Relational Database Service (RDS) from is a fully managed, secure, and reliable cloud database solution designed to simplify data management for businesses. It reduces operational costs and administrative burdens, enhances security, and ensures high availability of data. With flexible scalability and automated management, RDS empowers organizations to focus on growth and innovation—making it an ideal choice for enterprises seeking efficiency, business continuity, and robust database management without complexity.
PostgreSQL version 12 will reach their official End of Sales status on the 1st of April 2026. As of this date, these versions will no longer be found in Relational Database Service under PostgreSQL. The End of Sales is planned for June 1st 2026.
More information about End of Life for PostgreSQL can be found here.
Existing instances and their functionality or status will remain unchanged, but no new PostgreSQL instances may be created with version 12.
A fixed version for ‘Major Version Upgrade’ will be offered in Q1/26, so a migration within RDS PostgreSQL 12 up to PostgreSQL version 16 will be available.
More information incl. a guide you can find in our Open Telekom Cloud Community Portal.