The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 11.8.6, MariaDB 11.4.10, MariaDB 10.11.16 and MariaDB 10.6.25, the latest stable releases in their respective long-term series (receiving regular maintenance and support for three years from their first stable release dates, and critical security fixes as source code releases for two additional years beyond).
See the release notes and changelogs for details.
Release Notes Changelog Overview of MariaDB 11.8
Release Notes Changelog Overview of MariaDB 11.4
Release Notes Changelog Overview of MariaDB 11.8
Release Notes Changelog Overview of MariaDB 11.8
MariaDB APT and YUM Repository Configuration Generator
Contributors to MariaDB 11.8.6
Akshat Nehra (Amazon)
Aleksey Midenkov (MariaDB Corporation)
Alessandro Vetere
Alexander Barkov (MariaDB Corporation)
Alexey Botchkov (MariaDB Corporation)
Alexey Yurchenko (MariaDB Corporation)
Andrei Elkin (MariaDB Corporation)
Aquila Macedo
Brandon Nesterenko (MariaDB Corporation)
Christian Hesse
Daniel Bartholomew (MariaDB Corporation)
Daniel Black (MariaDB Foundation)
Dave Gosselin (MariaDB Corporation)
Dearsh Oberoi
Denis Protivensky (MariaDB Corporation)
ethanxhzhao (Tencent)
Georgi ‘Joro’ Kodinov (MariaDB Foundation)
Hemant Dangi (MariaDB Corporation)
Jan Lindström (MariaDB Corporation)
Jan Smutný (Excello)
KhaledR57
Kristian Nielsen (MariaDB Foundation)
Marko Mäkelä (MariaDB Corporation)
Michael Widenius (MariaDB Corporation and MariaDB Foundation)
Mohammad El-Shennawy
Mohammad Tafzeel Shams (MariaDB Corporation)
nada
Oleg Smirnov (MariaDB Corporation)
Oleksandr Byelkin (MariaDB Corporation)
Otto Kekäläinen (Amazon)
Pekka Lampio (MariaDB Corporation)
Raghunandan Bhat (MariaDB Corporation)
Rex Johnston (MariaDB Corporation)
Rophy Tsai
Rucha Deodhar (MariaDB Corporation)
Seppo Jaakola (MariaDB Corporation)
Sergei Golubchik (MariaDB Corporation)
Sergei Petrunia (MariaDB Corporation)
Sergey Vojtovich (MariaDB Foundation)
Srikanth Bondalapati (MariaDB Corporation)
Thirunarayanan Balathandayuthapani (MariaDB Corporation)
Timofey Turenko (Timofey Turenko)
Tony Chen (Amazon)
Vladislav Vaintroub (MariaDB Corporation)
Vlad Lesin (MariaDB Corporation)
Yuchen Pei (MariaDB Corporation)
46 Contributors
Contributors to MariaDB 11.4.10
Akshat Nehra (Amazon)
Aleksey Midenkov (MariaDB Corporation)
Alexander Barkov (MariaDB Corporation)
Alexey Botchkov (MariaDB Corporation)
Andrei Elkin (MariaDB Corporation)
Aquila Macedo
Brandon Nesterenko (MariaDB Corporation)
Christian Hesse
Daniel Bartholomew (MariaDB Corporation)
Daniel Black (MariaDB Foundation)
Dave Gosselin (MariaDB Corporation)
Denis Protivensky (MariaDB Corporation)
ethanxhzhao (Tencent)
Georgi ‘Joro’ Kodinov (MariaDB Foundation)
Hemant Dangi (MariaDB Corporation)
Jan Lindström (MariaDB Corporation)
Jan Smutný (Excello)
KhaledR57
Kristian Nielsen (MariaDB Foundation)
Marko Mäkelä (MariaDB Corporation)
Michael Widenius (MariaDB Corporation and MariaDB Foundation)
Mohammad El-Shennawy
Mohammad Tafzeel Shams (MariaDB Corporation)
nada
Oleg Smirnov (MariaDB Corporation)
Oleksandr Byelkin (MariaDB Corporation)
Otto Kekäläinen (Amazon)
