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 for the PostgreSQL NUMERIC data type.
• Added support for SQL Server Reporting Services versions 2017 (15), 2019 (16), and 2022 (17).

Entity Framework support

• Updated support for Entity Framework Core 9 to version 9.0.11.
• Updated support for Entity Framework Core 8 to version 8.0.22.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue with $$-quoting (dollar-quoted string constants).
• Fixed an issue with OUT parameters for stored procedures executed with PgSqlCommand.

Entity Framework support

• Fixed an issue with comparing variables or literal values in Entity Framework Core 9.
• Fixed an issue with the Devart.Data.PostgreSql.EFCore NuGet package on Apple Mac computers with the M3 (ARM64) chip.
• Fixed an issue with Performance Profiler in Visual Studio 2022 or later.

LinqConnect

• Fixed an issue with the dotConnect for PostgreSQL Professional Edition license key when using LinqConnect functionality.
• Fixed an issue with the EntitySet.ListChanged event.