diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fd3850e4..971b46a9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ install:
   - go get -u github.com/hashicorp/go-version
   - go get -u github.com/satori/go.uuid
   - go get -u github.com/Sirupsen/logrus
+  - go get -u github.com/pkg/errors
 
 script:
   - go test -v -race ./...
diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 75b8bfb3..da8ed655 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
@@ -21,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgproto3"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgtype"
@@ -778,7 +779,7 @@ func (c *Conn) prepareEx(name, sql string, opts *PrepareExOptions) (ps *Prepared
 	}
 
 	if len(opts.ParameterOIDs) > 65535 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Number of PrepareExOptions ParameterOIDs must be between 0 and 65535, received %d", len(opts.ParameterOIDs))
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("Number of PrepareExOptions ParameterOIDs must be between 0 and 65535, received %d", len(opts.ParameterOIDs))
 	}
 
 	buf := appendParse(c.wbuf, name, sql, opts.ParameterOIDs)
@@ -809,7 +810,7 @@ func (c *Conn) prepareEx(name, sql string, opts *PrepareExOptions) (ps *Prepared
 			ps.ParameterOIDs = c.rxParameterDescription(msg)
 
 			if len(ps.ParameterOIDs) > 65535 && softErr == nil {
-				softErr = fmt.Errorf("PostgreSQL supports maximum of 65535 parameters, received %d", len(ps.ParameterOIDs))
+				softErr = errors.Errorf("PostgreSQL supports maximum of 65535 parameters, received %d", len(ps.ParameterOIDs))
 			}
 		case *pgproto3.RowDescription:
 			ps.FieldDescriptions = c.rxRowDescription(msg)
@@ -822,7 +823,7 @@ func (c *Conn) prepareEx(name, sql string, opts *PrepareExOptions) (ps *Prepared
 						ps.FieldDescriptions[i].FormatCode = TextFormatCode
 					}
 				} else {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown oid: %d", ps.FieldDescriptions[i].DataType)
+					return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown oid: %d", ps.FieldDescriptions[i].DataType)
 				}
 			}
 		case *pgproto3.ReadyForQuery:
@@ -1029,7 +1030,7 @@ func (c *Conn) sendSimpleQuery(sql string, args ...interface{}) error {
 
 func (c *Conn) sendPreparedQuery(ps *PreparedStatement, arguments ...interface{}) (err error) {
 	if len(ps.ParameterOIDs) != len(arguments) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Prepared statement \"%v\" requires %d parameters, but %d were provided", ps.Name, len(ps.ParameterOIDs), len(arguments))
+		return errors.Errorf("Prepared statement \"%v\" requires %d parameters, but %d were provided", ps.Name, len(ps.ParameterOIDs), len(arguments))
 	}
 
 	if err := c.ensureConnectionReadyForQuery(); err != nil {
@@ -1392,7 +1393,7 @@ func (c *Conn) cancelQuery() {
 
 		_, err = cancelConn.Read(buf)
 		if err != io.EOF {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Server failed to close connection after cancel query request: %v %v", err, buf)
+			return errors.Errorf("Server failed to close connection after cancel query request: %v %v", err, buf)
 		}
 
 		return nil
@@ -1516,11 +1517,11 @@ func (c *Conn) execEx(ctx context.Context, sql string, options *QueryExOptions,
 
 func (c *Conn) buildOneRoundTripExec(buf []byte, sql string, options *QueryExOptions, arguments []interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	if len(arguments) != len(options.ParameterOIDs) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("mismatched number of arguments (%d) and options.ParameterOIDs (%d)", len(arguments), len(options.ParameterOIDs))
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("mismatched number of arguments (%d) and options.ParameterOIDs (%d)", len(arguments), len(options.ParameterOIDs))
 	}
 
 	if len(options.ParameterOIDs) > 65535 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Number of QueryExOptions ParameterOIDs must be between 0 and 65535, received %d", len(options.ParameterOIDs))
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("Number of QueryExOptions ParameterOIDs must be between 0 and 65535, received %d", len(options.ParameterOIDs))
 	}
 
 	buf = appendParse(buf, "", sql, options.ParameterOIDs)
diff --git a/conn_pool.go b/conn_pool.go
index 40c58f49..5fa923b7 100644
--- a/conn_pool.go
+++ b/conn_pool.go
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ package pgx
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgtype"
 )
 
diff --git a/conn_pool_test.go b/conn_pool_test.go
index 4e0dc199..ccc38ba9 100644
--- a/conn_pool_test.go
+++ b/conn_pool_test.go
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ package pgx_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx"
 )
 
diff --git a/copy_from.go b/copy_from.go
index f3c77109..8b7c3d5b 100644
--- a/copy_from.go
+++ b/copy_from.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgproto3"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // CopyFromRows returns a CopyFromSource interface over the provided rows slice
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ func (ct *copyFrom) run() (int, error) {
 		}
 		if len(values) != len(ct.columnNames) {
 			ct.cancelCopyIn()
-			return 0, fmt.Errorf("expected %d values, got %d values", len(ct.columnNames), len(values))
+			return 0, errors.Errorf("expected %d values, got %d values", len(ct.columnNames), len(values))
 		}
 
 		buf = pgio.AppendInt16(buf, int16(len(ct.columnNames)))
diff --git a/copy_from_test.go b/copy_from_test.go
index 6df4ebb1..ec674855 100644
--- a/copy_from_test.go
+++ b/copy_from_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package pgx_test
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 func TestConnCopyFromSmall(t *testing.T) {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (cfs *clientFailSource) Next() bool {
 
 func (cfs *clientFailSource) Values() ([]interface{}, error) {
 	if cfs.count == 3 {
-		cfs.err = fmt.Errorf("client error")
+		cfs.err = errors.Errorf("client error")
 		return nil, cfs.err
 	}
 	return []interface{}{make([]byte, 100000)}, nil
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func (cfs *clientFinalErrSource) Values() ([]interface{}, error) {
 }
 
 func (cfs *clientFinalErrSource) Err() error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("final error")
+	return errors.Errorf("final error")
 }
 
 func TestConnCopyFromCopyFromSourceErrorEnd(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/example_custom_type_test.go b/example_custom_type_test.go
index 66ed6c53..d3cc9085 100644
--- a/example_custom_type_test.go
+++ b/example_custom_type_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgtype"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 var pointRegexp *regexp.Regexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^\((.*),(.*)\)$`)
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ type Point struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Point) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Point", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Point", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Point) Get() interface{} {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func (dst *Point) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Point) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Point) DecodeText(ci *pgtype.ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -45,16 +46,16 @@ func (dst *Point) DecodeText(ci *pgtype.ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	s := string(src)
 	match := pointRegexp.FindStringSubmatch(s)
 	if match == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Received invalid point: %v", s)
+		return errors.Errorf("Received invalid point: %v", s)
 	}
 
 	x, err := strconv.ParseFloat(match[1], 64)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Received invalid point: %v", s)
+		return errors.Errorf("Received invalid point: %v", s)
 	}
 	y, err := strconv.ParseFloat(match[2], 64)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Received invalid point: %v", s)
+		return errors.Errorf("Received invalid point: %v", s)
 	}
 
 	*dst = Point{X: x, Y: y, Status: pgtype.Present}
diff --git a/internal/sanitize/sanitize.go b/internal/sanitize/sanitize.go
index 92b892b9..53543b89 100644
--- a/internal/sanitize/sanitize.go
+++ b/internal/sanitize/sanitize.go
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ package sanitize
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // Part is either a string or an int. A string is raw SQL. An int is a
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func (q *Query) Sanitize(args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
 		case int:
 			argIdx := part - 1
 			if argIdx >= len(args) {
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("insufficient arguments")
+				return "", errors.Errorf("insufficient arguments")
 			}
 			arg := args[argIdx]
 			switch arg := arg.(type) {
@@ -49,18 +50,18 @@ func (q *Query) Sanitize(args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
 			case time.Time:
 				str = arg.Format("'2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999999Z07:00:00'")
 			default:
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid arg type: %T", arg)
+				return "", errors.Errorf("invalid arg type: %T", arg)
 			}
 			argUse[argIdx] = true
 		default:
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid Part type: %T", part)
+			return "", errors.Errorf("invalid Part type: %T", part)
 		}
 		buf.WriteString(str)
 	}
 
 	for i, used := range argUse {
 		if !used {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("unused argument: %d", i)
+			return "", errors.Errorf("unused argument: %d", i)
 		}
 	}
 	return buf.String(), nil
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index c2df1d7d..528698b1 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package pgx
 
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // The values for log levels are chosen such that the zero value means that no
diff --git a/pgmock/pgmock.go b/pgmock/pgmock.go
index b3a51729..5e340881 100644
--- a/pgmock/pgmock.go
+++ b/pgmock/pgmock.go
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package pgmock
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"reflect"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgproto3"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgtype"
 )
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (e *expectMessageStep) Step(backend *pgproto3.Backend) error {
 	}
 
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(msg, e.want) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("msg => %#v, e.want => %#v", msg, e.want)
+		return errors.Errorf("msg => %#v, e.want => %#v", msg, e.want)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (e *expectStartupMessageStep) Step(backend *pgproto3.Backend) error {
 	}
 
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(msg, e.want) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("msg => %#v, e.want => %#v", msg, e.want)
+		return errors.Errorf("msg => %#v, e.want => %#v", msg, e.want)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -475,22 +475,22 @@ func buildDataRow(values []interface{}, formatCodes []int16) (*pgproto3.DataRow,
 			if e, ok := values[i].(pgtype.TextEncoder); ok {
 				buf, err := e.EncodeText(nil, nil)
 				if err != nil {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to encode values[%d]", i)
+					return nil, errors.Errorf("failed to encode values[%d]", i)
 				}
 				dr.Values[i] = buf
 			} else {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("values[%d] does not implement TextExcoder", i)
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("values[%d] does not implement TextExcoder", i)
 			}
 
 		case pgproto3.BinaryFormat:
 			if e, ok := values[i].(pgtype.BinaryEncoder); ok {
 				buf, err := e.EncodeBinary(nil, nil)
 				if err != nil {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to encode values[%d]", i)
+					return nil, errors.Errorf("failed to encode values[%d]", i)
 				}
 				dr.Values[i] = buf
 			} else {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("values[%d] does not implement BinaryEncoder", i)
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("values[%d] does not implement BinaryEncoder", i)
 			}
 		default:
 			return nil, errors.New("unknown FormatCode")
diff --git a/pgproto3/authentication.go b/pgproto3/authentication.go
index c04ee448..77750b86 100644
--- a/pgproto3/authentication.go
+++ b/pgproto3/authentication.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package pgproto3
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (dst *Authentication) Decode(src []byte) error {
 	case AuthTypeMD5Password:
 		copy(dst.Salt[:], src[4:8])
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("unknown authentication type: %d", dst.Type)
+		return errors.Errorf("unknown authentication type: %d", dst.Type)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pgproto3/backend.go b/pgproto3/backend.go
index bf96ba95..9a7ef342 100644
--- a/pgproto3/backend.go
+++ b/pgproto3/backend.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package pgproto3
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/chunkreader"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Backend struct {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (b *Backend) Receive() (FrontendMessage, error) {
 	case 'X':
 		msg = &b.terminate
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown message type: %c", msgType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown message type: %c", msgType)
 	}
 
