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Change Postgres Version

Joel Meador edited this page Jun 8, 2026 · 1 revision

I ran brew update and now postgres is mad at me cuz certain projects need a specific version for it to work. How do I change my postgres version?

You may want to use docker or (on MacOS) Postgres.app instead of homebrew.


First check what version of postgres you're own by running.

postgres --version

If it's not what you expect follow enter the following commands

brew uninstall postgresql

If you have dependancies that won't let ya uninstall.

brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies postgresql brew install postgresql@ brew services start postgresql@ brew link postgresql@ --force

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