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<appendix id="release">
<listitem>
<para>
- Allow <command>ALTER OWNER</> commands to be performed by the
- object owner as well as the superuser (Stephen Frost)
+ Allow limited <command>ALTER OWNER</> commands to be performed
+ by the object owner (Stephen Frost)
</para>
<para>
- Prior releases only allowed super-user to change object owners,
+ Prior releases allowed only the super-user to change object owners,
even if the current owner was executing the command and the new
- owner have permission to create objects of that type.
+ owner was in the same group. With roles such transfers are now
+ possible.
</para>
</listitem>