diff --git a/configfile.c b/configfile.c
index 3acf6587..cfcfa95b 100644
--- a/configfile.c
+++ b/configfile.c
@@ -1821,6 +1821,7 @@ modify_auto_conf(const char *data_dir, KeyValueList *items)
 
 	FILE	   *fp;
 	mode_t		um;
+	struct stat auto_conf_st;
 
 	KeyValueList config = {NULL, NULL};
 	KeyValueListCell *cell = NULL;
@@ -1877,8 +1878,13 @@ modify_auto_conf(const char *data_dir, KeyValueList *items)
 						  cell->key, cell->value);
 	}
 
-	/* Set umask to 0600 */
-	um = umask((~(S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR)) & (S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO));
+	stat(auto_conf.data, &auto_conf_st);
+
+	/*
+	 * Set umask so the temporary file is created in the same mode as the original
+	 * postgresql.auto.conf file.
+	 */
+	um = umask(~(auto_conf_st.st_mode));
 	fp = fopen(auto_conf_tmp.data, "w");
 	umask(um);
 
diff --git a/dbutils.c b/dbutils.c
index 7b455e86..dba4b46a 100644
--- a/dbutils.c
+++ b/dbutils.c
@@ -1165,7 +1165,6 @@ _get_pg_setting(PGconn *conn, const char *setting, char *str_output, bool *bool_
 				/*
 				 * Note we assume the caller is sure this is a boolean parameter
 				 */
-				printf("YYY %s\n", PQgetvalue(res, i, 1));
 				if (strncmp(PQgetvalue(res, i, 1), "on", MAXLEN) == 0)
 					*bool_output = true;
 				else
diff --git a/doc/appendix-release-notes.xml b/doc/appendix-release-notes.xml
index 5a955b37..cd38e999 100644
--- a/doc/appendix-release-notes.xml
+++ b/doc/appendix-release-notes.xml
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@
             </para>
           </listitem>
 
+          <listitem>
+            <para>
+              Ensure <filename>postgresql.auto.conf</filename> is created with
+              correct permissions (PostgreSQL 12 and later).
+            </para>
+          </listitem>
+
         </itemizedlist>
       </para>
     </sect2>
diff --git a/repmgr-action-standby.c b/repmgr-action-standby.c
index e6c45ff9..e3027303 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-standby.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-standby.c
@@ -6221,7 +6221,6 @@ check_upstream_config(PGconn *conn, int server_version_num, t_node_info *upstrea
 			}
 		}
 
-		printf("XXX %i\n", PQserverVersion(conn));
 		if (data_checksums == false && wal_log_hints == false)
 		{
 			/*