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lancedb

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lancedb

Last release 17 days ago
17 Sep 2026
Ships fairly regularly
a new release about every 3 weeks
Some releases are documented
notes for 24 of the last 60 stable releases
Nothing withdrawn
no release was ever pulled
4 years old
102 releases · first in 2023

Release timeline

102 releases since 2023

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One column per quarter.

Releases

0.39.017 Sept 2026
feat: record the source namespace in a materialized view definition by @wkalt in #4098
🛠 Breaking Changes

feat: record the source namespace in a materialized view definition by @wkalt in #4098

fix: stop enabling stable row ids on blob table create by @geruh in #4126

feat!: replace get_job/job_history with describe_job/query_job_events by @jackye1995 in #4130

feat: function columns on materialized views by @wkalt in #4119

fix(remote): align Function CRUD routes by @jackye1995 in #4166

feat: recompute computed column rows whose inputs changed by @wkalt in #4161

🎉 New Features

feat: add drop_function client APIs by @Xuanwo in #4097

feat: record the source namespace in a materialized view definition by @wkalt in #4098

feat: add list_functions client APIs by @Xuanwo in #4108

feat: support nested blob function signatures by @Xuanwo in #4109

feat: accept multiple on columns for merge insert on remote tables by @wjones127 in #4102

feat: add asynchronous remote SQL queries by @jackye1995 in #4070

feat: support nullable named function outputs by @jackye1995 in #4123

feat!: replace get_job/job_history with describe_job/query_job_events by @jackye1995 in #4130

feat: function columns on materialized views by @wkalt in #4119

feat(node): add blob v2 fetch and field helpers by @geruh in #4155

feat: recompute computed column rows whose inputs changed by @wkalt in #4161

feat: update lance dependency to v12.0.0 by @hamersaw in #4216

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix: preserve namespace drop errors by @Xuanwo in #4099

fix: preserve duplicate take offsets by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #4024

fix(remote): forward create index replace flag by @ChilePiquin in #4115

fix: support nested-list FTS indexing by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #4059

fix(node): resolve remaining pnpm audit findings by @wjones127 in #4073

fix: stop enabling stable row ids on blob table create by @geruh in #4126

fix: compare Function output list children by type only by @jackye1995 in #4137

fix(python): apply offset when combining async hybrid results by @winklemad in #4028

fix(remote): align Function CRUD routes by @jackye1995 in #4166

fix(python): resolve native job types in API docs by @Xuanwo in #4170

fix: reject repeated job pagination tokens by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #4139

fix(deps): update rustls and cap aws-smithy-types to unbreak CI by @jackye1995 in #4177

fix(node): preserve optimize cleanup timestamp by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #4160

📚 Documentation

docs: fix spelling typos across python package docstrings by @simpleqt in #4146

docs(embeddings): correct the documented max_retries default by @simpleqt in #4145

Other Changes

revert: restore the lance v12.0.0-beta.5 pin on main by @BubbleCal in #4095

🔧 Build and CI

ci: add spell checking by @wjones127 in #4148

0.38.031 Aug 2026Deprecated

feat(nodejs): add listTables, deprecate tableNames by @wjones127 in #4041

🛠 Breaking Changes

fix: make table existence manifest-authoritative by @BubbleCal in #3919
refactor(python): require pydantic v2 by @Xuanwo in #3990
fix(nodejs)!: key parsed embedding configs by vector column by @wkalt in #4003
feat!: rename branch merge to cherry_pick by @geruh in #3986
feat(nodejs): materialized view bindings by @wkalt in #3935
fix: package ordinary @udf bodies and emit only the V1 type grammar by @wkalt in #4044
fix(node): preserve embedding registration in server bundles by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3806
fix(node): route auto search using table embeddings by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3832
fix(listing)!: page table listings from the store's own cursor by @wjones127 in #3979
feat(node)!: require Node >= 22 and drop npm lockfiles by @wjones127 in #4074
feat(functions): support GPU resource requirements by @Xuanwo in #4085

