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Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.2.0 to 2.1.0

Sebastian_Linser — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 06:06:13 GMT

The following release notes cover the Qlik PostgreSQL installer (QPI) version 1.2.0 to 2.1.0.

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What's New

The PostgreSQL version used by QPI has been updated to 14.17
An upgrade of an already upgraded external instance is now possible
Support for an upgrade of the embedded 14.8 database was added
Silent installs and upgrades are supported beginning with Qlik PostgreSQL Installer 1.4.0 and later. QPI can now be used with silent commands to install or upgrade the PostgreSQL database. (SHEND-973)

2.1.0 September 2025 Release Notes

Improvement / Defect	Details

SHEND-2519	QPI will run as administrator by default.

QCB-32208 / SUPPORT-4028	QPI supporting Qlik Sense custom path installations outside of the C drive.

Known Limitations (2.1.0)

Rollback is not supported.
The database size is not checked against free disk space before a backup is taken.
Windows Server 2012 R2 does not support PostgreSQL 14.17. QPI cannot be used on Windows Server 2012 R2.
QPI will only upgrade a PostgreSQL instance that only contains Qlik Sense Databases (QSR, SenseServices, QSMQ, Licenses, QLogs, etc.)

2.0.0 May 2025 Release Notes

Improvement / Defect	Details

SHEND-2273	Upgrade of Qlik Sense embedded PostgreSQL v 9.6, v 12.5, and v 14.8 databases to v 14.17. The PostgreSQL database is decoupled from Qlik Sense to become a Standalone PostgreSQL database with its own installer and can be upgraded independently of the installed Qlik Sense version. Upgrade of already decoupled standalone PostgreSQL databases versions 9.6, 12.5, and 14.8 to version 14.17.

QCB-28706	Upgraded PostgreSQL version to 14.17 to address the pg_dump vulnerability (CVE-2024-7348).

SUPPORT-335	Upgraded PostgreSQL version to 14.17 to address the libcurl vulnerability (CVE-2024-7264).

QB-24990	Fixed an issue with upgrades of PostgreSQL if Qlik Sense was installed in a custom directory, such as D:\Sense.

Known Limitations (2.0.0)

Rollback is not supported.
The database size is not checked against free disk space before a backup is taken.
Windows Server 2012 R2 does not support PostgreSQL 14.17. QPI cannot be used on Windows Server 2012 R2.
QPI will only upgrade a PostgreSQL instance that only contains Qlik Sense Databases (QSR, SenseServices, QSMQ, Licenses, QLogs, etc.)

1.4.0 December 2023 Release Notes

Improvement / Defect	Details

SHEND-1359, QB-15164: Add support for encoding special characters for Postgres password in QPI	If the super user password is set to have certain special characters, QPI did not allow upgrading PostgreSQL using this password. The workaround was to set a different password, use QPI to upgrade the PostgreSQL database and then reset the password after the upgrade. This workaround is not required anymore with 1.4.0 QPI, as 1.4.0 supports encoded passwords.

SHEND-1408: Qlik Sense services were not started again by QPI after the upgrade	QPI failed to restart Qlik services after upgrading the PostgreSQL database. This has been fixed now.

SHEND-1511: Upgrade not working from 9.6 database	In QPI 1.3.0, upgrade from PostgreSQL 9.6 version to 14.8 was failing. This issue is fixed in QPI 1.4.0 version.

QB-21082: Upgrade from May 23 Patch 3 to August 23 RC3 fails when QPI is used before attempting upgrade. QB-20581: May 2023 installer breaks QRS if QPI was used with a patch before.	Using QPI on a patched Qlik Sense version caused issues in the earlier version. This is now supported.

Known Limitations (1.4.0)

QB-24990: Cannot upgrade PostgreSQL if Qlik Sense was installed in a custom directory such as D:\Sense. See Qlik PostgreSQL Installer (QPI): No supported existing Qlik Sense PostgreSQL database found.
Rollback is not supported.
Database size is not checked against free disk space before a backup is taken.
QPI can only upgrade bundled PostgreSQL database listening on the default port 4432. Using QPI to upgrade a standalone database or a database previously unbundled with QPI is not supported.
Cannot migrate a 14.8 embedded DB to standalone
Windows Server 2012R2 does not support PostgreSQL 14.8. QPI cannot be used on Windows Server 2012R2.

