PostgreSQL JDBC Driver
The official JDBC driver for PostgreSQL® — pure Java, JDBC 4.2.
Add it to your build
<dependency>
<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
<version>42.7.11</version>
</dependency>implementation("org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.11")Latest release
42.7.11
28 April 2026
- Java 8+
- PostgreSQL 9.1+
Security release: caps SCRAM PBKDF2 iterations (CVE-2026-42198). Adds require_auth, fixes cursor fetching after BEGIN, SSL fallback/timeout handling, COPY hang on IOException, and more.
Common tasks
Connection properties
Every tunable the driver exposes — defaults, types, versions.
Recommended properties
Non-default settings worth turning on in production.
Open a connection
Install pgJDBC and connect to PostgreSQL.
Configure SSL / TLS
Choose sslmode, set up trust, and enable channel binding.
Pool connections
HikariCP, Tomcat JDBC, c3p0, and related tuning.
Diagnose errors
Troubleshooting pages keyed by error message and symptom.
Why pgJDBC?
- Official driver. Endorsed by the PostgreSQL Global Development Group.
- Pure Java, JDBC 4.2. No native libraries; runs on any JVM.
- PostgreSQL-specific features. LISTEN/NOTIFY, COPY, logical replication, large objects, arrays.
- Actively maintained. Regular releases with a five-year security window — see SECURITY.md.