 	msgBody, err := b.cr.Next(bodyLen)
diff --git a/pgproto3/frontend.go b/pgproto3/frontend.go
index 630a5cba..c8ab5f15 100644
--- a/pgproto3/frontend.go
+++ b/pgproto3/frontend.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package pgproto3
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/chunkreader"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Frontend struct {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (b *Frontend) Receive() (BackendMessage, error) {
 	case 'Z':
 		msg = &b.readyForQuery
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown message type: %c", msgType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown message type: %c", msgType)
 	}
 
 	msgBody, err := b.cr.Next(bodyLen)
diff --git a/pgproto3/startup_message.go b/pgproto3/startup_message.go
index 4e2df27d..6c5d4f99 100644
--- a/pgproto3/startup_message.go
+++ b/pgproto3/startup_message.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ func (*StartupMessage) Frontend() {}
 
 func (dst *StartupMessage) Decode(src []byte) error {
 	if len(src) < 4 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("startup message too short")
+		return errors.Errorf("startup message too short")
 	}
 
 	dst.ProtocolVersion = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src)
 	rp := 4
 
 	if dst.ProtocolVersion == sslRequestNumber {
-		return fmt.Errorf("can't handle ssl connection request")
+		return errors.Errorf("can't handle ssl connection request")
 	}
 
 	if dst.ProtocolVersion != ProtocolVersionNumber {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Bad startup message version number. Expected %d, got %d", ProtocolVersionNumber, dst.ProtocolVersion)
+		return errors.Errorf("Bad startup message version number. Expected %d, got %d", ProtocolVersionNumber, dst.ProtocolVersion)
 	}
 
 	dst.Parameters = make(map[string]string)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (dst *StartupMessage) Decode(src []byte) error {
 
 		if len(src[rp:]) == 1 {
 			if src[rp] != 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Bad startup message last byte. Expected 0, got %d", src[rp])
+				return errors.Errorf("Bad startup message last byte. Expected 0, got %d", src[rp])
 			}
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/pgtype/aclitem.go b/pgtype/aclitem.go
index 829eb908..35269e91 100644
--- a/pgtype/aclitem.go
+++ b/pgtype/aclitem.go
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // ACLItem is used for PostgreSQL's aclitem data type. A sample aclitem
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ func (dst *ACLItem) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingStringType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to ACLItem", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to ACLItem", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ func (src *ACLItem) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *ACLItem) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ func (dst *ACLItem) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/aclitem_array.go b/pgtype/aclitem_array.go
index f9215a93..fe0af434 100644
--- a/pgtype/aclitem_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/aclitem_array.go
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type ACLItemArray struct {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func (dst *ACLItemArray) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to ACLItem", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to ACLItem", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func (src *ACLItemArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *ACLItemArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ func (dst *ACLItemArray) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/array.go b/pgtype/array.go
index e5504455..5b852ed5 100644
--- a/pgtype/array.go
+++ b/pgtype/array.go
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // Information on the internals of PostgreSQL arrays can be found in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type ArrayDimension struct {
 
 func (dst *ArrayHeader) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) (int, error) {
 	if len(src) < 12 {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("array header too short: %d", len(src))
+		return 0, errors.Errorf("array header too short: %d", len(src))
 	}
 
 	rp := 0
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (dst *ArrayHeader) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) (int, error) {
 		dst.Dimensions = make([]ArrayDimension, numDims)
 	}
 	if len(src) < 12+numDims*8 {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("array header too short for %d dimensions: %d", numDims, len(src))
+		return 0, errors.Errorf("array header too short for %d dimensions: %d", numDims, len(src))
 	}
 	for i := range dst.Dimensions {
 		dst.Dimensions[i].Length = int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:]))
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func ParseUntypedTextArray(src string) (*UntypedTextArray, error) {
 
 	r, _, err := buf.ReadRune()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	var explicitDimensions []ArrayDimension
@@ -105,41 +105,41 @@ func ParseUntypedTextArray(src string) (*UntypedTextArray, error) {
 		for {
 			r, _, err = buf.ReadRune()
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
 			}
 
 			if r == '=' {
 				break
 			} else if r != '[' {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array, expected '[' or '=' got %v", r)
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array, expected '[' or '=' got %v", r)
 			}
 
 			lower, err := arrayParseInteger(buf)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
 			}
 
 			r, _, err = buf.ReadRune()
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
 			}
 
 			if r != ':' {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array, expected ':' got %v", r)
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array, expected ':' got %v", r)
 			}
 
 			upper, err := arrayParseInteger(buf)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
 			}
 
 			r, _, err = buf.ReadRune()
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
 			}
 
 			if r != ']' {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array, expected ']' got %v", r)
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array, expected ']' got %v", r)
 			}
 
 			explicitDimensions = append(explicitDimensions, ArrayDimension{LowerBound: lower, Length: upper - lower + 1})
@@ -147,12 +147,12 @@ func ParseUntypedTextArray(src string) (*UntypedTextArray, error) {
 
 		r, _, err = buf.ReadRune()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	if r != '{' {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array, expected '{': %v", err)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array, expected '{': %v", err)
 	}
 
 	implicitDimensions := []ArrayDimension{{LowerBound: 1, Length: 0}}
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func ParseUntypedTextArray(src string) (*UntypedTextArray, error) {
 	for {
 		r, _, err = buf.ReadRune()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
 		}
 
 		if r == '{' {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func ParseUntypedTextArray(src string) (*UntypedTextArray, error) {
 	for {
 		r, _, err = buf.ReadRune()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array: %v", err)
 		}
 
 		switch r {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func ParseUntypedTextArray(src string) (*UntypedTextArray, error) {
 			buf.UnreadRune()
 			value, err := arrayParseValue(buf)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid array value: %v", err)
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array value: %v", err)
 			}
 			if currentDim == counterDim {
 				implicitDimensions[currentDim].Length++
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func ParseUntypedTextArray(src string) (*UntypedTextArray, error) {
 	skipWhitespace(buf)
 
 	if buf.Len() > 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected trailing data: %v", buf.String())
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unexpected trailing data: %v", buf.String())
 	}
 
 	if len(dst.Elements) == 0 {
diff --git a/pgtype/bool.go b/pgtype/bool.go
index 7c66a534..3a3eef48 100644
--- a/pgtype/bool.go
+++ b/pgtype/bool.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Bool struct {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func (dst *Bool) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingBoolType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Bool", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Bool", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func (src *Bool) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Bool) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func (dst *Bool) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for bool: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for bool: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	*dst = Bool{Bool: src[0] == 't', Status: Present}
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ func (dst *Bool) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for bool: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for bool: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	*dst = Bool{Bool: src[0] == 1, Status: Present}
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ func (dst *Bool) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/bool_array.go b/pgtype/bool_array.go
index e20a0381..e23c27e5 100644
--- a/pgtype/bool_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/bool_array.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type BoolArray struct {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (dst *BoolArray) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Bool", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Bool", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (src *BoolArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *BoolArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (src *BoolArray) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("bool"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "bool")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "bool")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (dst *BoolArray) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/box.go b/pgtype/box.go
index 2d098058..83df0499 100644
--- a/pgtype/box.go
+++ b/pgtype/box.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Box struct {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ type Box struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Box) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Box", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Box", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Box) Get() interface{} {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ func (dst *Box) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Box) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Box) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func (dst *Box) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) < 11 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Box: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for Box: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	str := string(src[1:])
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ func (dst *Box) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 32 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Box: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for Box: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	x1 := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src)
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ func (dst *Box) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/bytea.go b/pgtype/bytea.go
index 2ddac7da..c7117f48 100644
--- a/pgtype/bytea.go
+++ b/pgtype/bytea.go
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Bytea struct {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func (dst *Bytea) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingBytesType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Bytea", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Bytea", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func (src *Bytea) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 // DecodeText only supports the hex format. This has been the default since
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ func (dst *Bytea) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) < 2 || src[0] != '\\' || src[1] != 'x' {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid hex format")
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid hex format")
 	}
 
 	buf := make([]byte, (len(src)-2)/2)
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ func (dst *Bytea) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/bytea_array.go b/pgtype/bytea_array.go
index 0d381693..f2842179 100644
--- a/pgtype/bytea_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/bytea_array.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type ByteaArray struct {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (dst *ByteaArray) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Bytea", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Bytea", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (src *ByteaArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *ByteaArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (src *ByteaArray) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("bytea"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "bytea")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "bytea")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (dst *ByteaArray) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/cidr_array.go b/pgtype/cidr_array.go
index 9b7b50fa..2373da46 100644
--- a/pgtype/cidr_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/cidr_array.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"net"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type CIDRArray struct {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (dst *CIDRArray) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to CIDR", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to CIDR", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (src *CIDRArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *CIDRArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func (src *CIDRArray) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("cidr"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "cidr")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "cidr")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func (dst *CIDRArray) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/circle.go b/pgtype/circle.go
index 8626a99d..97ecbf31 100644
--- a/pgtype/circle.go
+++ b/pgtype/circle.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Circle struct {
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ type Circle struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Circle) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Circle", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Circle", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Circle) Get() interface{} {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func (dst *Circle) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Circle) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Circle) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func (dst *Circle) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) < 9 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Circle: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for Circle: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	str := string(src[2:])
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func (dst *Circle) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 24 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Circle: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for Circle: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	x := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src)
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ func (dst *Circle) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/convert.go b/pgtype/convert.go
index 2b406426..5dfb738e 100644
--- a/pgtype/convert.go
+++ b/pgtype/convert.go
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package pgtype
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 const maxUint = ^uint(0)
@@ -189,70 +190,70 @@ func int64AssignTo(srcVal int64, srcStatus Status, dst interface{}) error {
 		switch v := dst.(type) {
 		case *int:
 			if srcVal < int64(minInt) {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than minimum value for int", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than minimum value for int", srcVal)
 			} else if srcVal > int64(maxInt) {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for int", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for int", srcVal)
 			}
 			*v = int(srcVal)
 		case *int8:
 			if srcVal < math.MinInt8 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than minimum value for int8", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than minimum value for int8", srcVal)
 			} else if srcVal > math.MaxInt8 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for int8", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for int8", srcVal)
 			}
 			*v = int8(srcVal)
 		case *int16:
 			if srcVal < math.MinInt16 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than minimum value for int16", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than minimum value for int16", srcVal)
 			} else if srcVal > math.MaxInt16 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for int16", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for int16", srcVal)
 			}
 			*v = int16(srcVal)
 		case *int32:
 			if srcVal < math.MinInt32 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than minimum value for int32", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than minimum value for int32", srcVal)
 			} else if srcVal > math.MaxInt32 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for int32", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for int32", srcVal)
 			}
 			*v = int32(srcVal)
 		case *int64:
 			if srcVal < math.MinInt64 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than minimum value for int64", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than minimum value for int64", srcVal)
 			} else if srcVal > math.MaxInt64 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for int64", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for int64", srcVal)
 			}
 			*v = int64(srcVal)
 		case *uint:
 			if srcVal < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than zero for uint", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than zero for uint", srcVal)
 			} else if uint64(srcVal) > uint64(maxUint) {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for uint", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for uint", srcVal)
 			}
 			*v = uint(srcVal)
 		case *uint8:
 			if srcVal < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than zero for uint8", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than zero for uint8", srcVal)
 			} else if srcVal > math.MaxUint8 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for uint8", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for uint8", srcVal)
 			}
 			*v = uint8(srcVal)
 		case *uint16:
 			if srcVal < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than zero for uint32", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than zero for uint32", srcVal)
 			} else if srcVal > math.MaxUint16 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for uint16", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for uint16", srcVal)
 			}
 			*v = uint16(srcVal)
 		case *uint32:
 			if srcVal < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than zero for uint32", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than zero for uint32", srcVal)
 			} else if srcVal > math.MaxUint32 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for uint32", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for uint32", srcVal)
 			}
 			*v = uint32(srcVal)
 		case *uint64:
 			if srcVal < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than zero for uint64", srcVal)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than zero for uint64", srcVal)
 			}
 			*v = uint64(srcVal)
 		default:
@@ -268,22 +269,22 @@ func int64AssignTo(srcVal int64, srcStatus Status, dst interface{}) error {
 					return int64AssignTo(srcVal, srcStatus, el.Interface())
 				case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
 					if el.OverflowInt(int64(srcVal)) {
-						return fmt.Errorf("cannot put %d into %T", srcVal, dst)
+						return errors.Errorf("cannot put %d into %T", srcVal, dst)
 					}
 					el.SetInt(int64(srcVal))
 					return nil
 				case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
 					if srcVal < 0 {
-						return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than zero for %T", srcVal, dst)
+						return errors.Errorf("%d is less than zero for %T", srcVal, dst)
 					}
 					if el.OverflowUint(uint64(srcVal)) {
-						return fmt.Errorf("cannot put %d into %T", srcVal, dst)
+						return errors.Errorf("cannot put %d into %T", srcVal, dst)
 					}
 					el.SetUint(uint64(srcVal))
 					return nil
 				}
 			}
-			return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v into %T", srcVal, dst)
+			return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v into %T", srcVal, dst)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ func int64AssignTo(srcVal int64, srcStatus Status, dst interface{}) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v %v into %T", srcVal, srcStatus, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v %v into %T", srcVal, srcStatus, dst)
 }
 
