---
title: "Updated MariaDB R2DBC and Node.js Connectors now available"
publish_date: 2026-02-18
updated_date: 2026-10-20
author: "Daniel Bartholomew"
channel:
  - name: "Releases"
    url: "/resources/blog/channel/releases.md"
tags:
  - name: "Connector releases"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/connector-releases.md"
  - name: "Connector/Node.js"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/connector-node-js.md"
  - name: "Connector/R2DBC"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/connector-r2dbc.md"
---

# Updated MariaDB R2DBC and Node.js Connectors now available

MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB Connector/R2DBC 1.4.0, and Connector/Node.js 3.5.1. Both are Stable (GA) releases.

[Download Now](/downloads/connectors)

## MariaDB Connector/R2DBC 1.4.0

- [MariaDB Connector/R2DBC 1.4.0 Release Notes](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/connectors/r2dbc/1.4.0)

### Notable Changes

- Add fallbackToSystemTrustStore and fallbackToSystemKeyStore options
- Support java.time.Instant parameters
- Implement Wrapped interface to expose EventLoop scheduler for r2dbc-pool optimization
- Fixes for various issues.

## MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.5.1

- [MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.5.1 Release Notes](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/connectors/node.js/3.x/3.5.1)
- [MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.5.1 Changelog](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/connectors/node.js/changelogs/3.x/3.5.1)

### Notable Changes

- Add asyncDispose support for ConnectionPromise
- Add generic type parameter for query values in TypeScript definitions
- Support charset + collation combination in connection options
- Fixes for various issues.

## Download

See the release notes and changelogs for more details and visit [wp.mariadb.com/downloads/connectors](/downloads/connectors) to download.