Re: Just for fun: Postgres 20?

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> As has already been pointed out, it could definitely happen, but we
> could solve that by just using a longer version number, say, including
> the month and, in case we ever do multiple major releases in the same
> month, also the day. In fact, we might as well take it one step
> further and use the same format for the release number that we use for
> CATALOG_VERSION_NO: YYYYMMDDN. So this fall, piggybacking on the
> success of PostgreSQL 10, 11, and 12, we could look then release
> PostgreSQL 202009241 or so.

But then where do you put the minor number for maintenance releases?

            regards, tom lane