diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 942742ec3..d64fc4acf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## v0.12.3 [2022-02-01]
 _Bug fixes_
 * Ensure SetConnectionConfig is only called once. ([#1368](https://github.com/turbot/steampipe/issues/1368))
+* Plugin validation error causes buildConnectionUpdateQueries to crash. ([#1387](https://github.com/turbot/steampipe/issues/1387))
 
 ## v0.12.2 [2022-01-27]
 _Bug fixes_
diff --git a/constants/db.go b/constants/db.go
index 3e1917fe3..a931a9711 100644
--- a/constants/db.go
+++ b/constants/db.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const (
 // constants for installing db and fdw images
 const (
 	DatabaseVersion = "12.1.0"
-	FdwVersion      = "0.3.3"
+	FdwVersion      = "0.4.0-rc.1"
 
 	// PostgresImageRef is the OCI Image ref for the databse binaries
 	// The 12.1.0 image uses the older jar format 12.1.0-v2 is the same version of postgres,
diff --git a/db/db_local/start_services.go b/db/db_local/start_services.go
index b356ece36..eab24e734 100644
--- a/db/db_local/start_services.go
+++ b/db/db_local/start_services.go
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ func setupLogCollector(postgresCmd *exec.Cmd) (chan string, func(), error) {
 func ensurePgExtensions(ctx context.Context, rootClient *sql.DB) error {
 	extensions := []string{
 		"tablefunc",
+		"ltree",
 	}
 
 	errors := []error{}