Neon•2mo ago

Request: upgrade pg_search extension version

https://neon.com/docs/extensions/pg_search
Currently Neon supports 0.15.x of the pg_search extension, despite 0.19.x already being out.
https://docs.paradedb.com/changelog
Is there any chance you could update the extension? 0.18.0 adds a new API which may understandably make things difficult on your end, but it would be great if there was at least support for 0.17.x or 0.16.x (which adds support for expressions in indexes) in Neon, if possible.

Thanks!

Neon

The pg_search extension - Neon Docs

The pg_search extension by ParadeDB adds functions and operators to Postgres that use BM25 (Best Matching 25) indexes for efficient, high relevance text searches. It supports standard SQL syntax and J...

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0.19.2 - ParadeDB

Changelog for ParadeDB v0.19.2

instant-harlequin•10/30/25, 2:34 PM

Hey!
Updating extensions can be very hairy in terms of API and binary compatibility, so it's unlikely we are able to do this, sorry for any inconvenience!

primary-violet•11/28/25, 9:15 AM

We have fully bet on pg_search and are very happy with the extension, but the lack of any recent version in neon makes working with it so unenjoyable and results in massive investments into working with the old api for stuff that would be a few lines of configuration in their new api.

primary-violet•11/28/25, 9:17 AM

I also don't understand how adding support for any specific later version on Postgres 18 would make things difficult for neon.
I get that you can't just expect to make a statement to upgrade your current version, but on a new db?
Why's this so hard?

instant-harlequin•12/3/25, 3:19 AM

Hey!
Extension updates are non-trivial, and often require quite a lot of engineering effort. As such, these are very demand based. What version of pg_search would you want access to? I'll add it to our feature request document.

Request: upgrade pg_search extension version

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