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Closing a critical gap in PostgreSQL upgrade workflows with sequence synchronization

Written by Vigneshwaran C | June 30, 2026

Upgrading PostgreSQL 19 clusters has become more seamless with tools like pg_upgrade and pg_createsubscriber, which together enable near-zero-downtime upgrades by first converting physical replicas into logical subscribers and then performing the upgrade with minimal service interruption.
However, this approach exposes a long-standing gap in logical replication: sequence state is not replicated.