 func float64AssignTo(srcVal float64, srcStatus Status, dst interface{}) error {
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ func float64AssignTo(srcVal float64, srcStatus Status, dst interface{}) error {
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v into %T", srcVal, dst)
+			return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v into %T", srcVal, dst)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ func float64AssignTo(srcVal float64, srcStatus Status, dst interface{}) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v %v into %T", srcVal, srcStatus, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v %v into %T", srcVal, srcStatus, dst)
 }
 
 func NullAssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ func NullAssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 
 	// AssignTo dst must always be a pointer
 	if dstPtr.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign NULL to %T", dst)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot assign NULL to %T", dst)
 	}
 
 	dstVal := dstPtr.Elem()
@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ func NullAssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign NULL to %T", dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign NULL to %T", dst)
 }
 
 var kindTypes map[reflect.Kind]reflect.Type
diff --git a/pgtype/database_sql.go b/pgtype/database_sql.go
index 9d1cf822..969536dd 100644
--- a/pgtype/database_sql.go
+++ b/pgtype/database_sql.go
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 func DatabaseSQLValue(ci *ConnInfo, src Value) (interface{}, error) {
diff --git a/pgtype/date.go b/pgtype/date.go
index 8e049254..f1c0d8bd 100644
--- a/pgtype/date.go
+++ b/pgtype/date.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Date struct {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (dst *Date) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingTimeType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Date", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Date", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (src *Date) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		switch v := dst.(type) {
 		case *time.Time:
 			if src.InfinityModifier != None {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 			}
 			*v = src.Time
 			return nil
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (src *Date) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Date) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (dst *Date) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 4 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for date: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for date: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	dayOffset := int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src))
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (dst *Date) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/date_array.go b/pgtype/date_array.go
index ef91cf3e..383945e7 100644
--- a/pgtype/date_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/date_array.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type DateArray struct {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (dst *DateArray) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Date", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Date", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (src *DateArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *DateArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (src *DateArray) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("date"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "date")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "date")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func (dst *DateArray) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/daterange.go b/pgtype/daterange.go
index bbe7b17a..47cd7e46 100644
--- a/pgtype/daterange.go
+++ b/pgtype/daterange.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Daterange struct {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Daterange struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Daterange) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Daterange", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Daterange", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Daterange) Get() interface{} {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (dst *Daterange) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Daterange) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Daterange) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (src Daterange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Empty:
 		return append(buf, "empty"...), nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown lower bound type %v", src.LowerType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown lower bound type %v", src.LowerType)
 	}
 
 	var err error
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (src Daterange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (src Daterange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (src Daterange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Inclusive:
 		buf = append(buf, ']')
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown upper bound type %v", src.UpperType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown upper bound type %v", src.UpperType)
 	}
 
 	return buf, nil
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (src Daterange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Empty:
 		return append(buf, emptyMask), nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown LowerType: %v", src.LowerType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown LowerType: %v", src.LowerType)
 	}
 
 	switch src.UpperType {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (src Daterange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		rangeType |= upperUnboundedMask
 	case Exclusive:
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown UpperType: %v", src.UpperType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown UpperType: %v", src.UpperType)
 	}
 
 	buf = append(buf, rangeType)
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (src Daterange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
 		}
 
 		pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])-4))
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (src Daterange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
 		}
 
 		pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])-4))
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (dst *Daterange) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/ext/satori-uuid/uuid.go b/pgtype/ext/satori-uuid/uuid.go
index b7b776f9..78a90035 100644
--- a/pgtype/ext/satori-uuid/uuid.go
+++ b/pgtype/ext/satori-uuid/uuid.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package uuid
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgtype"
 	uuid "github.com/satori/go.uuid"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (dst *UUID) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		*dst = UUID{UUID: uuid.UUID(value), Status: pgtype.Present}
 	case []byte:
 		if len(value) != 16 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("[]byte must be 16 bytes to convert to UUID: %d", len(value))
+			return errors.Errorf("[]byte must be 16 bytes to convert to UUID: %d", len(value))
 		}
 		*dst = UUID{Status: pgtype.Present}
 		copy(dst.UUID[:], value)
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (dst *UUID) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		// If all else fails see if pgtype.UUID can handle it. If so, translate through that.
 		pgUUID := &pgtype.UUID{}
 		if err := pgUUID.Set(value); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to UUID", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to UUID", value)
 		}
 
 		*dst = UUID{UUID: uuid.UUID(pgUUID.Bytes), Status: pgUUID.Status}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (src *UUID) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return pgtype.NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *UUID) DecodeText(ci *pgtype.ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (dst *UUID) DecodeBinary(ci *pgtype.ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 16 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for UUID: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for UUID: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	*dst = UUID{Status: pgtype.Present}
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (dst *UUID) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, src)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/ext/shopspring-numeric/decimal.go b/pgtype/ext/shopspring-numeric/decimal.go
index 277f3709..507a93dc 100644
--- a/pgtype/ext/shopspring-numeric/decimal.go
+++ b/pgtype/ext/shopspring-numeric/decimal.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package numeric
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgtype"
 	"github.com/shopspring/decimal"
 )
@@ -70,17 +70,17 @@ func (dst *Numeric) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		// If all else fails see if pgtype.Numeric can handle it. If so, translate through that.
 		num := &pgtype.Numeric{}
 		if err := num.Set(value); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Numeric", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Numeric", value)
 		}
 
 		buf, err := num.EncodeText(nil, nil)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Numeric", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Numeric", value)
 		}
 
 		dec, err := decimal.NewFromString(string(buf))
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Numeric", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Numeric", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Numeric{Decimal: dec, Status: pgtype.Present}
 	}
@@ -113,92 +113,92 @@ func (src *Numeric) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 			*v = f
 		case *int:
 			if src.Decimal.Exponent() < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			n, err := strconv.ParseInt(src.Decimal.String(), 10, strconv.IntSize)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			*v = int(n)
 		case *int8:
 			if src.Decimal.Exponent() < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			n, err := strconv.ParseInt(src.Decimal.String(), 10, 8)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			*v = int8(n)
 		case *int16:
 			if src.Decimal.Exponent() < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			n, err := strconv.ParseInt(src.Decimal.String(), 10, 16)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			*v = int16(n)
 		case *int32:
 			if src.Decimal.Exponent() < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			n, err := strconv.ParseInt(src.Decimal.String(), 10, 32)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			*v = int32(n)
 		case *int64:
 			if src.Decimal.Exponent() < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			n, err := strconv.ParseInt(src.Decimal.String(), 10, 64)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			*v = int64(n)
 		case *uint:
 			if src.Decimal.Exponent() < 0 || src.Decimal.Sign() < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			n, err := strconv.ParseUint(src.Decimal.String(), 10, strconv.IntSize)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			*v = uint(n)
 		case *uint8:
 			if src.Decimal.Exponent() < 0 || src.Decimal.Sign() < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			n, err := strconv.ParseUint(src.Decimal.String(), 10, 8)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			*v = uint8(n)
 		case *uint16:
 			if src.Decimal.Exponent() < 0 || src.Decimal.Sign() < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			n, err := strconv.ParseUint(src.Decimal.String(), 10, 16)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			*v = uint16(n)
 		case *uint32:
 			if src.Decimal.Exponent() < 0 || src.Decimal.Sign() < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			n, err := strconv.ParseUint(src.Decimal.String(), 10, 32)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			*v = uint32(n)
 		case *uint64:
 			if src.Decimal.Exponent() < 0 || src.Decimal.Sign() < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			n, err := strconv.ParseUint(src.Decimal.String(), 10, 64)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to %T", dst, *v)
 			}
 			*v = uint64(n)
 		default:
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (dst *Numeric) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, src)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/float4.go b/pgtype/float4.go
index b24654b6..2207594a 100644
--- a/pgtype/float4.go
+++ b/pgtype/float4.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Float4 struct {
@@ -39,42 +39,42 @@ func (dst *Float4) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if int32(f32) == value {
 			*dst = Float4{Float: f32, Status: Present}
 		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float32", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float32", value)
 		}
 	case uint32:
 		f32 := float32(value)
 		if uint32(f32) == value {
 			*dst = Float4{Float: f32, Status: Present}
 		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float32", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float32", value)
 		}
 	case int64:
 		f32 := float32(value)
 		if int64(f32) == value {
 			*dst = Float4{Float: f32, Status: Present}
 		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float32", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float32", value)
 		}
 	case uint64:
 		f32 := float32(value)
 		if uint64(f32) == value {
 			*dst = Float4{Float: f32, Status: Present}
 		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float32", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float32", value)
 		}
 	case int:
 		f32 := float32(value)
 		if int(f32) == value {
 			*dst = Float4{Float: f32, Status: Present}
 		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float32", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float32", value)
 		}
 	case uint:
 		f32 := float32(value)
 		if uint(f32) == value {
 			*dst = Float4{Float: f32, Status: Present}
 		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float32", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float32", value)
 		}
 	case string:
 		num, err := strconv.ParseFloat(value, 32)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (dst *Float4) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingNumberType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Float8", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Float8", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (dst *Float4) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 4 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for float4: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for float4: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	n := int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src))
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (dst *Float4) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/float4_array.go b/pgtype/float4_array.go
index a35657b0..6499064b 100644
--- a/pgtype/float4_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/float4_array.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Float4Array struct {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (dst *Float4Array) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Float4", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Float4", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (src *Float4Array) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Float4Array) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (src *Float4Array) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("float4"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "float4")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "float4")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (dst *Float4Array) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/float8.go b/pgtype/float8.go
index c3ecdcc2..dd34f541 100644
--- a/pgtype/float8.go
+++ b/pgtype/float8.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Float8 struct {
@@ -43,28 +43,28 @@ func (dst *Float8) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if int64(f64) == value {
 			*dst = Float8{Float: f64, Status: Present}
 		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float64", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float64", value)
 		}
 	case uint64:
 		f64 := float64(value)
 		if uint64(f64) == value {
 			*dst = Float8{Float: f64, Status: Present}
 		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float64", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float64", value)
 		}
 	case int:
 		f64 := float64(value)
 		if int(f64) == value {
 			*dst = Float8{Float: f64, Status: Present}
 		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float64", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float64", value)
 		}
 	case uint:
 		f64 := float64(value)
 		if uint(f64) == value {
 			*dst = Float8{Float: f64, Status: Present}
 		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float64", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%v cannot be exactly represented as float64", value)
 		}
 	case string:
 		num, err := strconv.ParseFloat(value, 64)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (dst *Float8) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingNumberType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Float8", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Float8", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (dst *Float8) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 8 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for float4: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for float4: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	n := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src))
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (dst *Float8) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/float8_array.go b/pgtype/float8_array.go
index 486e3a4e..27b24836 100644
--- a/pgtype/float8_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/float8_array.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Float8Array struct {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (dst *Float8Array) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Float8", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Float8", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (src *Float8Array) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Float8Array) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (src *Float8Array) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("float8"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "float8")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "float8")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (dst *Float8Array) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/hstore.go b/pgtype/hstore.go
index 09506242..347446ae 100644
--- a/pgtype/hstore.go
+++ b/pgtype/hstore.go
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
 )
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (dst *Hstore) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		}
 		*dst = Hstore{Map: m, Status: Present}
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Hstore", src)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Hstore", src)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (src *Hstore) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 			*v = make(map[string]string, len(src.Map))
 			for k, val := range src.Map {
 				if val.Status != Present {
-					return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+					return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 				}
 				(*v)[k] = val.String
 			}
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (src *Hstore) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Hstore) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (dst *Hstore) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	rp := 0
 
