Jaybird 4.0.5 and 3.0.12 have been released. Jaybird 3.0.12 is the final release of Jaybird 3.

The following has been changed or fixed since Jaybird 4.0.4 and 3.0.11:

• Fixed: JnaService implementation call to isc_service_query incorrectly includes type (jaybird#678)

Jaybird 4.0.5
Jaybird 4 supports Firebird 2.5 and higher, on Java 7, 8, 11, and 17 (support for Java 17 using the Java 11 version of the driver). See also:

Jaybird 3.0.12
Jaybird 3 supports Firebird 2.0 and higher, on Java 7, 8, 11, and 17. Basic Java 9 and higher compatibility is provided through the Java 8 version of the driver.

With the release of 3.0.12, Jaybird 3 is now end-of-life, and we recommend upgrading to Jaybird 4.

See also:

From all of us at Firebird Project, we'd like to wish you a safe and happy holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous new year!

And below is a short overview of Firebird events in 2021:

Major Releases

• June 01 - Firebird 4, the major release with replication and many other changes.

Minor Releases

• Nov 17 - Firebird 3.0.8
• Dec 22 - Firebird 4.0.1

Please note that Firebird 2.5 will be discontinued after the release of Firebird 5 (which is planned for the end of 2022), so please upgrade as soon as possible.

Drivers

• Jaybird: releases 4.0.4 (Oct 2), 4.0.3 (March 20), 3.0.11 (March 20), 4.0.2 (Jan 17), 3.0.10 (Jan 17)
• ADO.NET for Firebird: 8.5 (Aug 20), 8.0.1 (April 07)
• Python: Firebird-Python 1.4 (Dec 16), 1.3.4 (Nov 30), (Sep 14)
• The recent versions of other drivers can be found in the Third-Party Software section.

Documentation

• Feb 24 - Firebird 3.0 Language Reference (English)
• April 21 - Firebird Migration Guide
• Nov 23 - Firebird 3 Sprachreferenz - Language Reference in German
• Dec 24 - Firebird 4 Language Reference (v1.3)

Many thanks to Mark Rotteveel, Martin Köditz, and Denis Simonov!

Books

• Firebird Migration Guide To Firebird 4, by Carlos Cantu, English (Oct 11) and Portuguese (Aug 31)

Articles, Videos, and Online Events

• Jan 9 - Firebird Embedded in a sandboxed MacOS App
• Feb 8 - Interview with Ann Harrison at Developer’s Pub
• March 16 - How Firebird Database Encryption Works
• April 09 - Firebird Performance Newsletter: Issue 1
• Nov 6 - Is Firebird 4 slower than Firebird 3? No, it is not
• Nov 17 - Firebird Developers Day in Brazil Online (Portuguese)
• Dec 15 - Live Q&A with Dmitry Yemanov

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Firebird Project is happy to announce general availability of Firebird 4.0.1 — the first point release in the Firebird 4.0 series.

This sub-release offers many bug fixes and also adds a few improvements, please refer to the Release Notes for the full list of changes.
Binary kits for Windows, Linux and Android platforms are immediately available for download.