🎉 New Features

feat(python): add on_transform_error fault tolerance to StreamingDataset by @Sravan1011 in #3763
feat: add asynchronous drop table API by @jackye1995 in #3936
feat(lsm): require recorded index catch-up, as an explicit activation by @xuanyu-z in #3911
feat: declare computed columns by SQL expression by @wkalt in #3937
feat: refresh computed columns by @wkalt in #3938
feat: refresh_column_async returns a job handle by @wkalt in #3939
feat: computed columns on remote tables by @wkalt in #3941
feat(python): expose LSM checkpoint and stats on sync RemoteTable by @hamersaw in #3961
feat: bring the MemWAL LSM surface to parity across the SDKs by @hamersaw in #3962
feat: add first-class function wire contracts by @Xuanwo in #3985
feat: add grouped function column bindings by @Xuanwo in #3994
feat: add scalar function authoring and catalog client by @Xuanwo in #3991
feat(python): bind function versions to columns by @Xuanwo in #4012
feat: support remote tables in the data loader by @jackye1995 in #3981
feat: materialized view declarations on local tables by @wkalt in #3930
feat: refresh materialized views by @wkalt in #4010
feat(python): materialized view bindings by @wkalt in #3933
feat!: rename branch merge to cherry_pick by @geruh in #3986
feat(nodejs): materialized view bindings by @wkalt in #3935
feat(python): add backpressure to StreamingDataset post-transform queue by @westonpace in #3897
feat(python): support sequence packing in streaming dataset by @AyushExel in #3920
feat: return typed refresh job results by @Xuanwo in #4013
feat: bind a materialized view refresh to the view incarnation by @wkalt in #4043
feat(nodejs): add listTables, deprecate tableNames by @wjones127 in #4041
feat: pin the base table version for data loader reads by @jackye1995 in #3982
feat: accept blob URI writes by @geruh in #3954
feat: declare conda environments on Functions by @wkalt in #4057
feat: expose list-element FTS document granularity by @Xuanwo in #4050
feat(python): accept expressions in update filters by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3876
feat: let a computed-column batch read its own earlier declarations by @wkalt in #4072
feat: support blob computed column refresh by @Xuanwo in #4081
feat(node)!: require Node >= 22 and drop npm lockfiles by @wjones127 in #4074
feat(python): support nested Function Arrow types by @jackye1995 in #4088
feat(functions): support GPU resource requirements by @Xuanwo in #4085
feat: support Blob v2 UDF signatures by @jackye1995 in #4091
feat(python): support large_utf8 function signatures by @jackye1995 in #4092
feat: update lance dependency to v11.0.0 by @lancedb-robot in #4093

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix(python): set native module metadata by @Xuanwo in #3913
fix: make table existence manifest-authoritative by @BubbleCal in #3919
refactor(lsm): gate SSTable exclusion on every index a query relies on by @xuanyu-z in #3780
fix(python): treat naive lit(datetime) as UTC wall clock (#3262) by @IgorGanapolsky in #3775
fix: hybrid search silently ignores .offset() by @Adityaj0 in #3769
fix(python): preserve JSON encoding in merge insert by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3976
fix(python): set LsmWriteSpec module metadata by @Xuanwo in #3995
fix(python): return None from unit jobs by @Xuanwo in #3999
fix(python): use canonical remote function endpoints by @Xuanwo in #4008
fix: accept non-null Function inputs for nullable parameters by @Xuanwo in #4006
fix(nodejs)!: key parsed embedding configs by vector column by @wkalt in #4003
fix(remote): fence refresh submissions after add_columns by @Xuanwo in #4007
fix(python): skip the unrunnable FunctionVersion doctest example by @wkalt in #4014
fix(python): expose FTS build memory limits by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3796
fix(rust): reject bitmap indexes on JSON fields by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3895
fix(listing): don't drop a table at a page boundary by @wjones127 in #4040
fix(python): commit streaming worker checkpoints on consumption by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #4023
fix(remote): stop table_names inventing a page token for a namespace by @wjones127 in #4039
fix: pin remote snapshots during permutation construction by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #4022
fix(node): validate inferred types across records by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3786
fix: package ordinary @udf bodies and emit only the V1 type grammar by @wkalt in #4044
fix: remove unsupported Function secrets contract by @Xuanwo in #4047
fix(python): use dev profile for editable builds by @Xuanwo in #4049
fix(node): preserve embedding registration in server bundles by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3806
fix(node): route auto search using table embeddings by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3832
fix(remote): centralize timeline consistency by @jackye1995 in #4053
fix: share scans across batched vector queries by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3805
fix: support double-quoted filter identifiers by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3825
fix(node): preserve JSON field metadata when adding data by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #4064
fix(node): read Python embedding metadata by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3836
fix: show nested fields in query schema errors by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3849
feat(python): accept expressions in update filters by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3876
fix(node): accept Arrow metadata across JavaScript realms by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3904
fix(listing)!: page table listings from the store's own cursor by @wjones127 in #3979
fix(python): use one blobv2 type and coerce blob writes by metadata by @geruh in #4065
fix: allow multiple function bindings per table by @jackye1995 in #4090