 	if len(src[rp:]) < 4 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("hstore incomplete %v", src)
+		return errors.Errorf("hstore incomplete %v", src)
 	}
 	pairCount := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
 	rp += 4
@@ -114,19 +114,19 @@ func (dst *Hstore) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 
 	for i := 0; i < pairCount; i++ {
 		if len(src[rp:]) < 4 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("hstore incomplete %v", src)
+			return errors.Errorf("hstore incomplete %v", src)
 		}
 		keyLen := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
 		rp += 4
 
 		if len(src[rp:]) < keyLen {
-			return fmt.Errorf("hstore incomplete %v", src)
+			return errors.Errorf("hstore incomplete %v", src)
 		}
 		key := string(src[rp : rp+keyLen])
 		rp += keyLen
 
 		if len(src[rp:]) < 4 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("hstore incomplete %v", src)
+			return errors.Errorf("hstore incomplete %v", src)
 		}
 		valueLen := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
 		rp += 4
@@ -333,13 +333,13 @@ func parseHstore(s string) (k []string, v []Text, err error) {
 					case r == 'N':
 						state = hsNul
 					default:
-						err = fmt.Errorf("Invalid character '%c' after '=>', expecting '\"' or 'NULL'", r)
+						err = errors.Errorf("Invalid character '%c' after '=>', expecting '\"' or 'NULL'", r)
 					}
 				default:
-					err = fmt.Errorf("Invalid character after '=', expecting '>'")
+					err = errors.Errorf("Invalid character after '=', expecting '>'")
 				}
 			} else {
-				err = fmt.Errorf("Invalid character '%c' after value, expecting '='", r)
+				err = errors.Errorf("Invalid character '%c' after value, expecting '='", r)
 			}
 		case hsVal:
 			switch r {
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func parseHstore(s string) (k []string, v []Text, err error) {
 				values = append(values, Text{Status: Null})
 				state = hsNext
 			} else {
-				err = fmt.Errorf("Invalid NULL value: 'N%s'", string(nulBuf))
+				err = errors.Errorf("Invalid NULL value: 'N%s'", string(nulBuf))
 			}
 		case hsNext:
 			if r == ',' {
@@ -388,10 +388,10 @@ func parseHstore(s string) (k []string, v []Text, err error) {
 					r, end = p.Consume()
 					state = hsKey
 				default:
-					err = fmt.Errorf("Invalid character '%c' after ', ', expecting \"", r)
+					err = errors.Errorf("Invalid character '%c' after ', ', expecting \"", r)
 				}
 			} else {
-				err = fmt.Errorf("Invalid character '%c' after value, expecting ','", r)
+				err = errors.Errorf("Invalid character '%c' after value, expecting ','", r)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func (dst *Hstore) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/hstore_array.go b/pgtype/hstore_array.go
index 3e5a003f..38ce457b 100644
--- a/pgtype/hstore_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/hstore_array.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type HstoreArray struct {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (dst *HstoreArray) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Hstore", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Hstore", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (src *HstoreArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *HstoreArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (src *HstoreArray) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("hstore"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "hstore")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "hstore")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (dst *HstoreArray) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/inet.go b/pgtype/inet.go
index 7aa1df95..01fc0e5b 100644
--- a/pgtype/inet.go
+++ b/pgtype/inet.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"fmt"
 	"net"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // Network address family is dependent on server socket.h value for AF_INET.
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func (dst *Inet) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingPtrType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Inet", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Inet", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func (src *Inet) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 			return nil
 		case *net.IP:
 			if oneCount, bitCount := src.IPNet.Mask.Size(); oneCount != bitCount {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 			}
 			*v = make(net.IP, len(src.IPNet.IP))
 			copy(*v, src.IPNet.IP)
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func (src *Inet) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Inet) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ func (dst *Inet) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 8 && len(src) != 20 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Received an invalid size for a inet: %d", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("Received an invalid size for a inet: %d", len(src))
 	}
 
 	// ignore family
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ func (src *Inet) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case net.IPv6len:
 		family = defaultAFInet6
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unexpected IP length: %v", len(src.IPNet.IP))
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("Unexpected IP length: %v", len(src.IPNet.IP))
 	}
 
 	buf = append(buf, family)
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ func (dst *Inet) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/inet_array.go b/pgtype/inet_array.go
index 57123c1c..3ece23eb 100644
--- a/pgtype/inet_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/inet_array.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"net"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type InetArray struct {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (dst *InetArray) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Inet", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Inet", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (src *InetArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *InetArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func (src *InetArray) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("inet"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "inet")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "inet")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func (dst *InetArray) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/int2.go b/pgtype/int2.go
index a58c3355..45bce93c 100644
--- a/pgtype/int2.go
+++ b/pgtype/int2.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Int2 struct {
@@ -30,46 +30,46 @@ func (dst *Int2) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		*dst = Int2{Int: int16(value), Status: Present}
 	case uint16:
 		if value > math.MaxInt16 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int2{Int: int16(value), Status: Present}
 	case int32:
 		if value < math.MinInt16 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
 		}
 		if value > math.MaxInt16 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int2{Int: int16(value), Status: Present}
 	case uint32:
 		if value > math.MaxInt16 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int2{Int: int16(value), Status: Present}
 	case int64:
 		if value < math.MinInt16 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
 		}
 		if value > math.MaxInt16 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int2{Int: int16(value), Status: Present}
 	case uint64:
 		if value > math.MaxInt16 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int2{Int: int16(value), Status: Present}
 	case int:
 		if value < math.MinInt16 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
 		}
 		if value > math.MaxInt16 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int2{Int: int16(value), Status: Present}
 	case uint:
 		if value > math.MaxInt16 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int2{Int: int16(value), Status: Present}
 	case string:
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (dst *Int2) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingNumberType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int2", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int2", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (dst *Int2) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 2 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for int2: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for int2: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	n := int16(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(src))
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ func (dst *Int2) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 	switch src := src.(type) {
 	case int64:
 		if src < math.MinInt16 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", src)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", src)
 		}
 		if src > math.MaxInt16 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", src)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int2", src)
 		}
 		*dst = Int2{Int: int16(src), Status: Present}
 		return nil
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (dst *Int2) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/int2_array.go b/pgtype/int2_array.go
index e4993104..e939411b 100644
--- a/pgtype/int2_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/int2_array.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Int2Array struct {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (dst *Int2Array) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int2", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int2", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (src *Int2Array) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Int2Array) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (src *Int2Array) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("int2"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "int2")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "int2")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (dst *Int2Array) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/int4.go b/pgtype/int4.go
index 6f95013b..a3499fef 100644
--- a/pgtype/int4.go
+++ b/pgtype/int4.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Int4 struct {
@@ -34,33 +34,33 @@ func (dst *Int4) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		*dst = Int4{Int: int32(value), Status: Present}
 	case uint32:
 		if value > math.MaxInt32 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int4{Int: int32(value), Status: Present}
 	case int64:
 		if value < math.MinInt32 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", value)
 		}
 		if value > math.MaxInt32 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int4{Int: int32(value), Status: Present}
 	case uint64:
 		if value > math.MaxInt32 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int4{Int: int32(value), Status: Present}
 	case int:
 		if value < math.MinInt32 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", value)
 		}
 		if value > math.MaxInt32 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int4{Int: int32(value), Status: Present}
 	case uint:
 		if value > math.MaxInt32 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int4{Int: int32(value), Status: Present}
 	case string:
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (dst *Int4) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingNumberType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int4", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int4", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (dst *Int4) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 4 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for int4: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for int4: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	n := int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src))
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ func (dst *Int4) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 	switch src := src.(type) {
 	case int64:
 		if src < math.MinInt32 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", src)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", src)
 		}
 		if src > math.MaxInt32 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", src)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int4", src)
 		}
 		*dst = Int4{Int: int32(src), Status: Present}
 		return nil
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (dst *Int4) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/int4_array.go b/pgtype/int4_array.go
index 6bc06e86..1a907d2e 100644
--- a/pgtype/int4_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/int4_array.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Int4Array struct {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (dst *Int4Array) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int4", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int4", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (src *Int4Array) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Int4Array) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (src *Int4Array) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("int4"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "int4")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "int4")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (dst *Int4Array) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/int4range.go b/pgtype/int4range.go
index 4f27ff0d..95ad1521 100644
--- a/pgtype/int4range.go
+++ b/pgtype/int4range.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Int4range struct {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Int4range struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Int4range) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int4range", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int4range", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Int4range) Get() interface{} {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (dst *Int4range) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Int4range) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Int4range) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (src Int4range) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Empty:
 		return append(buf, "empty"...), nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown lower bound type %v", src.LowerType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown lower bound type %v", src.LowerType)
 	}
 
 	var err error
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (src Int4range) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (src Int4range) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (src Int4range) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Inclusive:
 		buf = append(buf, ']')
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown upper bound type %v", src.UpperType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown upper bound type %v", src.UpperType)
 	}
 
 	return buf, nil
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (src Int4range) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Empty:
 		return append(buf, emptyMask), nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown LowerType: %v", src.LowerType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown LowerType: %v", src.LowerType)
 	}
 
 	switch src.UpperType {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (src Int4range) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		rangeType |= upperUnboundedMask
 	case Exclusive:
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown UpperType: %v", src.UpperType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown UpperType: %v", src.UpperType)
 	}
 
 	buf = append(buf, rangeType)
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (src Int4range) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
 		}
 
 		pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])-4))
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (src Int4range) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
 		}
 