1.3.0 May 2023 Release Notes

Improvement / Defect	Details

SHEND-1261: Allow upgrade from the bundled postgres version 12.5 to 14.8 version using QPI	You can now update the embedded Qlik Sense Repository Database from versions 9.6 and 12.5 to version 14.8. (This is due to the following security issues of PostgreSQL)

SHEND-971: Allow custom Qlik Sense Installation Folder for use with QPI	When Qlik Sense is installed outside of the standardfolder C:\Program Files\Qlik\Sense e.g. (D:\Qlik\Sense), QPI can now be used to migrate the database.

QB-17384: Users were allowed to create folder names which are not allowed in Windows	Fixed the issue that it was possible to create a folder with the following charaters (/,:,*,?,",<,>,\|) which are not approved by Windows.

Known Limitations (1.3.0)

Silent installation or upgrade is not available
Using the Qlik PostgreSQL Installer on a patched Qlik Sense version can lead to unexpected results. If you have a patch installed, either:
- Uninstall all patches before using QPI or
- Upgrade to an IR release of Qlik Sense which supports QPI
The summary of Database settings during the upgrade shows not the actual values of the pg_hba.conf
Rollback is not available
Database size is not checked against free disk space before a backup is taken.
Supported are only upgrades of a Qlik Sense Repository Database installed as an embedded Database with the initial installation. You can not upgrade a standalone or QPI converted/installed database.
QB-15164: Certain strings and characters cannot be used in the installation with QPI, the command line option for Postgres will not parse them in the command prompt. We have blocked & $ " @ ^ § to be used in the dialogue. If you run into that issue, please change the password to a simpler one before the use of QPI, you can change it back right after the upgrade. (This is anticipated to be fixed in 1.4.0).
Windows Server 2012R2 does not support PostgreSQL 14.8. QPI cannot be used on Windows Server 2012R2.

To download the Qlik PostgreSQL installer and review the mandatory documentation, see Upgrading Qlik Sense Repository Database from PostgreSQL 9.6 to 12.5.

1.2.0 Release Notes

Improvement / Defect	Details

SHEND-1106: Support custom install in Qlik PostgreSQL installer	It is now possible to select where to install the Postgres Database.

SHEND-1066: Add Custom Upgrade

SHEND-1125: Default paths not set in Qlik PostgreSQL installer.	Installation and data paths are set to default PostgreSQL paths, instead of default Qlik Sense paths.

SHEND-1074: Installation sometimes starts when you navigate forward and back in the installation wizard.

SHEND-1169: Update gradle plugins for new java version

SHEND-1173: Installation fails if the data folder is created inside the installation folder.

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.3.0 (May 2023)

tvolkmerwolf — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 08:19:50 GMT

Hello Sebastian,
many thanks for this.

One question: regarding QB-15164 (special chars in superuser pw), do you know if the '@'-char is also blocked?

Thanks again and best wishes.

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.3.0 (May 2023)

Sebastian_Linser — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:46:35 GMT

Hello @tvolkmerwolf Yes that one is also blocked for the moment i updated the item above. We are working on a better solution with the next QPI release.

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.3.0 (May 2023)

tens — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:29:52 GMT

Hi,

And what about the '|', '+', '=' characters ?

Because I got this kind of error and installer tell that backup failed.

Qlik.PostgreSQL.Installer.Utility.Exceptions.InstallPostgreSqlExecutableTaskFailedException: PostgreSQL installation failed with Exit code: 255. See installer logs for more details.
at Qlik.PostgreSQL.Installer.Utility.InstallerTask.InstallPostgreSqlExecutableTask.SilentInstallExecutable(String pathToExecutable, String baseDirectory, InstallerFlowContext context)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Qlik.PostgreSQL.Installer.Utility.InstallerTask.InstallPostgreSqlExecutableTask.SilentInstallExecutable(String pathToExecutable, String baseDirectory, InstallerFlowContext context)
at Qlik.PostgreSQL.Installer.Utility.InstallerTask.InstallPostgreSqlExecutableTask.Execute(InstallerFlowContext context)
at Qlik.PostgreSQL.Installer.Utility.InstallerTasksFlow.InstallerTaskExecutor.Execute(Queue`1 tasks, InstallerFlowContext context)

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.3.0 (May 2023)

ktancula — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:32:07 GMT

Is there any plan in QPI version 1.4 to add support for upgrading the database server to v14 if previously the upgrade from 9.6 to 12 was via QPI ?

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.3.0 (May 2023)

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:44:20 GMT

Hello @ktancula

While it is being considered, QPI 1.4 will not have this feature. I recommend logging an idea/feature request.

All the best,
Sonja

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.3.0 (May 2023)

aldo-tgh — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 10:11:08 GMT

Dear @Sonja_Bauernfeind ,

Is it possible to upgrade a PostgreSQL instance (11.x to 14.8) on a standalone server (clustered deployment) using QPI 1.3.0?