📚 Documentation

docs(ci): clarify tag input on codex-update-lance-dependency by @wkalt in #3924
docs(java): add vended credentials example by @Xuanwo in #3958
docs(python): clarify threading on two-CPU containers by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3807
docs(python): fix Azure storage options examples by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in #3899
docs: add comments about metadata conventions by @dantasse in #4054

Other Changes

refactor: remove unnecessary skill references by @dantasse in #3977
refactor(lsm): remove the index-catchup activation surface by @xuanyu-z in #3980
refactor: make branch ops instructions less redundant, point to docs by @dantasse in #3978
refactor: move plugin/skills to lancedb-agent-plugins repo by @dantasse in #4009
refactor: simplify Function binding identity by @Xuanwo in #4046

🔧 Build and CI

ci(docs): report link checker failures through issues by @Xuanwo in #3909
ci: isolate remote Rust tests by @Xuanwo in #3998
ci: group arrow and datafusion dependabot updates into one PR by @wjones127 in #3738
ci: use thin LTO and a larger runner for the Windows wheel build by @wjones127 in #3716
ci(nodejs): fix nightly OOM on the aarch64 publish legs by @wjones127 in #4077
ci: upgrade chacha20 to 0.10.2 by @wjones127 in #4078

Open source →

0.37.110 Aug 2026

feat(rust)!: make add_columns a builder by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3778

🛠 Breaking Changes

feat(rust)!: make add_columns a builder by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3778
fix(python): avoid debugger deadlock during connection inspection by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3788
feat: infer maintained indexes when an LsmWriteSpec omits them by @hamersaw in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3748

🎉 New Features

feat(fts): add block size configuration by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3691
feat(query): add use_lsm to read MemWAL LSM data by @touch-of-grey in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3489
feat: support batched blob range reads by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3703
feat(python): expose AsyncTable.to_lance by @u70b3 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3730
feat(python): configure streaming transform parallelism by @yaodong-shen in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3699
feat(fts): support custom stop-word lists by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3734
feat(remote): add RemoteTable fetch_blobs HTTP client by @geruh in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3684
feat(python): add namespace/table exist support by @FarmerChillax in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3460
feat: create_index returns a Job handle by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3742
feat: connection-level job operations by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3755
feat(remote): add seekable blob range reads by @geruh in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3750
feat(rust)!: make add_columns a builder by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3778
feat(table): checkpoint_lsm, flush_lsm, compact_lsm, get_lsm_stats by @hamersaw in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3736
feat: infer maintained indexes when an LsmWriteSpec omits them by @hamersaw in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3748