 		pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])-4))
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (dst *Int4range) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/int8.go b/pgtype/int8.go
index 939c0554..d671eda7 100644
--- a/pgtype/int8.go
+++ b/pgtype/int8.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Int8 struct {
@@ -38,20 +38,20 @@ func (dst *Int8) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		*dst = Int8{Int: int64(value), Status: Present}
 	case uint64:
 		if value > math.MaxInt64 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int8", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int8", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int8{Int: int64(value), Status: Present}
 	case int:
 		if int64(value) < math.MinInt64 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int8", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int8", value)
 		}
 		if int64(value) > math.MaxInt64 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int8", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int8", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int8{Int: int64(value), Status: Present}
 	case uint:
 		if uint64(value) > math.MaxInt64 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int8", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for Int8", value)
 		}
 		*dst = Int8{Int: int64(value), Status: Present}
 	case string:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (dst *Int8) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingNumberType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int8", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int8", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (dst *Int8) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 8 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for int8: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for int8: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	n := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src))
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (dst *Int8) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/int8_array.go b/pgtype/int8_array.go
index 4404d22a..4f3ab4dc 100644
--- a/pgtype/int8_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/int8_array.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Int8Array struct {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (dst *Int8Array) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int8", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int8", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (src *Int8Array) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Int8Array) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (src *Int8Array) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("int8"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "int8")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "int8")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (dst *Int8Array) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/int8range.go b/pgtype/int8range.go
index 128a853f..61d860d3 100644
--- a/pgtype/int8range.go
+++ b/pgtype/int8range.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Int8range struct {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Int8range struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Int8range) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int8range", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Int8range", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Int8range) Get() interface{} {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (dst *Int8range) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Int8range) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Int8range) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (src Int8range) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Empty:
 		return append(buf, "empty"...), nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown lower bound type %v", src.LowerType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown lower bound type %v", src.LowerType)
 	}
 
 	var err error
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (src Int8range) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (src Int8range) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (src Int8range) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Inclusive:
 		buf = append(buf, ']')
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown upper bound type %v", src.UpperType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown upper bound type %v", src.UpperType)
 	}
 
 	return buf, nil
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (src Int8range) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Empty:
 		return append(buf, emptyMask), nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown LowerType: %v", src.LowerType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown LowerType: %v", src.LowerType)
 	}
 
 	switch src.UpperType {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (src Int8range) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		rangeType |= upperUnboundedMask
 	case Exclusive:
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown UpperType: %v", src.UpperType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown UpperType: %v", src.UpperType)
 	}
 
 	buf = append(buf, rangeType)
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (src Int8range) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
 		}
 
 		pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])-4))
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (src Int8range) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
 		}
 
 		pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])-4))
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (dst *Int8range) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/interval.go b/pgtype/interval.go
index 85d76d99..799ce53a 100644
--- a/pgtype/interval.go
+++ b/pgtype/interval.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func (dst *Interval) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingPtrType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Interval", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Interval", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func (src *Interval) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		switch v := dst.(type) {
 		case *time.Duration:
 			if src.Days > 0 || src.Months > 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("interval with months or days cannot be decoded into %T", dst)
+				return errors.Errorf("interval with months or days cannot be decoded into %T", dst)
 			}
 			*v = time.Duration(src.Microseconds) * time.Microsecond
 			return nil
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func (src *Interval) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Interval) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ func (dst *Interval) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	for i := 0; i < len(parts)-1; i += 2 {
 		scalar, err := strconv.ParseInt(parts[i], 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("bad interval format")
+			return errors.Errorf("bad interval format")
 		}
 
 		switch parts[i+1] {
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ func (dst *Interval) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	if len(parts)%2 == 1 {
 		timeParts := strings.SplitN(parts[len(parts)-1], ":", 3)
 		if len(timeParts) != 3 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("bad interval format")
+			return errors.Errorf("bad interval format")
 		}
 
 		var negative bool
@@ -118,26 +119,26 @@ func (dst *Interval) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 
 		hours, err := strconv.ParseInt(timeParts[0], 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("bad interval hour format: %s", timeParts[0])
+			return errors.Errorf("bad interval hour format: %s", timeParts[0])
 		}
 
 		minutes, err := strconv.ParseInt(timeParts[1], 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("bad interval minute format: %s", timeParts[1])
+			return errors.Errorf("bad interval minute format: %s", timeParts[1])
 		}
 
 		secondParts := strings.SplitN(timeParts[2], ".", 2)
 
 		seconds, err := strconv.ParseInt(secondParts[0], 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("bad interval second format: %s", secondParts[0])
+			return errors.Errorf("bad interval second format: %s", secondParts[0])
 		}
 
 		var uSeconds int64
 		if len(secondParts) == 2 {
 			uSeconds, err = strconv.ParseInt(secondParts[1], 10, 64)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("bad interval decimal format: %s", secondParts[1])
+				return errors.Errorf("bad interval decimal format: %s", secondParts[1])
 			}
 
 			for i := 0; i < 6-len(secondParts[1]); i++ {
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ func (dst *Interval) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 16 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Received an invalid size for a interval: %d", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("Received an invalid size for a interval: %d", len(src))
 	}
 
 	microseconds := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src))
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ func (dst *Interval) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/json.go b/pgtype/json.go
index ee00e9a4..562722aa 100644
--- a/pgtype/json.go
+++ b/pgtype/json.go
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type JSON struct {
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ func (dst *JSON) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/jsonb.go b/pgtype/jsonb.go
index 9a06c1b4..c315c588 100644
--- a/pgtype/jsonb.go
+++ b/pgtype/jsonb.go
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type JSONB JSON
@@ -30,11 +31,11 @@ func (dst *JSONB) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("jsonb too short")
+		return errors.Errorf("jsonb too short")
 	}
 
 	if src[0] != 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unknown jsonb version number %d", src[0])
+		return errors.Errorf("unknown jsonb version number %d", src[0])
 	}
 
 	*dst = JSONB{Bytes: src[1:], Status: Present}
diff --git a/pgtype/line.go b/pgtype/line.go
index 47f636a5..f6eadf0e 100644
--- a/pgtype/line.go
+++ b/pgtype/line.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Line struct {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ type Line struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Line) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Line", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Line", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Line) Get() interface{} {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ func (dst *Line) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Line) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Line) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -42,12 +43,12 @@ func (dst *Line) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) < 7 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Line: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for Line: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	parts := strings.SplitN(string(src[1:len(src)-1]), ",", 3)
 	if len(parts) < 3 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid format for line")
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid format for line")
 	}
 
 	a, err := strconv.ParseFloat(parts[0], 64)
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func (dst *Line) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 24 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Line: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for Line: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	a := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src)
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ func (dst *Line) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/lseg.go b/pgtype/lseg.go
index 44c2b63c..a9d740cf 100644
--- a/pgtype/lseg.go
+++ b/pgtype/lseg.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Lseg struct {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ type Lseg struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Lseg) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Lseg", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Lseg", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Lseg) Get() interface{} {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ func (dst *Lseg) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Lseg) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Lseg) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func (dst *Lseg) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) < 11 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Lseg: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for Lseg: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	str := string(src[2:])
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ func (dst *Lseg) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 32 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Lseg: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for Lseg: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	x1 := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src)
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ func (dst *Lseg) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/macaddr.go b/pgtype/macaddr.go
index e38701eb..4c6e2212 100644
--- a/pgtype/macaddr.go
+++ b/pgtype/macaddr.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"fmt"
 	"net"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Macaddr struct {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ func (dst *Macaddr) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingPtrType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Macaddr", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Macaddr", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ func (src *Macaddr) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Macaddr) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ func (dst *Macaddr) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 6 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Received an invalid size for a macaddr: %d", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("Received an invalid size for a macaddr: %d", len(src))
 	}
 
 	addr := make(net.HardwareAddr, 6)
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ func (dst *Macaddr) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/numeric.go b/pgtype/numeric.go
index dffb9963..fded6359 100644
--- a/pgtype/numeric.go
+++ b/pgtype/numeric.go
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // PostgreSQL internal numeric storage uses 16-bit "digits" with base of 10,000
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (dst *Numeric) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingNumberType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Numeric", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Numeric", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ func (src *Numeric) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 				return err
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMaxInt) > 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%v is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%v is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMinInt) < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%v is less than minimum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%v is less than minimum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			*v = int(normalizedInt.Int64())
 		case *int8:
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ func (src *Numeric) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 				return err
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMaxInt8) > 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%v is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%v is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMinInt8) < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%v is less than minimum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%v is less than minimum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			*v = int8(normalizedInt.Int64())
 		case *int16:
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ func (src *Numeric) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 				return err
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMaxInt16) > 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%v is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%v is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMinInt16) < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%v is less than minimum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%v is less than minimum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			*v = int16(normalizedInt.Int64())
 		case *int32:
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ func (src *Numeric) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 				return err
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMaxInt32) > 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%v is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%v is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMinInt32) < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%v is less than minimum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%v is less than minimum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			*v = int32(normalizedInt.Int64())
 		case *int64:
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ func (src *Numeric) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 				return err
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMaxInt64) > 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%v is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%v is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMinInt64) < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%v is less than minimum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%v is less than minimum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			*v = normalizedInt.Int64()
 		case *uint:
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ func (src *Numeric) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 				return err
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(big0) < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than zero for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than zero for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			} else if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMaxUint) > 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			*v = uint(normalizedInt.Uint64())
 		case *uint8:
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ func (src *Numeric) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 				return err
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(big0) < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than zero for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than zero for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			} else if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMaxUint8) > 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			*v = uint8(normalizedInt.Uint64())
 		case *uint16:
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ func (src *Numeric) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 				return err
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(big0) < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than zero for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than zero for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			} else if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMaxUint16) > 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			*v = uint16(normalizedInt.Uint64())
 		case *uint32:
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ func (src *Numeric) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 				return err
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(big0) < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than zero for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than zero for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			} else if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMaxUint32) > 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			*v = uint32(normalizedInt.Uint64())
 		case *uint64:
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ func (src *Numeric) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 				return err
 			}
 			if normalizedInt.Cmp(big0) < 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than zero for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is less than zero for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			} else if normalizedInt.Cmp(bigMaxUint64) > 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
+				return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for %T", normalizedInt, *v)
 			}
 			*v = normalizedInt.Uint64()
 		default:
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (dst *Numeric) toBigInt() (*big.Int, error) {
 	remainder := &big.Int{}
 	num.DivMod(num, div, remainder)
 	if remainder.Cmp(big0) != 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to integer", dst)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to integer", dst)
 	}
 	return num, nil
 }
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func parseNumericString(str string) (n *big.Int, exp int32, err error) {
 
 	accum := &big.Int{}
 	if _, ok := accum.SetString(digits, 10); !ok {
-		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a number", str)
+		return nil, 0, errors.Errorf("%s is not a number", str)
 	}
 
 	return accum, exp, nil
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ func (dst *Numeric) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) < 8 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("numeric incomplete %v", src)
+		return errors.Errorf("numeric incomplete %v", src)
 	}
 
 	rp := 0
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ func (dst *Numeric) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	rp += 2
 
 	if len(src[rp:]) < int(ndigits)*2 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("numeric incomplete %v", src)
+		return errors.Errorf("numeric incomplete %v", src)
 	}
 
