AZ571047 - Generally Available: PG18 support for Azure Database for PostgreSQL elastic clusters

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Published

Sep 18, 2026

Status

Launched

Timeline

  • September 2026
    General Availability

Product

Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Tag

Features

Category

Databases
Hybrid + multicloud

Description

Azure Database for PostgreSQL elastic clusters now support PostgreSQL 18, bringing the latest PostgreSQL capabilities to distributed, cloud-scale workloads. You can build new applications or modernize existing ones with the performance, reliability, and developer improvements of PostgreSQL 18—combined with the flexible scaling and operational simplicity of Azure Database for PostgreSQL elastic clusters.

You can explore PostgreSQL 18 performance improvements, new SQL capabilities, and developer-focused features while scaling distributed workloads across tables, shards, and nodes. Powered by Citus 14.0, elastic clusters bring PostgreSQL 18 capabilities to a fully managed, distributed PostgreSQL experience on Azure.

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