{"active":false,"blog_title":null,"blog_url":null,"feature_description":"Azure Database for PostgreSQL elastic clusters now support PostgreSQL 18, bringing the latest PostgreSQL capabilities to distributed, cloud-scale workloads. You can build new applications or modernize existing ones with the performance, reliability, and developer improvements of PostgreSQL 18--combined with the flexible scaling and operational simplicity of Azure Database for PostgreSQL elastic clusters. You can explore PostgreSQL 18 performance improvements, new SQL capabilities, and developer-focused features while scaling distributed workloads across tables, shards, and nodes. Powered by Citus 14.0, elastic clusters bring PostgreSQL 18 capabilities to a fully managed, distributed PostgreSQL experience on Azure. [Learn more.](https://aka.ms/ECPG18)","feature_name":"PG18 Support for Azure Postgres Elastic Clusters","last_modified":"2026-10-01","product_id":"b7f8c470-472a-f111-8341-6045bd030e68","product_name":"Azure Database for PostgreSQL","release_date":"Q3 2026","release_item_id":"296a8dd1-849d-f111-b8db-6045bd02b7d4","release_status":"Shipped","release_type":"General availability"}