 	accum := &big.Int{}
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func (dst *Numeric) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 			case 4:
 				mul = bigNBaseX4
 			default:
-				return fmt.Errorf("invalid digitsRead: %d (this can't happen)", digitsRead)
+				return errors.Errorf("invalid digitsRead: %d (this can't happen)", digitsRead)
 			}
 			accum.Mul(accum, mul)
 		}
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ func (dst *Numeric) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/numeric_array.go b/pgtype/numeric_array.go
index f193a2a5..6dfbe5e3 100644
--- a/pgtype/numeric_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/numeric_array.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type NumericArray struct {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (dst *NumericArray) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Numeric", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Numeric", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (src *NumericArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *NumericArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (src *NumericArray) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error)
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("numeric"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "numeric")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "numeric")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (dst *NumericArray) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/numrange.go b/pgtype/numrange.go
index 00133296..aaed62ce 100644
--- a/pgtype/numrange.go
+++ b/pgtype/numrange.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Numrange struct {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Numrange struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Numrange) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Numrange", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Numrange", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Numrange) Get() interface{} {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (dst *Numrange) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Numrange) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Numrange) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (src Numrange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Empty:
 		return append(buf, "empty"...), nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown lower bound type %v", src.LowerType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown lower bound type %v", src.LowerType)
 	}
 
 	var err error
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (src Numrange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (src Numrange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (src Numrange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Inclusive:
 		buf = append(buf, ']')
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown upper bound type %v", src.UpperType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown upper bound type %v", src.UpperType)
 	}
 
 	return buf, nil
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (src Numrange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Empty:
 		return append(buf, emptyMask), nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown LowerType: %v", src.LowerType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown LowerType: %v", src.LowerType)
 	}
 
 	switch src.UpperType {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (src Numrange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		rangeType |= upperUnboundedMask
 	case Exclusive:
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown UpperType: %v", src.UpperType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown UpperType: %v", src.UpperType)
 	}
 
 	buf = append(buf, rangeType)
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (src Numrange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
 		}
 
 		pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])-4))
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (src Numrange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
 		}
 
 		pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])-4))
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (dst *Numrange) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/oid.go b/pgtype/oid.go
index d37f4e57..59370d66 100644
--- a/pgtype/oid.go
+++ b/pgtype/oid.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // OID (Object Identifier Type) is, according to
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type OID uint32
 
 func (dst *OID) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	if src == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode nil into OID")
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot decode nil into OID")
 	}
 
 	n, err := strconv.ParseUint(string(src), 10, 32)
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ func (dst *OID) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 
 func (dst *OID) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	if src == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode nil into OID")
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot decode nil into OID")
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 4 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	n := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (src OID) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 // Scan implements the database/sql Scanner interface.
 func (dst *OID) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 	if src == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan NULL into %T", src)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot scan NULL into %T", src)
 	}
 
 	switch src := src.(type) {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (dst *OID) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/path.go b/pgtype/path.go
index 3575342d..aa0cee8e 100644
--- a/pgtype/path.go
+++ b/pgtype/path.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Path struct {
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ type Path struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Path) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Path", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Path", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Path) Get() interface{} {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func (dst *Path) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Path) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Path) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func (dst *Path) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) < 7 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Path: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for Path: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	closed := src[0] == '('
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func (dst *Path) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) < 5 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Path: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for Path: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	closed := src[0] == 1
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func (dst *Path) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	rp := 5
 
 	if 5+pointCount*16 != len(src) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Path with %d points: %v", pointCount, len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for Path with %d points: %v", pointCount, len(src))
 	}
 
 	points := make([]Vec2, pointCount)
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ func (dst *Path) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/pgtype.go b/pgtype/pgtype.go
index 4302a5fe..6f8e7986 100644
--- a/pgtype/pgtype.go
+++ b/pgtype/pgtype.go
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package pgtype
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"reflect"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // PostgreSQL oids for common types
diff --git a/pgtype/pguint32.go b/pgtype/pguint32.go
index 15b0f38d..e441a690 100644
--- a/pgtype/pguint32.go
+++ b/pgtype/pguint32.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // pguint32 is the core type that is used to implement PostgreSQL types such as
@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@ func (dst *pguint32) Set(src interface{}) error {
 	switch value := src.(type) {
 	case int64:
 		if value < 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is less than minimum value for pguint32", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is less than minimum value for pguint32", value)
 		}
 		if value > math.MaxUint32 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for pguint32", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for pguint32", value)
 		}
 		*dst = pguint32{Uint: uint32(value), Status: Present}
 	case uint32:
 		*dst = pguint32{Uint: value, Status: Present}
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to pguint32", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to pguint32", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (src *pguint32) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		if src.Status == Present {
 			*v = src.Uint
 		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v into %T", src, dst)
+			return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v into %T", src, dst)
 		}
 	case **uint32:
 		if src.Status == Present {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (dst *pguint32) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 4 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	n := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src)
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (dst *pguint32) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/point.go b/pgtype/point.go
index 3d5d4e1a..3132a939 100644
--- a/pgtype/point.go
+++ b/pgtype/point.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Vec2 struct {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ type Point struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Point) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Point", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Point", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Point) Get() interface{} {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func (dst *Point) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Point) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Point) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -47,12 +48,12 @@ func (dst *Point) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) < 5 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for point: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for point: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	parts := strings.SplitN(string(src[1:len(src)-1]), ",", 2)
 	if len(parts) < 2 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid format for point")
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid format for point")
 	}
 
 	x, err := strconv.ParseFloat(parts[0], 64)
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func (dst *Point) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 16 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for point: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for point: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	x := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src)
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ func (dst *Point) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/polygon.go b/pgtype/polygon.go
index d0b50061..3f3d9f53 100644
--- a/pgtype/polygon.go
+++ b/pgtype/polygon.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Polygon struct {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ type Polygon struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Polygon) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Polygon", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Polygon", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Polygon) Get() interface{} {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ func (dst *Polygon) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Polygon) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Polygon) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func (dst *Polygon) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) < 7 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Polygon: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for Polygon: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	points := make([]Vec2, 0)
@@ -84,14 +85,14 @@ func (dst *Polygon) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) < 5 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Polygon: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for Polygon: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	pointCount := int(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src))
 	rp := 4
 
 	if 4+pointCount*16 != len(src) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Polygon with %d points: %v", pointCount, len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for Polygon with %d points: %v", pointCount, len(src))
 	}
 
 	points := make([]Vec2, pointCount)
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ func (dst *Polygon) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/qchar.go b/pgtype/qchar.go
index 9c40ce18..064dab1e 100644
--- a/pgtype/qchar.go
+++ b/pgtype/qchar.go
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package pgtype
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // QChar is for PostgreSQL's special 8-bit-only "char" type more akin to the C
@@ -33,59 +34,59 @@ func (dst *QChar) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		*dst = QChar{Int: value, Status: Present}
 	case uint8:
 		if value > math.MaxInt8 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
 		}
 		*dst = QChar{Int: int8(value), Status: Present}
 	case int16:
 		if value < math.MinInt8 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
 		}
 		if value > math.MaxInt8 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
 		}
 		*dst = QChar{Int: int8(value), Status: Present}
 	case uint16:
 		if value > math.MaxInt8 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
 		}
 		*dst = QChar{Int: int8(value), Status: Present}
 	case int32:
 		if value < math.MinInt8 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
 		}
 		if value > math.MaxInt8 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
 		}
 		*dst = QChar{Int: int8(value), Status: Present}
 	case uint32:
 		if value > math.MaxInt8 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
 		}
 		*dst = QChar{Int: int8(value), Status: Present}
 	case int64:
 		if value < math.MinInt8 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
 		}
 		if value > math.MaxInt8 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
 		}
 		*dst = QChar{Int: int8(value), Status: Present}
 	case uint64:
 		if value > math.MaxInt8 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
 		}
 		*dst = QChar{Int: int8(value), Status: Present}
 	case int:
 		if value < math.MinInt8 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
 		}
 		if value > math.MaxInt8 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
 		}
 		*dst = QChar{Int: int8(value), Status: Present}
 	case uint:
 		if value > math.MaxInt8 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
+			return errors.Errorf("%d is greater than maximum value for QChar", value)
 		}
 		*dst = QChar{Int: int8(value), Status: Present}
 	case string:
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ func (dst *QChar) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingNumberType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to QChar", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to QChar", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ func (dst *QChar) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf(`invalid length for "char": %v`, len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf(`invalid length for "char": %v`, len(src))
 	}
 
 	*dst = QChar{Int: int8(src[0]), Status: Present}
diff --git a/pgtype/range.go b/pgtype/range.go
index 76daf8cc..d870834f 100644
--- a/pgtype/range.go
+++ b/pgtype/range.go
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type BoundType byte
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ func ParseUntypedTextRange(src string) (*UntypedTextRange, error) {
 
 	r, _, err := buf.ReadRune()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid lower bound: %v", err)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid lower bound: %v", err)
 	}
 	switch r {
 	case '(':
@@ -44,12 +45,12 @@ func ParseUntypedTextRange(src string) (*UntypedTextRange, error) {
 	case '[':
 		utr.LowerType = Inclusive
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing lower bound, instead got: %v", string(r))
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("missing lower bound, instead got: %v", string(r))
 	}
 
 	r, _, err = buf.ReadRune()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid lower value: %v", err)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid lower value: %v", err)
 	}
 	buf.UnreadRune()
 
@@ -58,21 +59,21 @@ func ParseUntypedTextRange(src string) (*UntypedTextRange, error) {
 	} else {
 		utr.Lower, err = rangeParseValue(buf)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid lower value: %v", err)
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid lower value: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	r, _, err = buf.ReadRune()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing range separator: %v", err)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("missing range separator: %v", err)
 	}
 	if r != ',' {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing range separator: %v", r)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("missing range separator: %v", r)
 	}
 
 	r, _, err = buf.ReadRune()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid upper value: %v", err)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid upper value: %v", err)
 	}
 	buf.UnreadRune()
 
@@ -81,13 +82,13 @@ func ParseUntypedTextRange(src string) (*UntypedTextRange, error) {
 	} else {
 		utr.Upper, err = rangeParseValue(buf)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid upper value: %v", err)
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid upper value: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	r, _, err = buf.ReadRune()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing upper bound: %v", err)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("missing upper bound: %v", err)
 	}
 	switch r {
 	case ')':
@@ -95,13 +96,13 @@ func ParseUntypedTextRange(src string) (*UntypedTextRange, error) {
 	case ']':
 		utr.UpperType = Inclusive
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing upper bound, instead got: %v", string(r))
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("missing upper bound, instead got: %v", string(r))
 	}
 
 	skipWhitespace(buf)
 
 	if buf.Len() > 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected trailing data: %v", buf.String())
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unexpected trailing data: %v", buf.String())
 	}
 
 	return utr, nil
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ func ParseUntypedBinaryRange(src []byte) (*UntypedBinaryRange, error) {
 	ubr := &UntypedBinaryRange{}
 
 	if len(src) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("range too short: %v", len(src))
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("range too short: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	rangeType := src[0]
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ func ParseUntypedBinaryRange(src []byte) (*UntypedBinaryRange, error) {
 
 	if rangeType&emptyMask > 0 {
 		if len(src[rp:]) > 0 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected trailing bytes parsing empty range: %v", len(src[rp:]))
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("unexpected trailing bytes parsing empty range: %v", len(src[rp:]))
 		}
 		ubr.LowerType = Empty
 		ubr.UpperType = Empty
@@ -230,13 +231,13 @@ func ParseUntypedBinaryRange(src []byte) (*UntypedBinaryRange, error) {
 