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix: crash in AnswerdotaiRerankers/ColbertReranker for return_score="all" by @chuenchen309 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3671
fix: preserve row count in MetadataEraserExec for zero-column batches by @vivek-bharathan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3717
fix: accept either timestamp or timestamp_millis for versions by @dantasse in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3733
fix(node): reject non-string Arrow metadata by @u70b3 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3728
fix: deflake test_read_consistency_interval by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3713
fix(python): avoid async work in sync reprs by @ssrheart425 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3620
fix(remote): surface masked merge_insert stream errors under HTTP2 (#2339) by @sanskar-singh-2403 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3711
fix: distinguish corrupt table from missing in open_table by @joaquinhuigomez in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3731
fix(python): log when storage_options is ignored in RemoteDBConnection.open_table by @ckarnell in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3743
fix: hybrid search minimum_nprobes(0) silently no-ops instead of raising by @Adityaj0 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3770
fix: when_not_matched_by_source_delete() doesn't reset a previously-set condition by @Adityaj0 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3771
fix(python): avoid debugger deadlock during connection inspection by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3788
fix(python): guard concurrent table deletes by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3787
fix(python): report unsplittable IVF partition errors by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3846
fix(python): align wheel ABI with supported versions by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3884
fix(python): prevent OpenSSL linkage in Linux wheels by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3877
fix(python): instruct dimension probe for instructor embeddings by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3874
fix(python): support nullable pandas merge input by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3864
fix(python): cover nullable list v2.2 decoding by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3853
fix(python): preserve repeated indexed merge inserts by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3850
fix(rust): prevent vector optimize regression after deletes by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3848
fix(remote): validate cloud DNS hostnames by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3845
fix(rust): handle missing mirrored copy sources by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3843
fix: percent-encode index names in per-index remote REST paths by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3840
fix(python): accept Arrow scalars in table updates by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3838
fix(python): clarify bare Vector annotations by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3809
fix(python): expose inline types to downstream checkers by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3817
fix(node): require compatible Node.js types by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3829
fix(python): support Polars 1.32 table scans by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3801
fix(node): cover non-nullable embedding schema append by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3835
fix: explain unsupported object storage mounts by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3823
fix(node): cover offset pagination in search by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3814
fix: avoid AttributeError in JinaEmbeddings image input for str/Path by @chuenchen309 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3670
fix: get table size from metadata, not files by @dantasse in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3790
fix(node): preserve nested Arrow data across versions by @lancedb-gatefixer[bot] in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3900

📚 Documentation

docs(python): fill gaps in the Python API reference by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3746

🔧 Build and CI

ci: cut Actions cost by moving builds to free runners and fixing caches by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3735
ci(docs): add scheduled doc link check by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3888

Open source →

0.33.028 May 2026

feat(python)!: align Permutation.with_format("torch") with HuggingFace set_format("torch") by @omkar-334 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/33

🛠 Breaking Changes

feat(python)!: align Permutation.with_format("torch") with HuggingFace set_format("torch") by @omkar-334 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3369

🎉 New Features

feat: add an elastic dataloader as an iterable dataset by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3509
feat: support date, datetime, bytes, and Decimal literals in expr builder by @lakshjain7 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3235
feat(python)!: align Permutation.with_format("torch") with HuggingFace set_format("torch") by @omkar-334 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3369
feat: add get_lsm_write_spec to read the installed LSM write spec by @hamersaw in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3631
feat: add Tencent COS and GooseFS object store support via new feature flags by @XuQianJin-Stars in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3526
feat: expose Lance metrics via OpenTelemetry in Python and Node by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3609
feat(python): blob v2 fetch API by @geruh in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3578
feat(python): added support for WatsonxReranker component by @MateuszOssGit in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3642
feat: add table FTS query tokenization by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3659
feat: support distributed analyze plan metrics in clients by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3675
feat(wheels): publish lancedb-compat for pre-Haswell x86_64 hosts by @tobocop2 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3327
feat: skill references to work with jobs (incl server connection) by @dantasse in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3683
feat: add remote branch diff and merge client APIs by @geruh in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3686
feat: branch skill updates for merge by @dantasse in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3685

