Tag: MariaDB Releases

  • MariaDB 13.0 Is Now Stable

    MariaDB Server 13.0 is now Stable!

    The 13.0 series started its journey in March 2026 with the Preview. It then progressed through the Release Candidate phase and is now ready for general use as MariaDB’s latest Stable rolling release.

    This is not a long-term support release, which means that an upgrade is relevant for you in the specific scenario that you want to try one of the new features described below. In a test or production environment. But this is […]

  • MariaDB Server 12.3, 11.8, 11.4 and 10.11 – Q3 2026 Maintenance Releases, and Goodbye 10.6

    MariaDB Server maintenance releases are here!

    On August 24, we released updates for our four currently maintained Long Term Support series:

    As usual, these maintenance releases include bug fixes, stability improvements, and ongoing work across MariaDB Server.

    You can find the complete release notes and changelogs for each version:

    MariaDB 12.3.3

    MariaDB 11.8.9

    MariaDB 11.4.13

    MariaDB 10.11.19

    If you are running one of these MariaDB Server versions, we recommend reviewing the changelog and planning your upgrade.

    Wait… where is MariaDB […]

  • MariaDB 13.0 Preview Now Available

    We are pleased to announce the availability of a preview of the MariaDB 13.0 series. MariaDB 13.0 is a preview rolling release, published on 23 March 2026, and it continues the work started in 12.3 while adding a solid set of entirely new features.

    And this one is interesting.

    This preview release brings a nice mix of new SQL capabilities, better optimizer insight, richer metadata, and practical engine improvements. Not every feature is flashy, but many of them are exactly […]

  • MariaDB 12.3.1 and 12.2.2 now available

    The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 12.3.1, the release candidate (RC) in the new long-term support (LTS) release, and MariaDB 12.2.2, the latest stable rolling release.

    MariaDB 12.3.1 features extensive improvements to the binary log, SQL standard and compatibility features including an XML data type, as well as replication and other general improvements.

    MariaDB 12.2.2 features deeper Oracle compatibility, optimizer improvements and more optimizer hints, a removal of the depth limit of 32 from JSON […]

  • MariaDB 11.8.6, 11.4.10, 10.11.16 and 10.6.25 now available

    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.

    Download MariaDB 11.8.6

    Release Notes Changelog Overview of MariaDB 11.8

    Download MariaDB 11.4.10

    Release Notes Changelog Overview […]

  • New binlog implementation in MariaDB 12.3

    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, […]

  • MariaDB 12.2.1 Release Candidate now available

    The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 12.2.1, the latest release candidate (RC) rolling release.

    MariaDB 12.2.1 features deeper MySQL and Oracle compatibility, removal of the depth limit from JSON functions, and additional Information Schema tables and columns.

    See the overview, release notes and changelogs for details.

    Download MariaDB 12.2.1

    Release Notes Changelog Overview of MariaDB 12.2

    MariaDB APT and YUM Repository Configuration Generator

    Contributors to MariaDB 12.2.1

    Akshat Nehra (Amazon) Aleksey Midenkov (MariaDB Corporation) Alexander […]

  • MariaDB 12.1.2 rolling release now available

    The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 12.1.2, the latest stable rolling release.

    MariaDB 12.1.2 features performance enhancements, deeper MySQL and Oracle compatibility, and other general improvements.

    See the release notes and changelogs for details.

    Download MariaDB 12.1.2

    Release Notes Changelog Overview of MariaDB 12.1

    MariaDB APT and YUM Repository Configuration Generator

    Contributors to MariaDB 12.1.2

    Aleksey Midenkov (MariaDB Corporation) Alexander Barkov (MariaDB Corporation) Alexey Botchkov (MariaDB Corporation) Alexey Yurchenko (Codership) Andrei Elkin (MariaDB Corporation) Arcadiy […]