What is PostgreSQL 16.10?

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What is PostgreSQL 16.10?

Daniel B 0

Azure Portal shows I have PostgreSQL 16.10 on a newly created Azure PostgreSQL flexible server. This is not a PostgreSQL version that exists. What’s in it and where can I find more information? This version behaves significantly different from 16.9 when working with roles (GRANT as well as SET ROLE).

Mahesh Kurva 6,850 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-07-29T19:11:26.91+00:00

Hi Daniel B ,

Greetings!!

It looks like you’re curious about PostgreSQL 16.10, which seems to be listed on your newly created Azure PostgreSQL flexible server, but you're unsure about its existence and behavior.

First off, PostgreSQL versions typically follow a major.minor.patch versioning system, and as of now, the latest stable version is 16.9. The indication that you're on version 16.10 might suggest that it is a minor update or build that has not been documented or publicly released yet.

New PostgreSQL versions come with release notes. You can check the official PostgreSQL release page or the Azure documentation on PostgreSQL for any announcements regarding new versions or changes.

I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.
Mahesh Kurva 6,850 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-07-30T16:22:02.01+00:00

Hi Daniel B ,

We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. In case if you have any resolution please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.
Daniel B 0 Reputation points

2025-07-30T16:29:28.8666667+00:00

I am already aware of these information sources. They have nothing. The question stands: What is PostgreSQL 16.10?
Mahesh Kurva 6,850 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-08-08T02:57:23.5066667+00:00

Hi Daniel B ,

We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. In case if you have any resolution please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.

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Mahesh Kurva 6,850 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-07-29T19:11:26.91+00:00

Hi Daniel B ,

Greetings!!

It looks like you’re curious about PostgreSQL 16.10, which seems to be listed on your newly created Azure PostgreSQL flexible server, but you're unsure about its existence and behavior.

First off, PostgreSQL versions typically follow a major.minor.patch versioning system, and as of now, the latest stable version is 16.9. The indication that you're on version 16.10 might suggest that it is a minor update or build that has not been documented or publicly released yet.

New PostgreSQL versions come with release notes. You can check the official PostgreSQL release page or the Azure documentation on PostgreSQL for any announcements regarding new versions or changes.

I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.
Mahesh Kurva 6,850 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-07-30T16:22:02.01+00:00

Hi Daniel B ,

We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. In case if you have any resolution please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.
Daniel B 0 Reputation points

2025-07-30T16:29:28.8666667+00:00

I am already aware of these information sources. They have nothing. The question stands: What is PostgreSQL 16.10?
Mahesh Kurva 6,850 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-08-08T02:57:23.5066667+00:00

Hi Daniel B ,

We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. In case if you have any resolution please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.

Answer 1

Hi Daniel B ,

I apologize for this issue and for the inconvenience it's caused you.

These new minor versions are not shown in the release notes but you see them when you deploy a new PostgreSQL server: 13.22, 14.19, 15.14, 16.10, 17.6.

This discrepancy was caused by a bug in a recent flexible server configuration file update. The version of the config file was incremented incorrectly which caused the minor version shown in the portal for new deployments to be 1 higher than the real minor version.

You can confirm this by checking the version with SQL, e.g., by issuing a "SELECT version();" statement.

This will show the actual version to be one of: 13.21, 14.18, 15.13, 16.9, 17.5 which is in line with the latest PostgreSQL minor versions described here: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/release/

However, this is likely to affect all new server deployments over the next 2 weeks until a new control plane deployment is rolled out, and it will affect existing servers in the US until a data plane hotfix is issued.

Other than seeing an incorrect version in the portal, there are no other side-effects. It is recommended to confirm the correct version of PostgreSQL with SQL.

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.

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