Version 8.4 — pgAdmin 4 9.16 documentation

# Version 8.4

Release date: 2024-03-07

This release contains a number of bug fixes and new features since the release of pgAdmin 4 v8.3.

## Supported Database Servers

PostgreSQL: 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16

EDB Advanced Server: 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16

## Bundled PostgreSQL Utilities

psql, pg_dump, pg_dumpall, pg_restore: 16.1

## New features

> Issue #6058 - Allow preferences customization using a configuration file.
> Issue #7138 - Add support for JSON log format.
> Issue #7204 - Add –yes option for skipping the confirmation prompt while deleting the user via CLI for scripting purpose.

## Housekeeping

> Issue #7097 - Upgrade CodeMirror from version 5 to 6.
> Issue #7148 - Added documentation for Dashboard’s System Statistics tab.
> Issue #7187 - Separate the application name, branding & version information from the configuration file.
> Issue #7234 - Upgrade python packages cryptography to 42.0.x and Flask-Security-Too to 5.3.x.

## Bug fixes

> Issue #6792 - Fix multiple issues where PasswordExecCommand was not working in server mode and PasswordExecCommand was not loaded when importing servers.
> Issue #6808 - Fix the tabbed panel backward/forward shortcut for tabs.
> Issue #7027 - Fixed an issue where dependencies and dependents were not showing if a composite type is used as an attribute in another composite type.
> Issue #7164 - Fix an issue where constraint check control is enabled in the edit table dialog.
> Issue #7165 - Fix an issue where the scripts created by generate script of Schema diff for Table with sequence was not working earlier.
> Issue #7193 - Ensure that the OAuth2 session is logged out when users log out from pgAdmin.
> Issue #7217 - Remove role related checks on the UI dashboard when terminating session/query and let PostgreSQL take care of it.
> Issue #7225 - Fix an issue where type column in dependents/dependencies tab is not showing correct label.
> Issue #7258 - Unsafe Deserialization and Remote Code Execution by an Authenticated user in pgAdmin 4 (CVE-2024-2044).