Pekka Lampio (MariaDB Corporation)
Raghunandan Bhat (MariaDB Corporation)
Rex Johnston (MariaDB Corporation)
Rophy Tsai
Rucha Deodhar (MariaDB Corporation)
Seppo Jaakola (MariaDB Corporation)
Sergei Golubchik (MariaDB Corporation)
Sergei Petrunia (MariaDB Corporation)
Sergey Vojtovich (MariaDB Foundation)
Srikanth Bondalapati (MariaDB Corporation)
Thirunarayanan Balathandayuthapani (MariaDB Corporation)
Tony Chen (Amazon)
Vladislav Vaintroub (MariaDB Corporation)
Vlad Lesin (MariaDB Corporation)
Yuchen Pei (MariaDB Corporation)
42 Contributors
Contributors to MariaDB 10.11.16
Akshat Nehra (Amazon)
Aleksey Midenkov (MariaDB Corporation)
Alexander Barkov (MariaDB Corporation)
Alexey Botchkov (MariaDB Corporation)
Andrei Elkin (MariaDB Corporation)
Aquila Macedo
Brandon Nesterenko (MariaDB Corporation)
Christian Hesse
Daniel Bartholomew (MariaDB Corporation)
Daniel Black (MariaDB Foundation)
Dave Gosselin (MariaDB Corporation)
Denis Protivensky (MariaDB Corporation)
ethanxhzhao (Tencent)
Georgi ‘Joro’ Kodinov (MariaDB Foundation)
Hemant Dangi (MariaDB Corporation)
Jan Lindström (MariaDB Corporation)
KhaledR57
Kristian Nielsen (MariaDB Foundation)
Marko Mäkelä (MariaDB Corporation)
Michael Widenius (MariaDB Corporation and MariaDB Foundation)
Mohammad El-Shennawy
Mohammad Tafzeel Shams (MariaDB Corporation)
nada
Oleg Smirnov (MariaDB Corporation)
Oleksandr Byelkin (MariaDB Corporation)
Otto Kekäläinen (Amazon)
Pekka Lampio (MariaDB Corporation)
Raghunandan Bhat (MariaDB Corporation)
Rex Johnston (MariaDB Corporation)
Rophy Tsai
Rucha Deodhar (MariaDB Corporation)
Seppo Jaakola (MariaDB Corporation)
Sergei Golubchik (MariaDB Corporation)
Sergey Vojtovich (MariaDB Foundation)
Srikanth Bondalapati (MariaDB Corporation)
Thirunarayanan Balathandayuthapani (MariaDB Corporation)
Tony Chen (Amazon)
Vladislav Vaintroub (MariaDB Corporation)
Vlad Lesin (MariaDB Corporation)
Yuchen Pei (MariaDB Corporation)
40 Contributors
Contributors to MariaDB 10.6.25
Akshat Nehra (Amazon)
Aleksey Midenkov (MariaDB Corporation)
Alexey Botchkov (MariaDB Corporation)
Andrei Elkin (MariaDB Corporation)
Aquila Macedo
Christian Hesse
Daniel Bartholomew (MariaDB Corporation)
Daniel Black (MariaDB Foundation)
Georgi ‘Joro’ Kodinov (MariaDB Foundation)
KhaledR57
Kristian Nielsen (MariaDB Foundation)
Marko Mäkelä (MariaDB Corporation)
Michael Widenius (MariaDB Corporation and MariaDB Foundation)
Mohammad Tafzeel Shams (MariaDB Corporation)
Oleg Smirnov (MariaDB Corporation)
Oleksandr Byelkin (MariaDB Corporation)
Raghunandan Bhat (MariaDB Corporation)
Rophy Tsai
Rucha Deodhar (MariaDB Corporation)
Sergei Golubchik (MariaDB Corporation)
Sergey Vojtovich (MariaDB Foundation)
Thirunarayanan Balathandayuthapani (MariaDB Corporation)
Tony Chen (Amazon)
Vladislav Vaintroub (MariaDB Corporation)
Vlad Lesin (MariaDB Corporation)
Yuchen Pei (MariaDB Corporation)
26 Contributors
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I have recently completed a large project to implement a new improved binlog format for MariaDB. The result will be available shortly in the upcoming MariaDB 12.3.1 release.
