On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 12:51:50PM -0500, Ron wrote: > On 3/30/21 9:53 AM, Daniel Westermann (DWE) wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 04:34:34PM +0200, Guillaume Lelarge wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Le mar. 30 mars 2021 à 16:10, Susan Joseph <sandajoseph@xxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > > > > > > > > I am currently using PostgreSQL 11.2 and would like to try and upgrade it > > > > to the latest version 13. Can I go straight from 11 to 13 or do I need to > > > > upgrade to 12 first and then to 13? > > > > > > > > > > > > You can go straight to 13. > > > We get this question often. Why do people feel they need to upgrade to > > > intermediate releases? If we knew, maybe we could better clarify this. > > I believe this is coming from the Oracle world. You can, e.g.not directly go from 9 to18. There are supported upgrade paths and you need to stick to those, but they are documented. > > Not even Postgresql allows you to jump from ancient versions to the most > modern version. (No competent system makes you upgrade to the very next > major version...) Yes, sometimes you need to use an intermediate version, but those cases are rare. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx> https://momjian.us EDB https://enterprisedb.com If only the physical world exists, free will is an illusion.
