diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5aae85490..7dfa8965e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@ if test -z "$version_num"; then
   as_fn_error $? "Could not detect PostgreSQL version from pg_config." "$LINENO" 5
 fi
 
-if test "$version_num" != '10' -a "$version_num" != '11'; then
+if test "$version_num" != '10' -a "$version_num" != '11' -a "$version_num" != '12'; then
    as_fn_error $? "Citus is not compatible with the detected PostgreSQL version ${version_num}." "$LINENO" 5
 else
    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: building against PostgreSQL $version_num" >&5
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 04675e2dd..136db4d8e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if test -z "$version_num"; then
   AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not detect PostgreSQL version from pg_config.])
 fi
 
-if test "$version_num" != '10' -a "$version_num" != '11'; then
+if test "$version_num" != '10' -a "$version_num" != '11' -a "$version_num" != '12'; then
    AC_MSG_ERROR([Citus is not compatible with the detected PostgreSQL version ${version_num}.])
 else
    AC_MSG_NOTICE([building against PostgreSQL $version_num])