diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 62dee85a6fd..5f30c017244 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -13,21 +13,22 @@ PostgreSQL extension, providing automatic partitioning across time and space > [!WARNING] > > The latest Postgres minor releases (17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, 12.21), released 2024-11-14, have an unexpected -> breaking ABI change that will crash existing deployments of TimescaleDB, unless used with -> a TimescaleDB binary explicitly built against those new minor PG versions. -> -> If you are using TimescaleDB, we recommend NOT upgrading to these latest minor versions at this time. -> We have temporarily paused our normal process of automatically upgrading customers of our managed clouds to those minor -> releases, as well as paused our automated community/OSS builds, as we work with the PG community how to address in -> upcoming versions. -> -> See the thread on pgsql-hackers: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CABOikdNmVBC1LL6pY26dyxAS2f%2BgLZvTsNt%3D2XbcyG7WxXVBBQ%40mail.gmail.com. +> breaking ABI change that may crash existing deployments of TimescaleDB, unless used with a TimescaleDB binary explicitly built against those new minor PG versions. +> +> +> Status and recommendations: +> - **Users of [Timescale Cloud](https://console.cloud.timescale.com/) are unaffected**. We are currently not upgrading cloud databases to these latest minor PG releases. But regardless, Timescale Cloud recompiles TimescaleDB against each new minor Postgres version, which would prevent any such incompatibility. +> - **Users to Timescale's [k8s docker image](https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb-docker-ha) are unaffected**. We are currently not building a new release against these latest minor PG releases. But regardless, our docker image build process recompiles TimescaleDB against each new minor Postgres version, which would prevent any such incompatibility. +> - Users of other managed clouds (using TimescaleDB Apache-2 Edition) are recommended to not upgrade to these latest minor PG releases at this time, or discuss with their cloud provider how they build TimescaleDB with new minor releases. +> - Users who self-manage TimescaleDB are recommended to not upgrade to these latest minor PG releases at this time. +> +> We are working with the PG community about how best to address this issue. See [this thread on pgsql-hackers](https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CABOikdNmVBC1LL6pY26dyxAS2f%2BgLZvTsNt%3D2XbcyG7WxXVBBQ%40mail.gmail.com) for more info. > > Thanks for your understanding! 🙏 If you prefer not to install or administer your instance of TimescaleDB, try the -30 day free trial of [Timescale](https://console.cloud.timescale.com/signup), our fully managed cloud offering. +30 day free trial of [Timescale Cloud](https://console.cloud.timescale.com/signup), our fully managed cloud offering. Timescale is pay-as-you-go. We don't charge for storage you dont use, backups, snapshots, ingress or egress. To determine which option is best for you, see [Timescale Products](https://tsdb.co/GitHubTimescaleProducts) @@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ analysis that are not present in vanilla PostgreSQL. (For example, the `time_buc ### Installation -[Timescale](https://tsdb.co/GitHubTimescale), a fully managed TimescaleDB in the cloud, is +[Timescale Cloud](https://tsdb.co/GitHubTimescale), a fully-managed TimescaleDB in the cloud, is available via a free trial. Create a PostgreSQL database in the cloud with TimescaleDB pre-installed so you can power your application with TimescaleDB without the management overhead.