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title: "powa-archivist 5.3.0 is out!"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/powa-archivist-5-3-0-is-out--9lw6s7l5k
source_url: https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/powa-archivist-530-is-out-3366
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source: "PostgreSQL"
published: 2026-08-17T14:10:38.840Z
updated: 2026-08-17T14:10:55.814Z
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# powa-archivist 5.3.0 is out!

**[PostgreSQL](https://daily.dev/sources/postgres)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

PoWA (PostgreSQL Workload Analyzer) project released version 5.3.0 of its core extension, powa-archivist. The tool collects and aggregates performance metrics across multiple PostgreSQL instances, offering real-time charts and optimization suggestions such as index recommendations. The release credits community members who reported bugs and submitted patches, with full details in the CHANGELOG and CONTRIBUTORS files.

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## Questions this post answers

### What is powa-archivist and what does version 5.3.0 change?

Powa-archivist is the core extension of the PoWA (PostgreSQL Workload Analyzer) project, a tool that collects and aggregates performance metrics from multiple PostgreSQL instances and suggests optimizations like index recommendations. Version 5.3.0 is the latest release, with specific bug fixes and contributions listed in its CHANGELOG file.

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