PostGIS 3.0.0alpha4, 2.5.3, 2.4.8, 2.3.10 Released

Aug 11, 2019 release 2.3 2.4 2.5 3

The PostGIS development team is pleased to provide enhancements/features 3.0.0alpha4 for 3.0 feature major branch bug fix 2.5.3, 2.4.8, and 2.3.10 for the 2.5, 2.4, and 2.3 stable branches.

3.0.0alpha4 This release works with PostgreSQL 9.5-12beta3 and GEOS >= 3.6

Best served with PostgreSQL 12beta3. Designed to take advantage of features in PostgreSQL 12 and Proj 6

2.5.3 This release supports PostgreSQL 9.3-12 You are encouraged to use the PostGIS 3.0 unreleased branch with PostgreSQL 12 , which has features specifically designed to take advantage of features new in PostgreSQL 12.

2.4.8 This release supports PostgreSQL 9.3-10.

2.3.10

This release supports PostgreSQL 9.2-10.

View all closed tickets for 3.0.0, 2.5.3, 2.4.8, 2.3.10.

After installing the binaries or after running pg_upgrade, make sure to do:

ALTER EXTENSION postgis UPDATE;

– if you use the other extensions packaged with postgis – make sure to upgrade those as well

ALTER EXTENSION postgis_sfcgal UPDATE;
ALTER EXTENSION postgis_topology UPDATE;
ALTER EXTENSION postgis_tiger_geocoder UPDATE;

If you use legacy.sql or legacy_minimal.sql, make sure to rerun the version packaged with these releases.