diff --git a/src/postgresql-1-fixes.patch b/src/postgresql-1-fixes.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a1e3f7d..00000000
--- a/src/postgresql-1-fixes.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-This file is part of MXE. See LICENSE.md for licensing information.
-
-Contains ad hoc patches for cross building.
-
-From a92f8ef8826f38edfe010752badc5c280f5b9605 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: "a@a.org" <a@a.org>
-Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:02:33 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH 1/4] use unix style names for openssl on mingw-cross-env
-
-
-diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
-index 2f8bb3d..441b42b 100644
---- a/configure.in
-+++ b/configure.in
-@@ -926,13 +926,8 @@ fi
- 
- if test "$with_openssl" = yes ; then
-   dnl Order matters!
--  if test "$PORTNAME" != "win32"; then
--     AC_CHECK_LIB(crypto, CRYPTO_new_ex_data, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([library 'crypto' is required for OpenSSL])])
--     AC_CHECK_LIB(ssl,    SSL_library_init, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([library 'ssl' is required for OpenSSL])])
--  else
--     AC_SEARCH_LIBS(CRYPTO_new_ex_data, eay32 crypto, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([library 'eay32' or 'crypto' is required for OpenSSL])])
--     AC_SEARCH_LIBS(SSL_library_init, ssleay32 ssl, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([library 'ssleay32' or 'ssl' is required for OpenSSL])])
--  fi
-+  AC_CHECK_LIB(crypto, CRYPTO_new_ex_data, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([library 'crypto' is required for OpenSSL])])
-+  AC_CHECK_LIB(ssl,    SSL_library_init, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([library 'ssl' is required for OpenSSL])])
- fi
- 
- if test "$with_pam" = yes ; then
--- 
-1.9.1
-
-
-From 6bbf26ce1f6c0bbd6fc53db1152b1132795b2850 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: "a@a.org" <a@a.org>
-Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:09:38 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH 2/4] do not check autoconf version
-
-
-diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
-index 441b42b..1257071 100644
---- a/configure.in
-+++ b/configure.in
-@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ m4_pattern_forbid(^PGAC_)dnl to catch undefined macros
- 
- AC_INIT([PostgreSQL], [9.2.4], [pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org])
- 
--m4_if(m4_defn([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION]), [2.63], [], [m4_fatal([Autoconf version 2.63 is required.
--Untested combinations of 'autoconf' and PostgreSQL versions are not
--recommended.  You can remove the check from 'configure.in' but it is then
--your responsibility whether the result works or not.])])
- AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright (c) 1996-2012, PostgreSQL Global Development Group])
- AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/backend/access/common/heaptuple.c])
- AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
--- 
-1.9.1
-
-
-From e7cdd570742aa958d5b45c6971253d9a0ac8ecf4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com>
-Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 14:27:21 -0700
-Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Fix shared lib install location
-
-Signed-off-by: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com>
-
-diff --git a/src/Makefile.shlib b/src/Makefile.shlib
-index 294d10f..3acdd81 100644
---- a/src/Makefile.shlib
-+++ b/src/Makefile.shlib
-@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ endif
- ifeq ($(PORTNAME), win32)
-   ifdef SO_MAJOR_VERSION
-     shlib		= lib$(NAME)$(DLSUFFIX)
-+    stlib		= lib$(NAME)$(DLSUFFIX).a
-   endif
-   haslibarule   = yes
- endif
-@@ -447,14 +448,16 @@ ifeq ($(PORTNAME), darwin)
- endif
- 
- ifeq ($(enable_shared), yes)
--install-lib-shared: $(shlib) installdirs-lib
-+install-lib-shared: $(shlib)
-+ifeq (, $(filter $(PORTNAME), win32 cygwin))
-+install-lib-shared: installdirs-lib
-+endif # not win32 or cygwin
- ifdef soname
- # we don't install $(shlib) on AIX
- # (see http://archives.postgresql.org/message-id/52EF20B2E3209443BC37736D00C3C1380A6E79FE@EXADV1.host.magwien.gv.at)
- ifneq ($(PORTNAME), aix)
-+ifeq (, $(filter $(PORTNAME), win32 cygwin))
- 	$(INSTALL_SHLIB) $< '$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(shlib)'
--ifneq ($(PORTNAME), cygwin)
--ifneq ($(PORTNAME), win32)
- ifneq ($(shlib), $(shlib_major))
- 	cd '$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)' && \
- 	rm -f $(shlib_major) && \
-@@ -465,8 +468,9 @@ ifneq ($(shlib), $(shlib_bare))
- 	rm -f $(shlib_bare) && \
- 	$(LN_S) $(shlib) $(shlib_bare)
- endif
--endif # not win32
--endif # not cygwin
-+else  # win32 or cygwin
-+	$(INSTALL_SHLIB) $< '$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(shlib)'
-+endif # not win32 or cygwin
- endif # not aix
- else # no soname
- 	$(INSTALL_SHLIB) $< '$(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)/$(shlib)'
--- 
-1.9.1
-
-
-From 49f1ebdd0a4523f77b889b7dfbd5d34c2e11dab1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com>
-Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 14:41:44 -0700
-Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Don't build shared lib on win32 if --disable-shared is
- set
-
-Signed-off-by: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com>
-
-diff --git a/src/Makefile.shlib b/src/Makefile.shlib
-index 3acdd81..68084cd 100644
---- a/src/Makefile.shlib
-+++ b/src/Makefile.shlib
-@@ -291,11 +291,15 @@ ifeq ($(PORTNAME), cygwin)
- endif
- 
- ifeq ($(PORTNAME), win32)
--  ifdef SO_MAJOR_VERSION
--    shlib		= lib$(NAME)$(DLSUFFIX)
--    stlib		= lib$(NAME)$(DLSUFFIX).a
-+  ifeq ($(enable_shared), yes)
-+    ifdef SO_MAJOR_VERSION
-+      shlib		= lib$(NAME)$(DLSUFFIX)
-+      stlib		= lib$(NAME)$(DLSUFFIX).a
-+    endif
-+    haslibarule   = yes
-+  else
-+    shlib		=
-   endif
--  haslibarule   = yes
- endif
- 
- 
--- 
-1.9.1
-
diff --git a/src/postgresql-2-autoconf-min-version.patch b/src/postgresql-2-autoconf-min-version.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f61f7fea..00000000
--- a/src/postgresql-2-autoconf-min-version.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-This file is part of MXE. See LICENSE.md for licensing information.
