docs: announcement for release 1.28.0-rc2

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+title: "CloudNativePG 1.28.0 RC2 Released!"
+date: 2025-11-28T18:21:37+01:00
+draft: false
+authors:
+ - gbartolini
+image:
+    url: "58364dde1adc4a0a8.37186404-2048x1445.jpg"
+    attribution: from <a href="https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/58364dde1a/">Saurabh</a>
+tags:
+ - release
+ - postgresql
+ - postgres
+ - kubernetes
+ - k8s
+ - cloudnativepg
+ - preview
+ - cnpg
+ - FailoverQuorum
+ - FDW
+ - ForeignData
+summary: "The CloudNativePG community is excited to announce the second release candidate of CloudNativePG 1.28! Join us in testing these updates to shape the final release."
+---
+
+The **CloudNativePG Community** is delighted to announce the availability of
+**CloudNativePG 1.28.0 Release Candidate 2**!
+
+This RC builds on the first round of large-scale testing by addressing several
+issues and introducing targeted improvements. For full details, please refer to
+the [1.28.0 RC2 release notes](https://cloudnative-pg.io/documentation/preview/release_notes/v1.28/).
+
+A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in the preview programme so
+far. Your insights, reports, and suggestions are directly shaping the quality
+and stability of this release.
+
+We encourage you to continue testing **1.28.0 RC2** in your **non-production
+environments**. Your feedback is essential to delivering a robust, reliable
+final release and ensuring that CloudNativePG 1.28 maintains its position as
+the leading Kubernetes-native Postgres operator.
+
+[Learn how to test and contribute](https://cloudnative-pg.io/documentation/preview/preview_version/).
+
+## Testing
+
+Each CloudNativePG release depends on thorough validation by our community.
+By testing this release candidate against your real workloads, you help us
+detect regressions and improve behaviour before the final release.
+
+- Review the [open issues for the 1.28 milestone](https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/milestone/30).
+- [Report bugs or share feedback](https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/issues/new/choose)
+  directly on GitHub.
+
+## Release Timeline
+
+RC2 is the latest step in the 1.28 release cycle.
+Additional release candidates may follow if needed.
+The final release is currently planned for **early December 2025**.
+
+## Join the Community
+
+CloudNativePG thrives thanks to a welcoming, vendor-neutral community of
+contributors and practitioners.
+[Join the conversation](https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg?tab=readme-ov-file#communications)
+and help shape the future of PostgreSQL on Kubernetes.
+
+Thank you once again for your trust, enthusiasm, and contributions.
+Together, we’re building the future of Postgres on Kubernetes.
+
+<!--
+# About CloudNativePG
+
+[CloudNativePG](https://cloudnative-pg.io) is an open-source Kubernetes
+Operator specifically designed for PostgreSQL workloads. It manages the entire
+lifecycle of a PostgreSQL cluster, including bootstrapping, configuration, high
+availability, connection routing, and comprehensive backup and disaster
+recovery mechanisms. By leveraging PostgreSQL's native streaming replication,
+CloudNativePG efficiently distributes data across pods, nodes, and zones using
+standard Kubernetes patterns, enabling seamless scaling of replicas in a
+Kubernetes-native manner. Originally developed and supported by
+[EDB](https://www.enterprisedb.com/), CloudNativePG is a
+[CNCF Sandbox project](https://www.cncf.io/projects/cloudnativepg/)
+and the sole PostgreSQL operator in this category.
+-->