---
name: databases-for-postgresql-gen2-release-notes
title: Release notes
description: '[Gen 2]'
last-updated: 2026-09-10
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use these files to discover more information as needed.

# Release notes
{: #postgresql-relnotes}

[Gen 2]{: tag-purple}

## 10 September 2026
{: #databases-for-postgresql-10sep2026}
{: release-note}

Customer-configurable server parameters now available
: IBM Cloud® Databases for PostgreSQL Gen 2 now supports 14 customer-configurable PostgreSQL server parameters. You can set parameters at provisioning time and update them on a running instance. The configurable parameters include connection limits, logging thresholds, memory allocation, WAL, and replication settings, and pgAudit classes. For more information, see [Changing your PostgreSQL configuration](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-postgresql-gen2?topic=databases-for-postgresql-gen2-configure-parameters&format=markdown).

## 01 September 2026
{: #cloud-databases-01sep2026}
{: release-note}

Databases for PostgreSQL Gen 2 is now available in Madrid and Sydney
: Databases for PostgreSQL Gen 2 is now also available in Madrid (eu-es) and Sydney (au-syd) in addition to Mumbai (in-mum), Chennai (in-che) and Montreal (ca-mon). For more information, see [Overview of Gen 1 and Gen 2](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-postgresql-gen2?topic=databases-for-postgresql-gen2-overview-gen1-gen2&format=markdown#feature-differentiators).


## 06 July 2026
{: #cloud-databases-06jul2026}
{: release-note}

Databases for PostgreSQL Gen 2 is now available in Frankfurt
: Databases for PostgreSQL Gen 2 is now also available in Frankfurt (eu-de), in addition to Mumbai (in-mum), Chennai (in-che) and Montreal (ca-mon). For more information, see [Overview of Gen 1 and Gen 2](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-postgresql-gen2?topic=databases-for-postgresql-gen2-overview-gen1-gen2&format=markdown#feature-differentiators).


## 01 June 2026
{: #cloud-databases-01jun2026}
{: release-note}

Databases for PostgreSQL Gen 2 is now available in Mumbai
: Databases for PostgreSQL Gen 2 is now also available in Mumbai (in-mum), in addition to Chennai - Airtel (in-che) and Montreal (ca-mon). For more information, see [Overview of Gen 1 and Gen 2](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-postgresql-gen2?topic=databases-for-postgresql-gen2-overview-gen1-gen2&format=markdown#feature-differentiators).


## 02 March 2026
{: #databases-for-postgresql-02mar2026}
{: release-note}

Databases for PostgreSQL Gen 2 is now available in Chennai
: Databases for PostgreSQL Gen 2 is now also available in Chennai - Airtel (in-che), in addition to Montreal (ca-mon). For more information, see [Overview of Gen 1 and Gen 2](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-postgresql-gen2?topic=databases-for-postgresql-gen2-overview-gen1-gen2&format=markdown#feature-differentiators).

## 26 February 2026
{: #databases-for-postgresql-26feb2026}
{: release-note}

Databases for PostgreSQL Gen 2 is now generally available (GA)
: Databases for PostgreSQL Gen 2 is now available, offering the same fully managed Databases for PostgreSQL engine on newer VPC‑based infrastructure with improved security, networking, and more performant snapshot‑based backups. [Try Databases for PostgreSQL Gen 2 now](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-postgresql-gen2?topic=databases-for-postgresql-gen2-provisioning&format=markdown).

## 15 December 2025
{: #databases-for-postgresql-15Dec2025}
{: release-note}

Databases for PostgreSQL Gen 2 is now available in beta
: Support for PostgreSQL v18: Built on VPC architecture with software-defined networking, delivering enhanced security, and flexibility.
: Now available in the Montreal region, giving developers early access to next-generation database innovation.