 	if ubr.LowerType == Unbounded && ubr.UpperType == Unbounded {
 		if len(src[rp:]) > 0 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected trailing bytes parsing unbounded range: %v", len(src[rp:]))
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("unexpected trailing bytes parsing unbounded range: %v", len(src[rp:]))
 		}
 		return ubr, nil
 	}
 
 	if len(src[rp:]) < 4 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("too few bytes for size: %v", src[rp:])
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("too few bytes for size: %v", src[rp:])
 	}
 	valueLen := int(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:]))
 	rp += 4
@@ -249,14 +250,14 @@ func ParseUntypedBinaryRange(src []byte) (*UntypedBinaryRange, error) {
 	} else {
 		ubr.Upper = val
 		if len(src[rp:]) > 0 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected trailing bytes parsing range: %v", len(src[rp:]))
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("unexpected trailing bytes parsing range: %v", len(src[rp:]))
 		}
 		return ubr, nil
 	}
 
 	if ubr.UpperType != Unbounded {
 		if len(src[rp:]) < 4 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("too few bytes for size: %v", src[rp:])
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("too few bytes for size: %v", src[rp:])
 		}
 		valueLen := int(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:]))
 		rp += 4
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ func ParseUntypedBinaryRange(src []byte) (*UntypedBinaryRange, error) {
 	}
 
 	if len(src[rp:]) > 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected trailing bytes parsing range: %v", len(src[rp:]))
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unexpected trailing bytes parsing range: %v", len(src[rp:]))
 	}
 
 	return ubr, nil
diff --git a/pgtype/record.go b/pgtype/record.go
index 7c8736df..14b415c3 100644
--- a/pgtype/record.go
+++ b/pgtype/record.go
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // Record is the generic PostgreSQL record type such as is created with the
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func (dst *Record) Set(src interface{}) error {
 	case []Value:
 		*dst = Record{Fields: value, Status: Present}
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Record", src)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Record", src)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func (src *Record) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Record) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func (dst *Record) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	rp := 0
 
 	if len(src[rp:]) < 4 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Record incomplete %v", src)
+		return errors.Errorf("Record incomplete %v", src)
 	}
 	fieldCount := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
 	rp += 4
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func (dst *Record) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 
 	for i := 0; i < fieldCount; i++ {
 		if len(src[rp:]) < 8 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Record incomplete %v", src)
+			return errors.Errorf("Record incomplete %v", src)
 		}
 		fieldOID := OID(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:]))
 		rp += 4
@@ -97,14 +98,14 @@ func (dst *Record) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		var binaryDecoder BinaryDecoder
 		if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForOID(fieldOID); ok {
 			if binaryDecoder, ok = dt.Value.(BinaryDecoder); !ok {
-				return fmt.Errorf("unknown oid while decoding record: %v", fieldOID)
+				return errors.Errorf("unknown oid while decoding record: %v", fieldOID)
 			}
 		}
 
 		var fieldBytes []byte
 		if fieldLen >= 0 {
 			if len(src[rp:]) < fieldLen {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Record incomplete %v", src)
+				return errors.Errorf("Record incomplete %v", src)
 			}
 			fieldBytes = src[rp : rp+fieldLen]
 			rp += fieldLen
diff --git a/pgtype/text.go b/pgtype/text.go
index 6638c354..f05e1e89 100644
--- a/pgtype/text.go
+++ b/pgtype/text.go
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Text struct {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ func (dst *Text) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingStringType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Text", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Text", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func (src *Text) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Text) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ func (dst *Text) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/text_array.go b/pgtype/text_array.go
index dab7d36e..2609a2cc 100644
--- a/pgtype/text_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/text_array.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type TextArray struct {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (dst *TextArray) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Text", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Text", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (src *TextArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *TextArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (src *TextArray) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("text"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "text")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "text")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (dst *TextArray) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/tid.go b/pgtype/tid.go
index d44ea3a6..21852a14 100644
--- a/pgtype/tid.go
+++ b/pgtype/tid.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // TID is PostgreSQL's Tuple Identifier type.
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ type TID struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *TID) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to TID", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to TID", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *TID) Get() interface{} {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func (dst *TID) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *TID) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *TID) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -53,12 +54,12 @@ func (dst *TID) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) < 5 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for tid: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for tid: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	parts := strings.SplitN(string(src[1:len(src)-1]), ",", 2)
 	if len(parts) < 2 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid format for tid")
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid format for tid")
 	}
 
 	blockNumber, err := strconv.ParseUint(parts[0], 10, 32)
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ func (dst *TID) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 6 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for tid: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for tid: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	*dst = TID{
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ func (dst *TID) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/timestamp.go b/pgtype/timestamp.go
index 75c6cffa..d906f467 100644
--- a/pgtype/timestamp.go
+++ b/pgtype/timestamp.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 const pgTimestampFormat = "2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999999"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (dst *Timestamp) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingTimeType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Timestamp", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Timestamp", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (src *Timestamp) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		switch v := dst.(type) {
 		case *time.Time:
 			if src.InfinityModifier != None {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 			}
 			*v = src.Time
 			return nil
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (src *Timestamp) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 // DecodeText decodes from src into dst. The decoded time is considered to
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (dst *Timestamp) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 8 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for timestamp: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for timestamp: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	microsecSinceY2K := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src))
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (src *Timestamp) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, errUndefined
 	}
 	if src.Time.Location() != time.UTC {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot encode non-UTC time into timestamp")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("cannot encode non-UTC time into timestamp")
 	}
 
 	var s string
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (src *Timestamp) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, errUndefined
 	}
 	if src.Time.Location() != time.UTC {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot encode non-UTC time into timestamp")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("cannot encode non-UTC time into timestamp")
 	}
 
 	var microsecSinceY2K int64
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func (dst *Timestamp) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/timestamp_array.go b/pgtype/timestamp_array.go
index fca9ad93..be281f2e 100644
--- a/pgtype/timestamp_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/timestamp_array.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type TimestampArray struct {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (dst *TimestampArray) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Timestamp", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Timestamp", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (src *TimestampArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *TimestampArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (src *TimestampArray) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("timestamp"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "timestamp")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "timestamp")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func (dst *TimestampArray) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/timestamptz.go b/pgtype/timestamptz.go
index 97b0de2a..74fe4954 100644
--- a/pgtype/timestamptz.go
+++ b/pgtype/timestamptz.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 const pgTimestamptzHourFormat = "2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999999Z07"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (dst *Timestamptz) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingTimeType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Timestamptz", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Timestamptz", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (src *Timestamptz) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		switch v := dst.(type) {
 		case *time.Time:
 			if src.InfinityModifier != None {
-				return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+				return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 			}
 			*v = src.Time
 			return nil
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (src *Timestamptz) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Timestamptz) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (dst *Timestamptz) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 8 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for timestamptz: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for timestamptz: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	microsecSinceY2K := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src))
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (dst *Timestamptz) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/timestamptz_array.go b/pgtype/timestamptz_array.go
index e0866d69..086a4ef0 100644
--- a/pgtype/timestamptz_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/timestamptz_array.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type TimestamptzArray struct {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (dst *TimestamptzArray) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Timestamptz", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Timestamptz", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (src *TimestamptzArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *TimestamptzArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (src *TimestamptzArray) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, err
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("timestamptz"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "timestamptz")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "timestamptz")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func (dst *TimestamptzArray) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/tsrange.go b/pgtype/tsrange.go
index 783fb086..8a67d65e 100644
--- a/pgtype/tsrange.go
+++ b/pgtype/tsrange.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Tsrange struct {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Tsrange struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Tsrange) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Tsrange", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Tsrange", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Tsrange) Get() interface{} {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (dst *Tsrange) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Tsrange) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Tsrange) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (src Tsrange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Empty:
 		return append(buf, "empty"...), nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown lower bound type %v", src.LowerType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown lower bound type %v", src.LowerType)
 	}
 
 	var err error
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (src Tsrange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (src Tsrange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (src Tsrange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Inclusive:
 		buf = append(buf, ']')
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown upper bound type %v", src.UpperType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown upper bound type %v", src.UpperType)
 	}
 
 	return buf, nil
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (src Tsrange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Empty:
 		return append(buf, emptyMask), nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown LowerType: %v", src.LowerType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown LowerType: %v", src.LowerType)
 	}
 
 	switch src.UpperType {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (src Tsrange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		rangeType |= upperUnboundedMask
 	case Exclusive:
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown UpperType: %v", src.UpperType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown UpperType: %v", src.UpperType)
 	}
 
 	buf = append(buf, rangeType)
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (src Tsrange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
 		}
 
 		pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])-4))
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (src Tsrange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
 		}
 
 		pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])-4))
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (dst *Tsrange) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/tstzrange.go b/pgtype/tstzrange.go
index 8fd3fd68..b5129093 100644
--- a/pgtype/tstzrange.go
+++ b/pgtype/tstzrange.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Tstzrange struct {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Tstzrange struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Tstzrange) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Tstzrange", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Tstzrange", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Tstzrange) Get() interface{} {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (dst *Tstzrange) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Tstzrange) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Tstzrange) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (src Tstzrange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Empty:
 		return append(buf, "empty"...), nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown lower bound type %v", src.LowerType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown lower bound type %v", src.LowerType)
 	}
 
 	var err error
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (src Tstzrange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (src Tstzrange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (src Tstzrange) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Inclusive:
 		buf = append(buf, ']')
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown upper bound type %v", src.UpperType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown upper bound type %v", src.UpperType)
 	}
 
 	return buf, nil
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (src Tstzrange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	case Empty:
 		return append(buf, emptyMask), nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown LowerType: %v", src.LowerType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown LowerType: %v", src.LowerType)
 	}
 
 	switch src.UpperType {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (src Tstzrange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		rangeType |= upperUnboundedMask
 	case Exclusive:
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown UpperType: %v", src.UpperType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown UpperType: %v", src.UpperType)
 	}
 
 	buf = append(buf, rangeType)
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (src Tstzrange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
 		}
 
 		pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])-4))
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (src Tstzrange) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
 		}
 
 		pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])-4))
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (dst *Tstzrange) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/typed_array.go.erb b/pgtype/typed_array.go.erb
index 01072549..7a69d0ab 100644
--- a/pgtype/typed_array.go.erb
+++ b/pgtype/typed_array.go.erb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (dst *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to <%= pgtype_element_type %>", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to <%= pgtype_element_type %>", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (src *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (src *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byt
 		if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("<%= element_type_name %>"); ok {
 			arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 		} else {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "<%= element_type_name %>")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "<%= element_type_name %>")
 		}
 
 		for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func (dst *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/typed_range.go.erb b/pgtype/typed_range.go.erb
index 90c23991..91a5cb97 100644
--- a/pgtype/typed_range.go.erb
+++ b/pgtype/typed_range.go.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type <%= range_type %> struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *<%= range_type %>) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to <%= range_type %>", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to <%= range_type %>", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *<%= range_type %>) Get() interface{} {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (dst *<%= range_type %>) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *<%= range_type %>) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *<%= range_type %>) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (src <%= range_type %>) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error
 	case Empty:
 		return append(buf, "empty"...), nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown lower bound type %v", src.LowerType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown lower bound type %v", src.LowerType)
 	}
 
 	var err error
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (src <%= range_type %>) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (src <%= range_type %>) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (src <%= range_type %>) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error
 	case Inclusive:
 		buf = append(buf, ']')
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown upper bound type %v", src.UpperType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown upper bound type %v", src.UpperType)
 	}
 
