Hi everyone, The discussion has been open for sometime now, and no issues or objections have been raised.
I'm closing the discussion and will open a separate vote thread for Apache AGE 1.8.0 for PostgreSQL 15, using the same RC0 candidate. Thanks, Muhammad Taha Naveed On 2026-09-19 16:28 UTC Muhammad Taha wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I've prepared RC0 of Apache AGE 1.8.0 for PostgreSQL 15 and would appreciate > feedback before opening a formal release vote. > > The source archive, apache-age-1.8.0-src.tar.gz, and its signature and SHA512 > checksum are available at [1]. The GitHub prerelease is at [2], and the full > changelog is at [3]. > > This release includes VLE and graph-cache performance improvements, composite > vertex and edge types for direct field access with less conversion overhead, > automatic label indexes, and batched CSV loading. It also adds MERGE ON > CREATE/ON MATCH, reduce() and predicate functions, shortest-path functions, > row-level security, and driver improvements. > > The previous AGE release for PostgreSQL 15 was 1.6.0; there was no 1.7.0 > release for PG15. This candidate provides a direct 1.6.0 -> 1.8.0 upgrade > through age--1.6.0--1.8.0.sql. > > Please back up databases before testing upgrades. The upgrade creates indexes > for existing labels, which may take time on large graphs. Additional upgrade > precautions are documented in the packaged RELEASE file. > > I validated the packaged source on PostgreSQL 15.19: > > - The build passed without warnings and errors. > - All 45 regression tests passed both with and without AGE preloaded, > including pgvector, fuzzystrmatch, and pg_trgm. > - A populated direct 1.6.0 -> 1.8.0 upgrade passed, preserving graph data and > existing indexes, creating the required label indexes, and matching the > fresh-install extension catalog. > > Candidate tag: PG15/v1.8.0-rc0 > Source commit: 88646eb76c3e92fceaf709941b76ac15c34c7c72 > > The signing key is published in AGE's KEYS file [4]. > Signing fingerprint:1372CB9016B4A09C8F4ED98D3AC5EE39CE105639 > > Please download the staged source archive, verify its checksum and signature, > and build and test it on PostgreSQL 15. Feedback on existing workloads and > the direct upgrade path would be particularly useful. Please include your > platform and PostgreSQL version when reporting results. > > Please raise any issues that should be addressed before we proceed to a vote. > > Thanks, > Muhammad Taha Naveed > > [1] https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/age/PG15/1.8.0.rc0/ > [2] https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG15/v1.8.0-rc0 > [3] https://github.com/apache/age/compare/PG15/v1.6.0-rc0...PG15/v1.8.0-rc0 > [4] https://downloads.apache.org/age/KEYS >
