---
title: "MariaDB Node.js and Python Connector releases now available"
publish_date: 2021-10-22
updated_date: 2026-10-20
author: "Daniel Bartholomew"
channel:
  - name: "Releases"
    url: "/resources/blog/channel/releases.md"
tags:
  - name: "Connector/Node.js"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/connector-node-js.md"
  - name: "MariaDB Connector/Python"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/mariadb-connector-python.md"
  - name: "MariaDB Connectors"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/mariadb-connectors.md"
  - name: "MariaDB Releases"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/mariadb-releases.md"
---

# MariaDB Node.js and Python Connector releases now available

 Table of contents

1. [Release Notes](#release-notes)
 
 MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB Connector/Node.js 2.5.5 GA and 3.0.0 RC, and Connector/Python 1.0.8 GA and 1.1.0 Beta 2 releases. **[Download Now](/downloads/#connectors)**

## Release Notes

### MariaDB Connector/Node.js 2.5.5

- [Release Notes for MariaDB Connector/Node.js 2.5.5](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/mariadb-connector-nodejs/2-5-5/)
 
 MariaDB Connector/Node.js 2.5.5 is a Stable (GA) release. Notable fixes in this release include: - Calling Pool.query with a variable which is undefined does not release a connection.
- Calling Pool.query with a parameter value null instead of providing it in an array \[null\] throws a SQL syntax error.
- Option leakDetectionTimeout is missing in Typescript definition.
 
### MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.0.0 RC

- [Release Notes for MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.0.0-RC](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/mariadb-connector-nodejs/3-0-0-rc/)
 
 MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.0.0 is a Release Candidate (RC) release. Notable changes in this release include: - Handling and control back pressure for streaming result set
- Optimized defaults
- New ‘stream’ option
 
 Other Optimizations in this release include: - Batch operations now support the returning clause
- Update code to Ecma version ES2022 supported by Node.js 12
- Performance improvement for multi-line result sets
 
### MariaDB Connector/Python 1.0.8

- [Release Notes for MariaDB Connector/Python 1.0.8](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/mariadb-connector-python/1-0-8/)
 
 MariaDB Connector/Python 1.0.8 is a Stable (GA) release. Notable changes in this release include: - Supports Python 3.10
 
 Notable issues fixed in this release include: - Windows build fails with Python 3.10
 
### MariaDB Connector/Python 1.1.0 Beta2

- [Release Notes for MariaDB Connector/Python 1.1.0-beta2](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/mariadb-connector-python/1-1-0-beta2/)
 
 MariaDB Connector/Python 1.1.0 Beta2 is a Beta release. Notable changes in this release include: - Supports Python 3.10
 
 Notable issues fixed in this release include: - Unexpected behavior if executemany() is called directly after execute() with the same SQL statement
- SELECT with binary object fails
- Parser error when parsing multi-byte strings can result in a syntax error
- Windows build fails with Python 3.10