---
title: "MariaDB ODBC Connector 3.2.0 Alpha now available"
publish_date: 2023-04-21
updated_date: 2026-10-20
author: "Daniel Bartholomew"
channel:
  - name: "Releases"
    url: "/resources/blog/channel/releases.md"
tags:
  - name: "MariaDB Connector/ODBC"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/mariadb-connector-odbc.md"
  - name: "MariaDB Releases"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/mariadb-releases.md"
---

# MariaDB ODBC Connector 3.2.0 Alpha now available

 Table of contents

1. [Release Notes](#release-notes)
 
 MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the MariaDB Connector/ODBC 3.2.0 Alpha release. **[Download Now](/downloads/connectors/)**

## Release Notes

### MariaDB Connector/ODBC 3.2.0 Alpha

- [Full Release Notes for MariaDB Connector/ODBC 3.2.0](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/mariadb-connector-odbc-3-2/3-2-0/)
 
 MariaDB Connector/ODBC 3.2.0 is an Alpha (Development) release. Notable changes in this release include: - The SQLExecDirect ODBC API function uses the text protocol and client-side prepared statements (CSPS) by default
- The PREPONCLIENT connection parameter can be enabled to make the SQLPrepare ODBC API function use the text protocol and client-side prepared statements (CSPS)
- When the text protocol and client-side prepared statements (CSPS) are enabled and a statement is executed on arrays of parameters, Connector/ODBC can use batching over the text protocol
- Connector/ODBC uses forward-only cursors by default to be more compliant with the ODBC specification
- When the SQLTables ODBC API function is called and the CatalogName argument is NULL, Connector/ODBC’s behavior is more consistent with other ODBC drivers
- When performance\_schema is enabled, Connector/ODBC supports connection attributes that can be queried via the performance\_schema.session\_account\_connect\_attrs and performance\_schema.session\_connect\_attrs tables
 
 See the [release notes page](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/mariadb-connector-odbc-3-2/3-2-0/) for more details and visit [wp.mariadb.com/downloads/connectors/](/downloads/connectors/) to download.