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix: handle empty/wrong-length vectors returned by embedding functions by @Spectual in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3192
fix(python): resolve Ollama embedding serialization error in create_table by @Missing-Identity in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3583
fix(python): flatten_columns raises when flatten=False by @PranavAchar01 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3629
fix: avoid manifest writes for read-only directory namespace opens by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3635
fix(python): preserve zero distance bounds in hybrid search by @u70b3 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3652
fix(python): gemini batching, user agent and variable dims by @markmcd in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3618
fix(python): preserve phrase semantics in sync queries by @u70b3 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3654
fix(python): fill bad vector values element-wise by @prrao87 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3613
fix(rust): skip embedding functions for empty batches by @u70b3 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3646
fix(python): route local sync namespace operations through rust by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3606
fix(python): bound scanner memory for wide-row bulk ingestion by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3625
fix(python): raise clear ValueError when vector column cannot be infe… by @Vitaliy-Pikalo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3567
fix(rust): bound remote insert request size to avoid ingestion timeouts by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3630
fix(node): sanitize Map fields across Arrow versions by @u70b3 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3650
fix(python): allow selection of _rowid in Permutation by @erandagan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3133

📚 Documentation

docs: add LanceDB agent skill for portable pipelines by @prrao87 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3662
docs(java): fill Java API reference gaps by @prrao87 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3615

🚀 Performance Improvements

perf: skip Dataset::index_statistics() for all index types by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3346

Other Changes

refactor: move lancedb skill to a codex/claude plugin by @dantasse in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3681

🔧 Build and CI

ci: add CODEOWNERS file for sensitive paths by @octo-patch in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3312
ci(nodejs): move Windows builds to larger runner and use ThinLTO by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3634
ci: remove CODEOWNERS file by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3655
ci: pin ad-m/github-push-action to a full commit SHA in the release job by @kobihikri in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3677

Open source →

0.30.016 Mar 2026

fix: support nested field paths in native index creation by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3408

🛠 Breaking Changes

fix: support nested field paths in native index creation by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3408

🎉 New Features

feat(nodejs): add namespace management methods on Connection by @brendanclement in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3371
feat(nodejs): expose connectNamespace for namespace-backed connections by @brendanclement in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3383
feat(nodejs): add Scannable primitive for streaming ingestion by @Its-Tanay in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3271
feat(python): support bytes in lit() expressions by @shenganzhang in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3387
feat(nodejs): add order_by method to Query by @ddupg in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3123
feat: support setting unenforced primary key by @touch-of-grey in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3394
feat: support setting LSM write spec for a table by @touch-of-grey in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3396
feat(python): add public take_offsets method on Permutation by @geruh in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3375
feat(python): align to_pandas pandas kwargs by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3397
feat(nodejs): add progress to Table.add by @brendanclement in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3398
feat(nodejs): add renameTable on Connection by @brendanclement in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3386
feat(rust): support DataFusion Expr for table row deletions by @yuvalif in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3415
feat(remote): send read freshness headers for remote table consistency by @brendanclement in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3439

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix(python): invalid namespace mode/behavior was silently ignored, now raises ValueError by @brendanclement in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3388
fix(rust): map lance-namespace errors to TableNotFound / TableAlreadyExists by @justinrmiller in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3385
fix(rust): match embedding scannable columns by name by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3410
fix: support nested field paths in native index creation by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3408
fix: return canonical nested index paths by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3413
fix(python): check all table pages for db membership by @pragnyanramtha in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3395
fix(python): drop version from Table repr by @mackrorysd in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3411
fix: discover nested vector columns by default by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3423
fix(python): route sync BaseQueryBuilder.to_batches through async path by @justinrmiller in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3425
fix: canonicalize remote nested field paths by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3430
fix: use releases API in check_lance_release.py by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3427
fix(rerankers): inverted scores and incorrect missing-FTS penalty in LinearCombinationReranker by @devteamaegis in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3437
fix: remove primary key constraint from MemWAL bucket sharding by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3435
fix: allow appending arrow.json data into lance.json tables by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3429

📚 Documentation

docs: document CI preflight requirements by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3409
docs: add missing Python index classes to API reference by @singhvishalkr in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3392
docs: document Python uv agent workflow by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3417
docs: clarify PR title requirement for agents by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3433

🔧 Build and CI

ci(nodejs): switch from npm to pnpm 11 by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3373
ci: bump version after 0.29 release by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3378

Open source →

0.29.06 Feb 2026

refactor!: consolidate namespace related naming and enterprise integration by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3205

🛠 Breaking Changes

refactor!: consolidate namespace related naming and enterprise integration by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3205

🎉 New Features

feat(python): support Enum types in Pydantic to Arrow schema conversion by @Zelys-DFKH in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3232
feat: add user_id field to ClientConfig for user identification by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3240
feat(python): support child namepsace operations and json serialization for LanceDBConnection by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3265
feat(rust): support nested namespace ops in listing db by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3279
feat: add manifest-enabled directory namespace mode by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3332
feat(python): make Permutation fork-safe for PyTorch DataLoader workers by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3339
feat(python): support model-backed native FTS tokenizers by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3289
feat(python): add IVF_HNSW_FLAT vector index support by @shenganzhang in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3366
feat(nodejs): add prewarmData method on Table by @brendanclement in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3374

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix(python): sanitize bad vectors before Arrow cast by @myandpr in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3158
fix(python): guard against None before .decode() on split_names metadata key by @lennylxx in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3229
fix(python): migrate gemini-text provider to google-genai sdk by @DhruvGarg111 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3250
fix(python): pass namespace client on schema-only table create by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3283
fix(python): use namespace-backed rust connection for namespace tables by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3286
fix(node): prevent reranker from keeping process alive by @snigenigmatic in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3270
fix(rust): materialize declared namespace tables on create by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3288
fix: enable hostname verification by default by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3304
fix: address RUSTSEC-2026-0104 cargo-deny advisory by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3326
fix(python): add missing space in hybrid query error message by @n1teshy in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3340
fix(node): remove redundant postbuild:release script to fix build failure by @qingfeng-occ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3285
fix(python): make Permutation picklable for PyTorch multiprocessing by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3335
fix(database): drop spurious trailing ? from listing-database URIs by @touch-of-grey in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3357

📚 Documentation

docs: fix broken documentation links by @Gezi-lzq in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3278

Other Changes

refactor(python): remove legacy tantivy FTS support by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3282

🔧 Build and CI

ci: add top-level permissions to GHA workflows by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3255
ci: add Dependabot config for shipped Rust binaries by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3300
ci: switch PyPI publish to OIDC trusted publishing by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3302
ci: add cargo-deny configuration and CI check by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3307
ci: avoid passing GPG passphrase on command line in Java publish workflow by @octo-patch in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3313

Open source →

0.27.022 Jan 2026Deprecated

fix: deprecate outdated files for embedding registry by @prrao87 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3037

🛠 Breaking Changes

feat(rust)!: accept RecordBatch, Vec<RecordBatch> in create_table() and Table.add() by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2948

🎉 New Features

feat: add third party licenses lists by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3010
feat: show reranker info in hybrid search explain plan by @dask-58 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3006
feat: add a getitems implementation for the permutation by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3013
feat: improve Permutation pytorch integration by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3016
feat: update lance dependency to v2.0.1 by @lancedb-robot in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3027
feat(rust)!: accept RecordBatch, Vec<RecordBatch> in create_table() and Table.add() by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2948
feat: check for dataset updates in the background by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3021
feat(nodejs): upgrade napi-rs from v2 to v3 by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3057
feat: hook up new writer for insert by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3029
feat: parallel inserts for local tables by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3062
feat(rust): add expression builder API for type-safe query filters by @Mesut-Doner in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3032
feat: upgrade lance to 3.0.0-rc.2 and add bindings for fast_search by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3083
feat: add num_deleted_rows to delete result by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3077
feat: add support for remote index params by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3087
feat: add parity between fast_search keyword argument between vector and FTS searches by @mackrorysd in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3091
feat(python): support dict to SQL struct conversion in table.update() by @mrncstt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3089
feat: allow passing azure client/tenant ID through remote SDK by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3102
fix: propagate cast errors in add() by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3075
feat: infer js native arrays by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3119
feat: upgrade Lance to 3.0.0-rc.3 by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3104
feat: support prewarm_index and prewarm_data on remote tables by @esteban in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3110
feat(rust): support Expr in projection query by @Mesut-Doner in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3069
feat(nodejs): support field/data type input in add_columns() method by @pratik0316 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3114

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix: improve error message for multi-field FTS index creation by @dask-58 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3005
fix: support dynamic projection on remote table by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3023
fix: non-stopping dataset version check after passing the first consistency check interval by @LuQQiu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3034
fix(python): graceful handling of empty result sets in hybrid search by @omair445 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3030
fix: allow permutation reader to be used with remote tables by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3019
fix: deprecate outdated files for embedding registry by @prrao87 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3037
fix: allow permutation reader to work with remote tables as well by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3047
fix(embeddings): stop retrying OpenAI 401 authentication errors by @veeceey in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2995
fix: update DatasetConsistencyWrapper to accept same-version updates by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3055
fix: don't expect all offsets to fit in one batch in permutation reader by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3065
fix(python): pin pylance to make datafusion table provider match version by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3080
fix(ci): only run npm publish on release tags by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3093
fix: propagate cast errors in add() by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3075
fix: propagate managed versioning for namespace connection by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3111
fix(ci): upgrade LocalStack to 4.0 for S3 integration tests by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3147
fix: restore storage options on copy in localstack tests by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3148

📚 Documentation

docs: add meth/func names to mkdocstrings by @prrao87 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3101
docs: remove experimental label from optimize and warn about delete_unverified by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3128

🚀 Performance Improvements

perf(remote): cache schema of remote tables by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3015

Other Changes

refactor: extract optimize logic from table.rs into submodule by @Abhisheklearn12 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2979
refactor(rust): extract query logic to src/table/query.rs by @ChinmayGowda71 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3035
refactor: extract merge_insert into table/merge.rs submodule by @omair445 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3031

🔧 Build and CI

ci: add codex fix ci workflow by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3022
ci: fix python DataFusion test by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3060
ci(rust): fix linux job by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3076
ci(python): pin maturin to work around bug by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3088
ci: add regression test for fastSearch in FTS queries in TypeScript by @mackrorysd in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3090

Open source →

0.26.016 Dec 2025

feat: allow the permutation builder memory limit to be configured by env var by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2946

🎉 New Features

feat: allow the permutation builder memory limit to be configured by env var by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2946
feat(python): adding VoyageAI v4 models by @fzowl in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2959
feat(python): expose fast_search in synchronous API (Fixes #2612) by @Ra5hidIslam in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2962
feat(rust): implement TableProvider::insert_into() for LanceDB tables by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2939
feat: add initial and latest storage options apis by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2966
feat: update lance dependency to v2.0.0 by @lancedb-robot in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2985

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix: support pydantic list of structs or optional struct by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2953
fix: don't store all columns in the permutation table by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2957
fix(python): uses PIL incorrectly and may raise AttributeError by @ddupg in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2954
fix(rust): support embeddings in create_empty_table by @Mesut-Doner in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2961
fix(python): cancel remote queries on sync API interruption by @amanharshx in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2913
fix: include _rowid in hash and calculated split projections by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2965
fix(node): allow bigint[] for takeRowIds by @VedantMadane in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2916
ci: fix publish failure notifications being skipped by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2976
fix: avoid force push in codex workflows to work with v0.95.0 git safety by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2981
fix: remove x86_64-apple-darwin from list of npm triples by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2987

📚 Documentation

docs: update REST API link in README.md by @kysshsy in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2906
docs: update nodejs docs for storage options APIs by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2978

Other Changes

refactor: modularize table.rs and extract delete logic by @ChinmayGowda71 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2952
refactor: extract update logic to src/table/update.rs by @ChinmayGowda71 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2964

🔧 Build and CI

ci: remove npm auth token to allow trusted publisher by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2975
ci: fix publish failure notifications being skipped by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2976
ci: auto-publish lancedb java sdk by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2986
ci: fix python version for latest release by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2989

