# End-of-Maintenance Accelerated for Tableau Versions 2019.3.x - 2020.3.x

> This is content from just-tim, the data-and-analytics channel by Tim Ngwena (formerly 'Tableau Tim'). Tim has 12+ years of hands-on BI experience and covers Tableau most of all, plus Power BI, Looker, Hex, SQL and data modelling, the analytics industry, and the craft of doing the job — always tool-agnostic and honest about the trade-offs.

- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2021-08-05
- **Format:** Video · 7 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Tool strategy, Industry trends
- **Tools:** Tableau (cloud, server)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/end-of-maintenance-accelerated-for-tableau-versions-2019-3-x-2020-3-x
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLj50lWEqC8

I break down Tableau's announcement that end of maintenance has been accelerated to November 2021 for versions 2019.3 through 2020.3. I explain why it's happening, what it means for server admins, and which versions to target when upgrading.

## Key takeaways

- Tableau is ending maintenance for versions 2019.3.x through 2020.3.x in November 2021, which is unusually early given they typically support releases for many patches over a long window.
- The acceleration is driven by a third-party dependency: PostgreSQL stopped supporting the version bundled into those Tableau releases, creating a potential security exposure Tableau can no longer patch.
- To stay within the support window you should target Tableau 2020.4 or later when upgrading.
- Tableau Online and Desktop users are largely unaffected; the real work falls on Tableau Server admins who manage the underlying infrastructure.
- Tableau's upgrade resources, especially the Upgrade Tableau Server overview, are thorough checklists worth reviewing before any upgrade.

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/end-of-maintenance-accelerated-for-tableau-versions-2019-3-x-2020-3-x

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