Hi, On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 10:25:08AM +0100, Achilleas Mantzios wrote: > 12:12:43.679 EEST @ line:1 FATAL: database files are incompatible with > server > [15615] 68a5918b.3cff 2025-08-20 12:12:43.679 EEST @ line:2 DETAIL: The > database cluster was initialized with CATALOG_VERSION_NO 202504091, but the > server was compiled with CATALOG_VERSION_NO 20250629 > 1. > [15615] 68a5918b.3cff 2025-08-20 12:12:43.679 EEST @ line:3 HINT: It looks > like you need to initdb. > > Is the catalog version indeed different between 18beta1 and 18beta3 ? Yes, that is correct, you will need to do a migration. Postgres only guarantees catalog stability after the first stable release (but usually at least the release candidates no longer change the catalog). Michael
