What's new in Qlik Sense May 2025
This section provides Qlik Sense administrators a summary of the new administrative features and improvements available in Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows.
Administrators should also review the Release Notes before beginning an upgrade or update process. You’ll find the release notes in the Qlik Community.
Business users, analytic creators, and data integrators should review the What’s New section in the Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows documentation set.
Qlik Sense developers should review the What’s New section in the Qlik Sense for Developers documentation set.
There are no new administrative features or changes in the Qlik Sense help for administrators for this release.
Platform
Enhanced opening experience for analytic apps
We have taken the first step toward improving how Qlik analytic apps open by introducing real-time progress updates. Now, users can see a detailed breakdown of the loading process, providing transparency and setting clear expectations—especially for larger apps that take more time to open. This enhancement offers a smoother, more informed user experience.This feature is turned off by default, but administrators can turn it on in capabilities.json.
Embedded PostgreSQL upgrade for improved security
As part of our ongoing commitment to security and platform resilience, we are introducing an automatic upgrade of the embedded PostgreSQL database from version 14.8 to 14.17. This update will be applied to all installations currently running an older supported version within the 14.x track.
For environments still on version 9.6 or 12.5, a manual upgrade to at least version 14.8 is required before the automatic upgrade to 14.17 can take place. This is because the automatic upgrade process only applies to systems already on the 14.x track; systems running 12.x or older are not eligible for automatic updates. Version 9.6 is no longer supported and is fully blocked from upgrading directly.
This upgrade ensures the embedded database benefits from the latest stability improvements and security patches, including fixes for several known vulnerabilities.
Installing or upgrading PostgreSQL using the Qlik PostgreSQL Installer