In this article, I will give a short overview of the new binlog implementation. For more details, check the documentation which is in the source tree as the file Docs/replication/binlog.md, or here: https://github.com/MariaDB/server/blob/knielsen_binlog_in_engine/Docs/replication/binlog.md
EDIT: Also see Mark Callaghan’s benchmark of the new feature.
Using the new binlog
To enable the new binlog, configure the MariaDB server with binlog_storage_engine=innodb.
Additionally, the binlog must itself be enabled as usual using the option log_bin.
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When choosing a database, many times you want to play and see what it can do to see if it’s relevant. Containers are easy, but a web page is even easier. DB Fiddle (https://www.db-fiddle.com/) has added MariaDB to its collection of databases that can be tested.
One of DB Fiddle’s strengths is its Text to DDL function, that can take a text format of a table, and create a database structure from it. I took the following paragraph of a table in markdown.
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FOSDEM was exciting from a MariaDB perspective for many reasons this year. For this blog, let me concentrate on one aspect: The discussions at what was called the “Summit for MySQL Community, Europe”, hosted by Percona on Monday 2 Feb 2026 at the Marriott Grand Place in central Brussels.
We got the answer key – the “Oracle examiner’s solution”
With many of my former MySQL AB colleagues leaving Oracle over the years, I certainly had a fairly good picture of what has been happening at Oracle since I left the company shortly after the acquisition of Sun Microsystems was completed in 2009.
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Benchmark results only have meaning when the workload, hardware, and methodology are clearly defined and reproducible. When those elements are unclear or incomplete, the conclusions can easily mislead readers into assuming the results represent something they do not.
That is the core issue with the recent Percona post comparing MySQL, Percona Server, and MariaDB.
This is not about disputing Percona’s numbers. Their results may be valid for their environment.
The problem is that the post presents the results in a way that implies a valid OLTP vendor comparison, while the underlying methodology and hardware make such a comparison impossible to support.
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MariaDB is the natural replacement for MySQL. Why? Because it is the organic continuation of the MySQL that conquered the Internet. MySQL 8.0 is a fork of that foundation, while MariaDB stayed on track.
That said, the MySQL fork is soft: Compatibility remains remarkable and migration back to the mothership is smooth.
As the Chairman of the MariaDB Foundation, and someone having joined MySQL AB’s management team in 2001, that is my response to the article As Oracle loses interest in MySQL, devs mull future options in The Register.
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We are pleased to welcome Sylvain Arbaudie as a sponsor of the MariaDB Foundation.
Sylvain Arbaudie is an independent consultant with extensive experience helping organisations design reliable, scalable data infrastructures. Having worked primarily with commercial systems early in his career, Sylvain has witnessed how open source has matured into a powerful foundation for innovation, technological sovereignty, and long-term freedom—often surpassing proprietary alternatives in robustness and adaptability.
Among relational databases he has followed—MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB—Sylvain sees MariaDB as standing apart through its clarity of design, integrated ecosystem, and enterprise-grade reliability. These qualities make it a strong choice for organisations of all sizes, from individual founders to global enterprises.
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The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to welcome HammerDB as a Silver Sponsor.
HammerDB is the industry-standard open-source database benchmark, widely used across the database, cloud, and hardware ecosystem to evaluate mission-critical performance, scalability, and real-world workload behaviour. Its transparent and reproducible workloads are trusted by practitioners and vendors alike when validating performance claims, comparing configurations, and understanding database behaviour under load.
HammerDB is developed independently and hosted by the TPC Council as part of the TPC-OSS program, providing a neutral and credible reference point for performance evaluation.
HammerDB has long supported MariaDB and is frequently used by the community to test new releases, investigate performance regressions, and build confidence in production deployments.
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