<p><a href="https://www.postgresql.org/docs/release/19.0/">PostgreSQL 19</a> was
expected to be released in September, in keeping with the database
project's longstanding tradition of a major release every year. However,
some late-breaking concerns about several of the features slated for inclusion
has some developers worried about the quality of the release. On August 25, PostgreSQL
contributor Robert Haas <a
href="https://lwn.net/ml/all/CA+Tgmob9NY6m0YNFTQ4nFH2d0iC9SQRruDYxfndGKKzh8OC80w@mail.gmail.com/">sent
an email</a> with the subject "<q>scary patch contest</q>" about several patches
that have required an unusually large number of bug fixes leading up to the
release, which has raised questions about their readiness for a stable
release. One of the patches has been reverted, but several are still under heavy
revision, and an extra beta release has been slotted in to allow for additional
testing.</p>