-
-Contains ad hoc patches for cross building.
-see https://github.com/mxe/mxe/issues/672
-
-From b18fec680ef90c65247d998e3f68e7574d45e83e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: "Avi Halachmi (:avih)" <avihpit@yahoo.com>
-Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 07:25:04 +0300
-Subject: [PATCH] autoconf: require minimum version 2.50
-
----
- configure.in | 1 +
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
-
-diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
-index 1257071..24f91cd 100644
---- a/configure.in
-+++ b/configure.in
-@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ dnl Read the Autoconf manual for details.
- dnl
- m4_pattern_forbid(^PGAC_)dnl to catch undefined macros
- 
-+AC_PREREQ(2.63)
- AC_INIT([PostgreSQL], [9.2.4], [pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org])
- 
- AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright (c) 1996-2012, PostgreSQL Global Development Group])
--- 
-1.9.1
-
diff --git a/src/postgresql-3-mingw-errno.patch b/src/postgresql-3-mingw-errno.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ae3bfe03..00000000
--- a/src/postgresql-3-mingw-errno.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,152 +0,0 @@
---- postgresql-9.2.4/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c.orig	2013-08-15 09:08:59.850609595 -0500
-+++ postgresql-9.2.4/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c	2013-08-15 09:42:59.001463906 -0500
-@@ -1778,10 +1778,16 @@
- 					if (connect(conn->sock, addr_cur->ai_addr,
- 								addr_cur->ai_addrlen) < 0)
- 					{
-+#ifndef WIN32
- 						if (SOCK_ERRNO == EINPROGRESS ||
- 							SOCK_ERRNO == EWOULDBLOCK ||
- 							SOCK_ERRNO == EINTR ||
-+#else
-+						if (SOCK_ERRNO == WSAEINPROGRESS ||
-+							SOCK_ERRNO == WSAEWOULDBLOCK ||
-+							SOCK_ERRNO == WSAEINTR ||
- 							SOCK_ERRNO == 0)
-+#endif
- 						{
- 							/*
- 							 * This is fine - we're in non-blocking mode, and
---- postgresql-9.2.4/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-misc.c.orig	2013-04-01 13:20:36.000000000 -0500
-+++ postgresql-9.2.4/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-misc.c	2013-08-15 10:08:03.190928760 -0500
-@@ -656,7 +656,11 @@
- 						  conn->inBufSize - conn->inEnd);
- 	if (nread < 0)
- 	{
-+#ifndef WIN32
- 		if (SOCK_ERRNO == EINTR)
-+#else
-+		if (SOCK_ERRNO == WSAEINTR)
-+#endif
- 			goto retry3;
- 		/* Some systems return EAGAIN/EWOULDBLOCK for no data */
- #ifdef EAGAIN
-@@ -664,12 +668,20 @@
- 			return someread;
- #endif
- #if defined(EWOULDBLOCK) && (!defined(EAGAIN) || (EWOULDBLOCK != EAGAIN))
-+#ifndef WIN32
- 		if (SOCK_ERRNO == EWOULDBLOCK)
-+#else
-+		if (SOCK_ERRNO == WSAEWOULDBLOCK)
-+#endif
- 			return someread;
- #endif
- 		/* We might get ECONNRESET here if using TCP and backend died */
- #ifdef ECONNRESET
-+#ifndef WIN32
- 		if (SOCK_ERRNO == ECONNRESET)
-+#else
-+		if (SOCK_ERRNO == WSAECONNRESET)
-+#endif
- 			goto definitelyFailed;
- #endif
- 		/* pqsecure_read set the error message for us */
-@@ -749,7 +761,11 @@
- 						  conn->inBufSize - conn->inEnd);
- 	if (nread < 0)
- 	{
-+#ifndef WIN32
- 		if (SOCK_ERRNO == EINTR)
-+#else
-+		if (SOCK_ERRNO == WSAEINTR)
-+#endif
- 			goto retry4;
- 		/* Some systems return EAGAIN/EWOULDBLOCK for no data */
- #ifdef EAGAIN
-@@ -757,12 +773,20 @@
- 			return 0;
- #endif
- #if defined(EWOULDBLOCK) && (!defined(EAGAIN) || (EWOULDBLOCK != EAGAIN))
