Release notes

Gen 2

10 September 2026

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.