From 606fd482134bcffe4cdc7fffd57cc3223845afb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Jonathan S. Katz" <jonathan.katz@excoventures.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 22:52:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] PostgreSQL 17 release announcement!

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diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 4e290901..a5fcd6c1 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -51,24 +51,40 @@
       <div class="text">
         <p>
           <strong>
-            2024-09-05 -
-            <a href="/about/news/postgresql-17-rc1-released-2926/">
-              PostgreSQL 17 RC1 Released!
+            2024-09-26 -
+            <a href="/about/news/postgresql-17-released-2936/">
+              PostgreSQL 17 Released!
             </a>
           </strong>
         </p>
         <p>
-          The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces that the
-          first release candidate of
-          <a href="/docs/17/release-17.html">PostgreSQL 17</a> is now available
-          for <a href="/download/">download</a>. As a release candidate,
-          PostgreSQL 17 RC 1 will be mostly identical to the initial release of
-          PostgreSQL 17, though some more fixes may be applied prior to the
-          general availability of PostgreSQL 17.
+          The PostgreSQL Global Development Group today announced the release of
+          <a href="/docs/17/release-17.html">PostgreSQL 17</a>, the latest
+          version of the world's most advanced open source database.
         </p>
         <p>
-          The planned date for the general availability of PostgreSQL 17 is
-          September 26, 2024.
+          PostgreSQL 17 builds on decades of open source development, improving
+          its performance and scalability while adapting to emergent data access
+          and storage patterns. This release of PostgreSQL adds significant
+          overall performance gains, including an overhauled memory management
+          implementation for vacuum, optimizations to storage access and
+          improvements for high concurrency workloads, speedups in bulk loading
+          and exports, and query execution improvements for indexes.
+          PostgreSQL 17 has features that benefit brand new workloads and
+          critical systems alike, such as additions to the developer experience
+          with the SQL/JSON <code>JSON_TABLE</code> command, and enhancements to
+          logical replication that simplify management of high availability
+          workloads and major version upgrades.
+        </p>
+        <p>
+          For the full list of features in PostgreSQL 17, please review the
+          <a href="/docs/17/release-17.html">release notes</a>. You can download
+          PostgreSQL 17 from the <a href="/download/">download</a> page.
+        </p>
+        <p>
+          For the <a href="/about/press/"></a>full press release</a>
+          and <a href="/about/press/">translations of the release announcement</a>,
+          please visit the <a href="/about/press/">press kit</a>.
         </p>
         <ul>
           {% for v in versions %}
@@ -152,33 +168,55 @@
       <!-- Featured Post -->
         <header>
           <h3>
-            <a href="/about/news/postgresql-17-rc1-released-2926/">
-              PostgreSQL 17 RC1 Released!
+            <a href="/about/news/postgresql-17-released-2936/">
+              PostgreSQL 17 Released!
             </a>
           </h3>
           <ul class="meta">
-            <li><i class="far fa-clock"></i>&nbsp;2024-09-05</li>
+            <li><i class="far fa-clock"></i>&nbsp;2024-09-26</li>
             <!--<li><i class="far fa-comments"></i> 0</li>-->
           </ul>
         </header>
         <p>
-          The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces that the
-          first release candidate of
-          <a href="/docs/17/release-17.html">PostgreSQL 17</a> is now available
-          for <a href="/download/">download</a>. As a release candidate,
-          PostgreSQL 17 RC 1 will be mostly identical to the initial release of
-          PostgreSQL 17, though some more fixes may be applied prior to the
-          general availability of PostgreSQL 17.
+          The PostgreSQL Global Development Group today announced the release of
+          <a href="/docs/17/release-17.html">PostgreSQL 17</a>, the latest
+          version of the world's most advanced open source database.
+        </p>
+        <p>
+          PostgreSQL 17 builds on decades of open source development, improving
+          its performance and scalability while adapting to emergent data access
+          and storage patterns. This release of PostgreSQL adds significant
+          overall performance gains, including an overhauled memory management
+          implementation for vacuum, optimizations to storage access and
+          improvements for high concurrency workloads, speedups in bulk loading
+          and exports, and query execution improvements for indexes.
+          PostgreSQL 17 has features that benefit brand new workloads and
+          critical systems alike, such as additions to the developer experience
+          with the SQL/JSON <code>JSON_TABLE</code> command, and enhancements to
+          logical replication that simplify management of high availability
+          workloads and major version upgrades.
+        </p>
+        <p>
+          "PostgreSQL 17 highlights how the global open source community, which
+          drives the development of PostgreSQL, builds enhancements that help
+          users at all stages of their database journey," said Jonathan Katz, a
+          member of the PostgreSQL core team. "Whether it's improvements for
+          operating databases at scale or new features that build on a
+          delightful developer experience, PostgreSQL 17 will enhance your data
+          management experience." 
         </p>
         <p>
-          The planned date for the general availability of PostgreSQL 17 is
-          September 26, 2024.
+          PostgreSQL, an innovative data management system known for its
+          reliability, robustness, and extensibility, benefits from over 25
+          years of open source development from a global developer community and
+          has become the preferred open source relational database for
+          organizations of all sizes.
         </p>
         <ul class="bold">
-          <li><a href="/about/news/postgresql-17-rc1-released-2926/">Release Announcement</a></li>
-          <li><a href="/docs/17/release-17.html">PostgreSQL 17 Beta Release Notes</a></li>
-          <li><a href="/developer/beta/">Beta Testing Information</a></li>
-          <li><a href="/support/versioning/">Versioning Policy</a></li>
+          <li><a href="/about/news/postgresql-17-released-2936/">Release Announcement</a></li>
+          <li><a href="/about/press/">Press Kit &amp; Translations</a></li>
+          <li><a href="/docs/17/release-17.html">PostgreSQL 17 Release Notes</a></li>
+          <li><a href="/support/versioning/">Versioning Policy</a>
           <li><a href="/download/">Download</a></li>
         </ul>
         <a href="/about/newsarchive/" title="Archives"><button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-center btn-inline-block">Browse Archives</button></a>
diff --git a/templates/pages/include/topbar.html b/templates/pages/include/topbar.html
index 989ada95..6badaf7f 100644
--- a/templates/pages/include/topbar.html
+++ b/templates/pages/include/topbar.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-September 5, 2024: <a href="/about/news/postgresql-17-rc1-released-2926/">
-  PostgreSQL 17 RC1 Released!
+September 26, 2024: <a href="/about/news/postgresql-17-released-2936/">
+  PostgreSQL 17 Released!
 </a>
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