.org ([2001:4800:3e1:1::229]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1viALC-000opU-24 for pgsql-announce@lists.postgresql.org; Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:56:11 +0000 Received: from mahout.postgresql.org ([2001:4800:3e1:1::227]) by makus.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1viAL6-001Pin-36 for pgsql-announce@lists.postgresql.org; Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:56:10 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=postgresql.org; s=20171124; h=Message-ID:Date:Reply-To:From:To:Subject: MIME-Version:Content-Type:Sender:Cc:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID: Content-Description:In-Reply-To:References; bh=SUyrkRAsBU30darEBjCVNS/sCWmoiJvKhgLLxIDozpY=; b=dRcoQ1uuJSlfeWWD1a3s/vkpZL wO/L4GonQqQGh+iB8ZX8YHP4uIOVSgXaJZW0i9BPVRjdsK6DxzNPslK1MWkXSrAmeHbeKKozbCBX8 st5zzoQWtNUKKNwVIPFvrNq9evzR5dgwvXXwTou4rBXJzApzrl/lIiFHvtA6kfb208UqjktAPyrcA djT0ee0dtkslJb3mQ38/28UJMyVQyBfO6+uZJgLOncI2Kqu+jWNhocaHZgZ4yytayA2w8inQmvrb8 lmbnLRerwD4a3scOAoV6kr6bvWGuaUpSF58czOUOHHKu/6uRfFjaDYBVhgP+DTTL2F0RmJRWTZ7/q Kdck3wIQ==; Received: from wrigleys.postgresql.org ([2a02:16a8:dc51::60]) by mahout.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1viAL5-0046kh-2c for pgsql-announce@lists.postgresql.org; Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:56:05 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=wrigleys.postgresql.org) by wrigleys.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1viAL4-0072A9-2W for pgsql-announce@lists.postgresql.org; Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:56:03 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="===============4815390073754467589==" MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: pgBackRest 2.58.0 Released To: PostgreSQL Announce From: pgBackRest Community via PostgreSQL Announce Reply-To: news@pgbackrest.org Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:56:00 +0000 Message-ID: <176891016002.769.11795626158927196796@wrigleys.postgresql.org> X-Auto-Response-Suppress: All Auto-Submitted: auto-generated X-pglister-tags: related X-pglister-tagsig: a86a0c2db8acc8f58282e0f5752105f08b60f384d75b566f6fda65fd08647199 List-Id: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Owner: List-Archive: Archived-At: Precedence: bulk --===============4815390073754467589== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable **January 19, 2026**: The pgBackRest community is pleased to announce the r= elease of [pgBackRest](https://pgbackrest.org) 2.58.0, the latest version o= f the reliable, easy-to-use backup and restore solution that can seamlessly= scale up to the largest databases and workloads. pgBackRest supports a robust set of features for managing your backup and r= ecovery infrastructure, including: parallel backup/restore, full/differenti= al/incremental backups, block incremental backup, multiple repositories, de= lta restore, parallel asynchronous archiving, per-file checksums, page chec= ksums (when enabled) validated during backup, multiple compression types, e= ncryption, partial/failed backup resume, backup from standby, tablespace an= d link support, S3/Azure/GCS/SFTP support, backup expiration, local/remote = operation via SSH or TLS, flexible configuration, and more. pgBackRest can be installed from the [PostgreSQL Yum Repository](https://yu= m.postgresql.org) or the [PostgreSQL APT Repository](https://apt.postgresql= .org) and packages are also available many other distributions. Source code= can be downloaded from [releases](https://github.com/pgbackrest/pgbackrest= /releases). ## New Features and Improvements - Allow expiration of oldest full backup regardless of current retention (S= tefan Fercot) - HTTP support for S3, GCS, and Azure (Will Morland) - Support for Azure managed identities (Moiz Ibrar) - Experimental support for S3 EKS pod identity (Pierre BOUTELOUP) - Allow configuration of TLS cipher suites (Gunnar "Nick" Bluth) - Allow process priority to be set (David Steele) - Allow dots in S3 bucket names when using path-style URIs (Joakim Hinderss= on) - Dynamically size S3/GCS/Azure chunks for large uploads and optimize chunk= size for small files (David Steele) See the [2.58.0 Release Notes](https://pgbackrest.org/release.html#2.58.0) = for additional features and improvements. ## Important Notes - The minimum values for the repo-storage-upload-chunk-size option have inc= reased. They now represent the minimum allowed by the vendors. - TLS >=3D 1.2 is now required. This requirement is relaxed when verificati= on is disabled with repo-storage-verify-tls (though this is not recommended= ). - Per our policy to support five EOL versions of PostgreSQL, 9.5 is no long= er supported by pgBackRest. ## Links - [Website](https://pgbackrest.org) - [User Guides](https://pgbackrest.org/user-guide-index.html) - [Release Notes](https://pgbackrest.org/release.html) - [Support](http://pgbackrest.org/#support) --===============4815390073754467589== Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable pgBackRest 2.58.0 Released
 

pgBackRest 2.58.0 Released

January 19, 2026: The pgBa= ckRest community is pleased to announce the release of pgBackR= est 2.58.0, the latest version of the reliable, easy-to-use backup and = restore solution that can seamlessly scale up to the largest databases and = workloads.

pgBackRest supports a robust set of feature= s for managing your backup and recovery infrastructure, including: parallel= backup/restore, full/differential/incremental backups, block incremental b= ackup, multiple repositories, delta restore, parallel asynchronous archivin= g, per-file checksums, page checksums (when enabled) validated during backu= p, multiple compression types, encryption, partial/failed backup resume, ba= ckup from standby, tablespace and link support, S3/Azure/GCS/SFTP support, = backup expiration, local/remote operation via SSH or TLS, flexible configur= ation, and more.

pgBackRest can be installed from the PostgreSQL Yum Repository or the PostgreSQL= APT Repository and packages are also available many other distribution= s. Source code can be downloaded from releases.

New Features and Improvements
  • Allow expiratio= n of oldest full backup regardless of current retention (Stefan Fercot)
  • HTTP support fo= r S3, GCS, and Azure (Will Morland)
  • Support for Azu= re managed identities (Moiz Ibrar)
  • Experimental su= pport for S3 EKS pod identity (Pierre BOUTELOUP)
  • Allow configura= tion of TLS cipher suites (Gunnar "Nick" Bluth)
  • Allow process p= riority to be set (David Steele)
  • Allow dots in S= 3 bucket names when using path-style URIs (Joakim Hindersson)
  • Dynamically siz= e S3/GCS/Azure chunks for large uploads and optimize chunk size for small f= iles (David Steele)

See the 2.= 58.0 Release Notes for additional features and improvements.

Important Notes

  • The minimum val= ues for the repo-storage-upload-chunk-size option have increased. They now = represent the minimum allowed by the vendors.
  • TLS >=3D 1.2= is now required. This requirement is relaxed when verification is disabled= with repo-storage-verify-tls (though this is not recommended).
  • Per our policy = to support five EOL versions of PostgreSQL, 9.5 is no longer supported by p= gBackRest.

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