# CloudNativePG v1.29.0

> Storage & Data · 2026-04-01

A feature-rich release adds configuration and observability capabilities, updates the default PostgreSQL image, and improves upgrade and recovery reliability. It also includes a fix for PostgreSQL role-password leakage in logs.

## Action needed
- **[security]** `PostgreSQL` role-password logging
  - `PostgreSQL` no longer leaks role passwords in logs during specific reconciliation phases.

## Check if affected
- **[breaking]** Default `PostgreSQL` version
  - Applies if you use the default `PostgreSQL` version.
  - The default `PostgreSQL` version is now 18.3, using image `18.3-system-trixie`.

## Plan ahead
- **[deprecated]** Native (in-tree) Barman Cloud support deprecation notice
  - Applies if you use `native (in-tree) Barman Cloud support`.
  - removal planned in 1.30.0
  - The deprecation notice for `native (in-tree) Barman Cloud support` now states that removal is planned for CloudNativePG 1.30.0 rather than 1.29.0.

## Other recorded changes
- 34 (defect_corrected 14, added 13, constraint_changed 4, value_changed 3)

[Full analysis](https://ratatosk.io/en/releases/cloudnativepg/v1.29.0)

[Original release notes](https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/releases/tag/v1.29.0)