 	return buf, nil
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (src <%= range_type %>) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, err
 	case Empty:
 		return append(buf, emptyMask), nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown LowerType: %v", src.LowerType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown LowerType: %v", src.LowerType)
 	}
 
 	switch src.UpperType {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (src <%= range_type %>) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, err
 		rangeType |= upperUnboundedMask
 	case Exclusive:
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown UpperType: %v", src.UpperType)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown UpperType: %v", src.UpperType)
 	}
 
 	buf = append(buf, rangeType)
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (src <%= range_type %>) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, err
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Lower cannot be null unless LowerType is Unbounded")
 		}
 
 		pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])-4))
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (src <%= range_type %>) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, err
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if buf == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("Upper cannot be null unless UpperType is Unbounded")
 		}
 
 		pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])-4))
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func (dst *<%= range_type %>) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/uuid.go b/pgtype/uuid.go
index d1ab1a38..33e79536 100644
--- a/pgtype/uuid.go
+++ b/pgtype/uuid.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type UUID struct {
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ func (dst *UUID) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		*dst = UUID{Bytes: value, Status: Present}
 	case []byte:
 		if len(value) != 16 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("[]byte must be 16 bytes to convert to UUID: %d", len(value))
+			return errors.Errorf("[]byte must be 16 bytes to convert to UUID: %d", len(value))
 		}
 		*dst = UUID{Status: Present}
 		copy(dst.Bytes[:], value)
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ func (dst *UUID) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingPtrType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to UUID", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to UUID", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ func (src *UUID) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 // parseUUID converts a string UUID in standard form to a byte array.
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ func (dst *UUID) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 36 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for UUID: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for UUID: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	buf, err := parseUUID(string(src))
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ func (dst *UUID) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) != 16 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for UUID: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for UUID: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	*dst = UUID{Status: Present}
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ func (dst *UUID) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/varbit.go b/pgtype/varbit.go
index 9a9fe1e1..dfa194d2 100644
--- a/pgtype/varbit.go
+++ b/pgtype/varbit.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type Varbit struct {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type Varbit struct {
 }
 
 func (dst *Varbit) Set(src interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Varbit", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Varbit", src)
 }
 
 func (dst *Varbit) Get() interface{} {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (dst *Varbit) Get() interface{} {
 }
 
 func (src *Varbit) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *Varbit) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (dst *Varbit) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(src) < 4 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for varbit: %v", len(src))
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid length for varbit: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	bitLen := int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src))
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (dst *Varbit) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/pgtype/varchar_array.go b/pgtype/varchar_array.go
index 95b5cfc1..fecbb2e5 100644
--- a/pgtype/varchar_array.go
+++ b/pgtype/varchar_array.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pgtype
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type VarcharArray struct {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (dst *VarcharArray) Set(src interface{}) error {
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.Set(originalSrc)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Varchar", value)
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Varchar", value)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (src *VarcharArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		return NullAssignTo(dst)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 }
 
 func (dst *VarcharArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (src *VarcharArray) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error)
 	if dt, ok := ci.DataTypeForName("varchar"); ok {
 		arrayHeader.ElementOID = int32(dt.OID)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "varchar")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to find oid for type name %v", "varchar")
 	}
 
 	for i := range src.Elements {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (dst *VarcharArray) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
+	return errors.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
diff --git a/query.go b/query.go
index c12d64f0..811e95b1 100644
--- a/query.go
+++ b/query.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ package pgx
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/internal/sanitize"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgproto3"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgtype"
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ func (rows *Rows) Next() bool {
 					rows.fields[i].DataTypeName = dt.Name
 					rows.fields[i].FormatCode = TextFormatCode
 				} else {
-					rows.fatal(fmt.Errorf("unknown oid: %d", rows.fields[i].DataType))
+					rows.fatal(errors.Errorf("unknown oid: %d", rows.fields[i].DataType))
 					return false
 				}
 			}
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ func (e scanArgError) Error() string {
 // copy the raw bytes received from PostgreSQL. nil will skip the value entirely.
 func (rows *Rows) Scan(dest ...interface{}) (err error) {
 	if len(rows.fields) != len(dest) {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Scan received wrong number of arguments, got %d but expected %d", len(dest), len(rows.fields))
+		err = errors.Errorf("Scan received wrong number of arguments, got %d but expected %d", len(dest), len(rows.fields))
 		rows.fatal(err)
 		return err
 	}
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ func (rows *Rows) Scan(dest ...interface{}) (err error) {
 							rows.fatal(scanArgError{col: i, err: err})
 						}
 					} else {
-						rows.fatal(scanArgError{col: i, err: fmt.Errorf("%T is not a pgtype.TextDecoder", value)})
+						rows.fatal(scanArgError{col: i, err: errors.Errorf("%T is not a pgtype.TextDecoder", value)})
 					}
 				case BinaryFormatCode:
 					if binaryDecoder, ok := value.(pgtype.BinaryDecoder); ok {
@@ -233,10 +234,10 @@ func (rows *Rows) Scan(dest ...interface{}) (err error) {
 							rows.fatal(scanArgError{col: i, err: err})
 						}
 					} else {
-						rows.fatal(scanArgError{col: i, err: fmt.Errorf("%T is not a pgtype.BinaryDecoder", value)})
+						rows.fatal(scanArgError{col: i, err: errors.Errorf("%T is not a pgtype.BinaryDecoder", value)})
 					}
 				default:
-					rows.fatal(scanArgError{col: i, err: fmt.Errorf("unknown format code: %v", fd.FormatCode)})
+					rows.fatal(scanArgError{col: i, err: errors.Errorf("unknown format code: %v", fd.FormatCode)})
 				}
 
 				if rows.Err() == nil {
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ func (rows *Rows) Scan(dest ...interface{}) (err error) {
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
-				rows.fatal(scanArgError{col: i, err: fmt.Errorf("unknown oid: %v", fd.DataType)})
+				rows.fatal(scanArgError{col: i, err: errors.Errorf("unknown oid: %v", fd.DataType)})
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -464,11 +465,11 @@ func (c *Conn) QueryEx(ctx context.Context, sql string, options *QueryExOptions,
 
 func (c *Conn) buildOneRoundTripQueryEx(buf []byte, sql string, options *QueryExOptions, arguments []interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	if len(arguments) != len(options.ParameterOIDs) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("mismatched number of arguments (%d) and options.ParameterOIDs (%d)", len(arguments), len(options.ParameterOIDs))
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("mismatched number of arguments (%d) and options.ParameterOIDs (%d)", len(arguments), len(options.ParameterOIDs))
 	}
 
 	if len(options.ParameterOIDs) > 65535 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Number of QueryExOptions ParameterOIDs must be between 0 and 65535, received %d", len(options.ParameterOIDs))
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("Number of QueryExOptions ParameterOIDs must be between 0 and 65535, received %d", len(options.ParameterOIDs))
 	}
 
 	buf = appendParse(buf, "", sql, options.ParameterOIDs)
@@ -497,7 +498,7 @@ func (c *Conn) readUntilRowDescription() ([]FieldDescription, error) {
 				if dt, ok := c.ConnInfo.DataTypeForOID(fieldDescriptions[i].DataType); ok {
 					fieldDescriptions[i].DataTypeName = dt.Name
 				} else {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown oid: %d", fieldDescriptions[i].DataType)
+					return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown oid: %d", fieldDescriptions[i].DataType)
 				}
 			}
 			return fieldDescriptions, nil
diff --git a/replication.go b/replication.go
index 1bf69c4e..bfa81e54 100644
--- a/replication.go
+++ b/replication.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ package pgx
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgproto3"
 )
diff --git a/stdlib/sql.go b/stdlib/sql.go
index b9cd3295..0c140343 100644
--- a/stdlib/sql.go
+++ b/stdlib/sql.go
@@ -68,12 +68,13 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgtype"
 )
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ func (c *Conn) BeginTx(ctx context.Context, opts driver.TxOptions) (driver.Tx, e
 	case sql.LevelSerializable:
 		pgxOpts.IsoLevel = pgx.Serializable
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported isolation: %v", opts.Isolation)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unsupported isolation: %v", opts.Isolation)
 	}
 
 	if opts.ReadOnly {
@@ -546,7 +547,7 @@ func ReleaseConn(db *sql.DB, conn *pgx.Conn) error {
 		driver.fakeTxMutex.Unlock()
 	} else {
 		driver.fakeTxMutex.Unlock()
-		return fmt.Errorf("can't release conn that is not acquired")
+		return errors.Errorf("can't release conn that is not acquired")
 	}
 
 	return tx.Rollback()
diff --git a/stress_test.go b/stress_test.go
index 93752c29..114bec81 100644
--- a/stress_test.go
+++ b/stress_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package pgx_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
@@ -10,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/jackc/fake"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx"
 )
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func TestStressConnPool(t *testing.T) {
 			action := actions[rand.Intn(len(actions))]
 			err := action.fn(pool, n)
 			if err != nil {
-				errChan <- fmt.Errorf("%s: %v", action.name, err)
+				errChan <- errors.Errorf("%s: %v", action.name, err)
 				break
 			}
 		}
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ func poolPrepareUseAndDeallocate(pool *pgx.ConnPool, actionNum int) error {
 	}
 
 	if s != "hello" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Prepared statement did not return expected value: %v", s)
+		return errors.Errorf("Prepared statement did not return expected value: %v", s)
 	}
 
 	return pool.Deallocate(psName)
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ func canceledQueryExContext(pool *pgx.ConnPool, actionNum int) error {
 	if err == context.Canceled {
 		return nil
 	} else if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Only allowed error is context.Canceled, got %v", err)
+		return errors.Errorf("Only allowed error is context.Canceled, got %v", err)
 	}
 
 	for rows.Next() {
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ func canceledQueryExContext(pool *pgx.ConnPool, actionNum int) error {
 	}
 
 	if rows.Err() != context.Canceled {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Expected context.Canceled error, got %v", rows.Err())
+		return errors.Errorf("Expected context.Canceled error, got %v", rows.Err())
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ func canceledExecExContext(pool *pgx.ConnPool, actionNum int) error {
 
 	_, err := pool.ExecEx(ctx, "select pg_sleep(2)", nil)
 	if err != context.Canceled {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Expected context.Canceled error, got %v", err)
+		return errors.Errorf("Expected context.Canceled error, got %v", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/tx.go b/tx.go
index e144337d..f9607f70 100644
--- a/tx.go
+++ b/tx.go
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ package pgx
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type TxIsoLevel string
diff --git a/v3.md b/v3.md
index 993f9e24..d2afbf39 100644
--- a/v3.md
+++ b/v3.md
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ Use Go casing convention for OID, UUID, JSON(B), ACLItem, CID, TID, XID, and CID
 
 Add OnNotice
 
+Use github.com/pkg/errors
+
 ## TODO / Possible / Investigate
 
 Organize errors better
diff --git a/values.go b/values.go
index a6c350f6..86ae3afe 100644
--- a/values.go
+++ b/values.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgio"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgtype"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // PostgreSQL format codes
@@ -69,12 +70,12 @@ func convertSimpleArgument(ci *pgtype.ConnInfo, arg interface{}) (interface{}, e
 		return int64(arg), nil
 	case uint64:
 		if arg > math.MaxInt64 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("arg too big for int64: %v", arg)
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("arg too big for int64: %v", arg)
 		}
 		return int64(arg), nil
 	case uint:
 		if arg > math.MaxInt64 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("arg too big for int64: %v", arg)
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("arg too big for int64: %v", arg)
 		}
 		return int64(arg), nil
 	case float32: