Category: News
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MariaDB 10.9.1, 10.8.3, 10.7.4, 10.6.8, 10.5.16, 10.4.25, 10.3.35 and 10.2.44 now available
The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 10.9.1, the first Release Candidate (RC) in the MariaDB 10.9 series, MariaDB 10.8.3, the first Generally Available (GA) release in the MariaDB 10.8 series, MariaDB 10.7.4, the second Generally Available release in the MariaDB 10.7 series (all maintained for one year from their first GA release dates), as well as MariaDB 10.6.8, MariaDB 10.5.16, MariaDB 10.4.25, MariaDB 10.3.35 and MariaDB 10.2.44, the latest stable releases in their respective series. […]
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MariaDB 10.9 preview releases now available
We are pleased to announce the third MariaDB series release under the new release model, MariaDB 10.9.0.
Maturing MariaDB more quickly
One of the purposes of the new model is to get features into the hands of users more quickly, in a form which supports stability by allowing the new feature to be more easily tested, separate from other new features being developed at the same time.
Candidate features for MariaDB 10.9
There are four separate preview releases, containing the […]
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New Sponsor: Schaffhausen Institute of Technology

Good news from and for MariaDB Foundation: in Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT), we have a new Platinum Sponsor. With the additional funds and with the insights provided by Serguei Beloussov, who will work with the MariaDB Foundation on the board level, we expect to improve our ability to further the MariaDB Foundation mission related to our values of Openness, Adoption, and Continuity.
Introducing SIT
This event marks a first in our work with sponsors, given that our top-level sponsor […]
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MariaDB 10.8.2 RC and MariaDB 10.7.3, 10.6.7, 10.5.15, 10.4.24, 10.3.34 and 10.2.43 now available
The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 10.8.2, a release candidate in the MariaDB 10.8 series, MariaDB 10.7.3, a Generally Available release in the MariaDB 10.7 series (maintained for one year), as well as MariaDB 10.6.7, MariaDB 10.5.15, MariaDB 10.4.24, MariaDB 10.3.34 and MariaDB 10.2.43, the latest stable releases in their respective series.
These primarily fix a problem in last week’s releases when manually running mariadb-upgrade. See MDEV-27789, and the release notes and changelogs for details.
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MariaDB 10.8.1 RC and MariaDB 10.7.2, 10.6.6, 10.5.14, 10.4.23, 10.3.33 and 10.2.42 now available
2022 is off to a flying start and there are seven new MariaDB Server releases to kick things off. The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 10.8.1, the first release candidate in the MariaDB 10.8 series, MariaDB 10.7.2, the first Generally Available release in the MariaDB 10.7 series (maintained for one year), as well as MariaDB 10.6.6, MariaDB 10.5.14, MariaDB 10.4.23, MariaDB 10.3.33 and MariaDB 10.2.42, the latest stable releases in their respective series.
See the […]
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MariaDB 10.8.0 preview releases now available
Following up on our announcement of the new release model, first used in 10.7.0, we are pleased to announce that the MariaDB Server 10.8.0 preview releases are now available.
Maturing MariaDB more quickly
One of the purposes of the new model is to get features into the hands of users more quickly, in a form which supports stability by allowing the new feature to be more easily tested, separate from other new features being developed at the same time.
Candidate […]
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MariaDB 10.7.1 RC, and MariaDB 10.6.5, 10.5.13, 10.4.22, 10.3.32 and 10.2.41 now available
The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 10.7.1, the first release candidate in the MariaDB 10.7 series, as well as MariaDB 10.6.5, MariaDB 10.5.13, MariaDB 10.4.22, MariaDB 10.3.32 and MariaDB 10.2.41, the latest stable releases in their respective series.
See the release notes and changelogs for details.
Download MariaDB 10.7.1
Release Notes Changelog What is MariaDB 10.7?
Download MariaDB 10.6.5
Release Notes Changelog What is MariaDB 10.6?
Download MariaDB 10.5.13
Release Notes Changelog What is MariaDB […]
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10.7 preview feature JSON Histograms
MariaDB has had support for histograms as part of Engine Independent Table Statistics since 10.0. As part of Google Summer of Code (MDEV-21130), Michael Okoko, together with his mentor Sergey Petrunia, have implemented a new format (using JSON) for histograms that significantly improves the accuracy and flexibility of histograms. For those just interested in the feature details, you can skip to the “New format”, however if one is unfamiliar with the purpose of histograms, read on.
Why statistics are needed