Aldo.

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.3.0 (May 2023)

Sebastian_Linser — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 20:47:14 GMT

Hello @aldo-tgh ,

No QPI has just been developed to move the Qlik Sense Repository Database installed instance into a standalone one. It does not support the migration from a standalone Database to another standalone Database.

best regards

Sebastian

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.3.0 (May 2023)

Skage — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:24:33 GMT

Hi @Sebastian_Linser

If the issue with special characters in passwords can/might be handled in a future version of QPI, would it be enough to set the pg_hba.conf to trust before attempting the migration and then set it back to md5 after completion and before starting any Qlik services?

I've made countless unbundlings with special characters and this only the 2nd time I've seen this message. I can't figure out what these two have in common and differ from the successful ones.

Most instructions are about lost passwords, but I know the pw so I'd rather keep the current pw if possible.

/lars

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.3.0 (May 2023)

Sebastian_Linser — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:31:22 GMT

@Skage that is one way we found another, which we hope to be able to release soon, once the final release testing for QPI 1.4 is done.

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0

GeorgeSavu — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:05:31 GMT

Hi @Sebastian_Linser ,

Thank you for the new version .

There are a couple of points I would like addressed :

- this new QPI version still installs PostqreSQL 14.8 ?

- this new QPI cannot be used on any fresh installs of August 2023 and November 2023 (they come with 14.8 by default) ?

Thank you,

George

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0

sri_c003 — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:57:13 GMT

Silent install/upgrade is supported beginning with Qlik PostgreSQL Installer 1.4.0 and later.

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Is there any place we can look up to get the list of options supported.

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0

GeorgeSavu — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 06:40:33 GMT

Hi @sri_c003 ,

Here you can find the details on the QPI silent install/upgrade.

Silently installing or upgrading PostgreSQL using the Qlik PostgreSQL Installer | Qlik Sense for administrators Help

BR,

George

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0

sri_c003 — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:07:19 GMT

Thank you @GeorgeSavu

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0

john_oll — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:27:10 GMT

Reply to
"Is there any plan in QPI version 1.4 to add support for upgrading the database server to v14 if previously the upgrade from 9.6 to 12 was via QPI ?"
and response
"While it is being considered, QPI 1.4 will not have this feature. I recommend logging an idea/feature request." @Sonja_Bauernfeind

I would consider this an urgent requirement for the next version!
Long time QS Customers are on the unbundled 12.5 Postgres not because they wanted to, but because it was the only option to do an update. And the used the (only) Qlik software available to do the update.
As far as I know, 2023-May is the last version that officially supports postgre 12.5 (2023-Aug still tolerates it afaik ?!)
So this MUST be fixed before 2023-May drops out of support.

As mentioned, this is a problem ONLY for the customers that installed Qlik Sense many years ago and and did regular updates. Ignoring these customers would be a very bad joke.

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 08:27:38 GMT

Hello @john_oll

Please log this as an idea as suggested to highlight your requirements.

All the best,
Sonja

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0

john_oll — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 08:14:31 GMT

Why?
- Seems obvious that Qlik should have this "idea" and do it out of pure self interest, due to the circumstances I mentioned

- idea posting/voting is for user satisfaction improvement, not to influence the internal priorities 😉

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0

karthiksrqv — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:27:35 GMT

Hi,

In https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-admin/November2023/Subsystems/DeployAdministerQSE/Content/Sense_DeployAdminister/QSEoW/Deploy_QSEoW/Installing-postgresql-using-qpi.htm there is a note that says that once use QPI we are unbundling the database from Qliksense installation.

No such note is mentioned in https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-admin/November2023/Subsystems/DeployAdministerQSE/Content/Sense_DeployAdminister/QSEoW/Deploy_QSEoW/Installing-silently-qpi.htm

Does using silent install preserve the bundling?

Thanks.

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0

Sebastian_Linser — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:06:05 GMT

@karthiksrqv if you run a QPI install in silent mode the bundling will not be preserved. The whole point is to move the DB into a standalone unbundled instance away from Qlik Sense. I will ask the help site team to make the same clarification as on the standard page also for the silent install page.

Re: Release Notes Qlik Sense PostgreSQL installer version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0

sri_c003 — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:19:39 GMT

@Sebastian_Linser

How would this effect future Qlik deployments? Would the existing silent Qlik upgrade still hold good?

Example:

Feb 2022/Feb 2023 with 9.6 installer currently

--> silent upgrade PG using silent installer

--> silent upgrade to Qlik Feb 2024

Will this sequence of steps still hold good?