Jaybird 6.0.0-beta-1 is now available for testing. You can download the distribution zip from Jaybird 6.0.0-beta-1 (GitHub).
This version is provided for testing purposes only. We'd appreciate your feedback, but we'd like to emphasize that this version is not intended for production.
The major changes and new features in Jaybird 6 are:
Upgrading from Jaybird 5 should be straightforward, but please make sure to read Compatibility changes before using Jaybird 6. If you’re using Jaybird with the native or embedded connections, you will need to make some additional changes. See also Upgrading from Jaybird 5 to Jaybird 6.
Bug reports about undocumented changes in behavior are appreciated. Feedback can be sent to the Firebird-java mailing list or reported on the issue tracker https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/jaybird/issues.
See also the full Jaybird 6.0.0-beta-1 release notes.
The release is also available on Maven:
groupId: org.firebirdsql.jdbc
artifactId: jaybird
version: 6.0.0-beta-1
If you use the native or embedded protocol, you need to add the jaybird-native
dependency:
groupId: org.firebirdsql.jdbc
artifactId: jaybird-native
version: 6.0.0-beta-1
For ChaCha64 wire encryption support, add the chacha64-plugin
dependency:
groupId: org.firebirdsql.jdbc
artifactId: chacha64-plugin
version: 6.0.0-beta-1