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Subject: [PATCH v1 1/1] Add list of major features to the v19 release notes.
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2026 16:33:08 -0500
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doc/src/sgml/release-19.sgml | 79 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 78 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-19.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-19.sgml
index d8d3758d5ba..00c620b283c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release-19.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-19.sgml
@@ -19,7 +19,84 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para><emphasis>fill in later</emphasis></para>
+ <para>
+ Support for
+ <link linkend="ddl-property-graphs">property graph queries</link>
+ (<acronym>SQL/PGQ</acronym>).
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A new <link linkend="sql-repack"><command>REPACK</command></link> command
+ that reclaims disk space and reorganizes table contents, combining the
+ functionality of the existing <command>VACUUM FULL</command> and
+ <command>CLUSTER</command> commands. Its <literal>CONCURRENTLY</literal>
+ option allows repacking without blocking reads and writes to the table.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Logical replication now
+ <link linkend="logical-replication-sequences">replicates sequence values</link>,
+ and it can be enabled without a server restart when
+ <xref linkend="guc-wal-level"/> is set to <literal>replica</literal>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Autovacuum can now use
+ <link linkend="guc-autovacuum-max-parallel-workers">multiple worker processes</link>
+ to vacuum a single table in parallel, and a
+ <link linkend="autovacuum-priority">new scoring system</link> prioritizes
+ the tables that most need vacuuming or analyzing.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Faster performance in many areas, including automatic scaling of the
+ number of <link linkend="guc-io-max-workers">I/O worker processes</link>,
+ quicker foreign-key checks, and further planning and execution
+ optimizations.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Data checksums can now be
+ <link linkend="checksums-online-enable-disable">enabled or disabled while the database is running</link>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A new <link linkend="sql-wait-for"><command>WAIT FOR</command></link>
+ command that lets an application pause until a standby has replayed
+ changes up to a chosen point, thereby supporting
+ <quote>read-your-writes</quote> query patterns on standbys.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <xref linkend="sql-update"/> and <xref linkend="sql-delete"/> can now
+ change or remove data for just part of a time range via the new
+ <literal>FOR PORTION OF</literal> clause.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A new
+ <link linkend="pgplanadvice"><application>pg_plan_advice</application></link>
+ extension for stabilizing and controlling the query planner's decisions,
+ together with the companion
+ <link linkend="pgstashadvice"><application>pg_stash_advice</application></link>
+ extension that applies this advice automatically based on the query.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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