dotConnect for PostgreSQL Releases
Released: Apr 23, 2026
Updates in 9.1.72
Features
Entity Framework support
- Updated support for Entity Framework Core 10 to version 10.0.5.
- Updated support for Entity Framework Core 9 to version 9.0.14.
- Updated support for Entity Framework Core 8 to version 8.0.25.
- Improved EF Core scaffolding logging for the Scaffold-DbContext command.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused the 'Authentication failed in ssl mode' error on Linux when opening a connection.
- Fixed an issue that caused the 'Unsupported frontend protocol' error when connecting to...
Released: Mar 5, 2026
Updates in 9.1.35
Fixes
- Fixed an installation issue with integration into Visual Studio 2026 Insiders.
- Fixed an issue that caused the 'Authentication failed in ssl mode' error when opening a connection.
Entity Framework support
- Fixed an issue with the VisitRightJoin method in EF Core 10.
Released: Feb 24, 2026
Updates in 9.1.33
Features
- Added support for pgvector VECTOR and HALFVEC data types.
- Added the Use Session Timezone connection string parameter to control whether PostgreSQL date/time values are converted using the current session time zone.
- Added the LoadLicenseKey() method to the PgSqlConnection class.
Entity Framework support
- Added support for Entity Framework Core 10.
- Added support for NetTopologySuite 2.6 in Entity Framework Core.
- Added support for NetTopologySuite 2.6 for EF6 in the .NET Standard...
Released: Dec 18, 2025
Updates in 9.0.0
Features
- Added support for PostgreSQL 18.
- Added support for .NET 10.
- Added support for Visual Studio 2026.
- Added support for Visual Studio 2026 Insiders, version 18.3.
- Added trial product activation.
- Added license key-based licensing for .NET Framework assemblies.
- Added the License Key connection string parameter for .NET Framework assemblies.
- Added support for high-performance batch updates.
- Added support for modern SSH encryption and key exchange algorithms.
- Added the PgSqlNumeric structure...
Released: Jul 29, 2025
Updates in 8.4.290
Features
Entity Framework support
- Updated support for Entity Framework Core 9 to version 9.0.6.
- Updated support for Entity Framework Core 8 to version 8.0.17.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused the error: 'SSL connection error: Cannot load client private key.'.
- Fixed an issue with converting PgSqlTimeStampTZRange to a string.
- Fixed a design-time issue with the PgSqlDataTable Tasks interface element in Visual Studio 2022.
- Fixed an issue in dbMonitor integration where error messages were logged...
Released: Apr 24, 2025
Updates in 8.4.235
Features
- Added support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 Preview.
- Added Microsoft .NET 5 assembly to the Devart.Data.PostgreSql NuGet package.
Entity Framework support
- Updated support for Entity Framework Core 9 to version 9.0.2.
- Updated support for Entity Framework Core 8 to version 8.0.13.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue with X.509 certificate-based TLS connections on Linux for .NET 5 and higher.
- Fixed an issue causing slow connections to dbMonitor on systems using the IPv6 protocol.
Entity...
Released: Feb 11, 2025
Updates in 8.4.193
Features
- Marked the SslCipherList property of the PgSqlConnectionStringBuilder class as obsolete for .NET Framework 4+ and .NET Standard 2.0+ assemblies. Encryption algorithms are now determined by the operating system settings.
Entity Framework support
- Updated support for Entity Framework Core 9 to version 9.0.1.
- Updated support for Entity Framework Core 8 to version 8.0.12.
Entity Developer
- Added new SynchronizeNullableReferenceTypes attribute to model settings (*.edps file) to control the...
Released: Jan 14, 2025
Updates in 8.4.191
Fixes
- Fixed an issue with throwing MissingMethodException in EF Core 9.
- Fixed an issue with a missing assembly in the Devart.Data.PostgreSql.EF6 NuGet package.
- Fixed an issue with .NET Core projects in the Upgrade Wizard.
Entity Developer
- Fixed an issue with the generation of complex types for stored procedures.
- Fixed an issue with the Update From Database wizard failing to apply changes to the column identity/autoincrement option in model properties, impacting ValueGenerated for EF Core models...
Released: Dec 27, 2024
Updates in 8.4.190
Features
- Added Microsoft .NET 9 compatibility.
- Added support for PostgreSQL 17.
- Added support for Visual Studio 2022 version 17.13 Preview.
- Added confirmation for the execution of stored procedures and functions in the DataSet Wizard.
Entity Framework support
- Added support for Entity Framework Core 9.
- Updated support for Entity Framework Core 8 to version 8.0.11.
- Updated support for Entity Framework Core 6 to version 6.0.36.
- Updated support for Entity Framework 6 (EF6) to version 6.5.1.
- Added...
Released: Nov 8, 2024
Updates in 8.3.104
Features
- Added support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 Preview.
Entity Framework support
- Updated support for Entity Framework Core 8 to version 8.0.10.
- Updated support for Entity Framework Core 6 to version 6.0.35.
- Added support for generating LEFT JOIN LATERAL and CROSS JOIN LATERAL in EF Core LINQ when translating EF Core LINQ queries for PostgreSQL 9.3 and above.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue with integration in Visual Studio 2015 and earlier versions.
- Fixed the DataSet Wizard crash in...