-+#ifndef WIN32
- 		if (SOCK_ERRNO == EWOULDBLOCK)
-+#else
-+		if (SOCK_ERRNO == WSAEWOULDBLOCK)
-+#endif
- 			return 0;
- #endif
- 		/* We might get ECONNRESET here if using TCP and backend died */
- #ifdef ECONNRESET
-+#ifndef WIN32
- 		if (SOCK_ERRNO == ECONNRESET)
-+#else
-+		if (SOCK_ERRNO == WSAECONNRESET)
-+#endif
- 			goto definitelyFailed;
- #endif
- 		/* pqsecure_read set the error message for us */
-@@ -838,10 +862,18 @@
- 					break;
- #endif
- #if defined(EWOULDBLOCK) && (!defined(EAGAIN) || (EWOULDBLOCK != EAGAIN))
-+#ifndef WIN32
- 				case EWOULDBLOCK:
-+#else
-+				case WSAEWOULDBLOCK:
-+#endif
- 					break;
- #endif
-+#ifndef WIN32
- 				case EINTR:
-+#else
-+				case WSAEINTR:
-+#endif
- 					continue;
- 
- 				default:
---- postgresql-9.2.4/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure.c.orig	2013-08-15 10:10:44.039355056 -0500
-+++ postgresql-9.2.4/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure.c	2013-08-15 10:22:57.767650717 -0500
-@@ -433,12 +433,20 @@
- #if defined(EWOULDBLOCK) && (!defined(EAGAIN) || (EWOULDBLOCK != EAGAIN))
- 				case EWOULDBLOCK:
- #endif
-+#ifndef WIN32
- 				case EINTR:
-+#else
-+				case WSAEWOULDBLOCK:
-+				case WSAEINTR:
-+#endif
- 					/* no error message, caller is expected to retry */
- 					break;
- 
- #ifdef ECONNRESET
- 				case ECONNRESET:
-+#ifdef WIN32
-+				case WSAECONNRESET:
-+#endif
- 					printfPQExpBuffer(&conn->errorMessage,
- 									  libpq_gettext(
- 								"server closed the connection unexpectedly\n"
-@@ -617,7 +625,12 @@
- #if defined(EWOULDBLOCK) && (!defined(EAGAIN) || (EWOULDBLOCK != EAGAIN))
- 				case EWOULDBLOCK:
- #endif
-+#ifndef WIN32
- 				case EINTR:
-+#else
-+				case WSAEWOULDBLOCK:
-+				case WSAEINTR:
-+#endif
- 					/* no error message, caller is expected to retry */
- 					break;
- 
-@@ -629,6 +642,9 @@
- #ifdef ECONNRESET
- 				case ECONNRESET:
- #endif
-+#ifdef WIN32
-+				case WSAECONNRESET:
-+#endif
- 					printfPQExpBuffer(&conn->errorMessage,
- 									  libpq_gettext(
- 								"server closed the connection unexpectedly\n"
diff --git a/src/postgresql.mk b/src/postgresql.mk
index e0ad874c..ad345ea8 100644
--- a/src/postgresql.mk
+++ b/src/postgresql.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ PKG             := postgresql
 $(PKG)_WEBSITE  := http://www.postgresql.org/
 $(PKG)_DESCR    := PostgreSQL
 $(PKG)_IGNORE   :=
-$(PKG)_VERSION  := 9.2.4
-$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := d97dd918a88a4449225998f46aafa85216a3f89163a3411830d6890507ffae93
+$(PKG)_VERSION  := 9.6.2
+$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 0187b5184be1c09034e74e44761505e52357248451b0c854dddec6c231fe50c9
 $(PKG)_SUBDIR   := postgresql-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
 $(PKG)_FILE     := postgresql-$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.bz2
 $(PKG)_URL      := http://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v$($(PKG)_VERSION)/$($(PKG)_FILE)
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ define $(PKG)_BUILD
         LIBS="-lsecur32 `'$(TARGET)-pkg-config' openssl pthreads --libs`" \
         ac_cv_func_getaddrinfo=no
 
+    $(MAKE) -C '$(1)'/src/common -j '$(JOBS)'
     # enable_thread_safety means "build internal pthreads" on windows
     # disable it and link mingw-w64 pthreads to and avoid name conflicts
     $(MAKE) -C '$(1)'/src/interfaces/libpq -j '$(JOBS)' \