# PostgREST v16.2

- Product: PostgREST (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/postgrest)
- Vendor: PostgREST
- Date: 2026-08-21
- Version: v16.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/tag/v16.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/postgrest/releases/v16.2

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- **added** — Make jwt-role-claim-key config backwards compatible
- **deprecated** — The old (pre-v16) syntax for JSPath in jwt-role-claim-key is deprecated and will show a warning in the logs when used

###### Added

- Make `jwt-role-claim-key` config backwards compatible by @taimoorzaeem in #5171

###### Deprecated

- The old (pre-v16) syntax for JSPath in `jwt-role-claim-key` is deprecated by @taimoorzaeem in #5171
  + You will see a warning in the logs when old syntax is used for the config.
  + See [migration to v16](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#migration-to-v16) section for migration guide.