Open source →

0.24.020 Jun 2025

feat(rust)!: remove default features by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2912

🛠 Breaking Changes

feat(rust)!: remove default features by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2912

🎉 New Features

feat: voyage-multimodal-3.5 by @fzowl in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2887
feat: support remote ivf rq by @LuQQiu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2863
feat: parallelize embedding computations by @ex172000 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2896
feat: enable huggingface feature by default by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2910
feat(rust)!: remove default features by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2912
feat: expose table uri by @rpgreen in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2922
feat: update lance dependency to v1.0.3 by @lancedb-robot in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2932

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix(python): require explicit region for S3 buckets with dots by @Angryrou in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2892
fix: support exist_ok in RemoteDBConnection.create_table by @cmccabe in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2901

📚 Documentation

docs: address styling and aesthetics issues with banner and links by @prrao87 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2878

🔧 Build and CI

ci: fix codex version bump title and summary by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2931

Open source →

0.23.04 Jun 2025Deprecated

refactor!: deprecate mac x86 support by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2836

🛠 Breaking Changes

refactor!: deprecate mac x86 support by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2836
refactor!: use namespace models directly for namespace operations by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2806

🎉 New Features

feat: pare down docs to only show API refs by @prrao87 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2770
feat: bump lance version to 0.40-0-beta.2 by @cmccabe in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2772
feat: let lance determine the default num_partitions param by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2775
feat: support namespace credentials vending by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2778
feat: add num_attempts to merge insert result by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2795
feat(python): support to_pydantic in async by @mykolaskrynnyk in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2438
feat: support async namespace connection by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2788
feat: implement head() for remote tables by @cmccabe in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2793
feat: update codex url key by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2812
feat: remove remote default features on lance-namespace-impls by @valkum in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2828
feat: support stable row IDs via storage_options by @jmhsieh in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2831
feat: support namespace server side query by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2811
feat: add IVF SQ index support and HNSW aliases by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2832
feat: use rest namespace for lancedb java sdk by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2845
feat: make java client builder generic by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2851
feat: infer vector type to float32 if integers are out of uint8 range by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2856
feat: upgrade lance-namespace python to 0.3.2 by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2868

🐛 Bug Fixes

docs: update readme quickstart link (under how to install) by @erik-wang-lancedb in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2780
feat: support namespace credentials vending by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2778
fix: convert schema metadata to strings for JsonArrowSchema by @rpgreen in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2786
fix: use None default for namespace by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2797
fix: .phrase_query() not working by @jachewz in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2781
fix: table_names error at root namespace by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2842

📚 Documentation

docs: update readme quickstart link (under how to install) by @erik-wang-lancedb in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2780
docs: add some missing classes by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2450
docs: 404 and outdated URLs should now work by @prrao87 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2800
docs: nodejs failing CI is fixed by @prrao87 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2802
docs: improve docstring for RabitQ in Python by @prrao87 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2808

🔧 Build and CI

ci: migrate codex to API key based by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2783
ci: make rust ci faster, get ci green by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2782
ci: add timely lance release check by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2790
ci: use larger runner for doctest and fix failing tests by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2801
ci: add support for lance-format fury index for downloading pylance by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2804
ci: trigger downstream verification after version bump by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2809
ci: migrate macos ci runners by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2818

Open source →

0.22.122 May 2025

feat: support mTLS for remote database by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2638

🎉 New Features

feat: support mTLS for remote database by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2638
feat: support per-request header override by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2631
feat: add 'target_partition_size' param by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2642
feat: support shallow clone by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2653
feat: support mean reciprocal rank reranker by @AyushExel in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2671
feat: upgrade Lance to v0.37.0 by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2672

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix: add partition statistics to MetadataEraser by @LuQQiu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2637
fix: use create to resolve variables by @manhld0206 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2640
fix: add missing validations to namespace operations by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2659
fix(node): handle undefined vector fields with embedding functions by @naaa760 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2655
fix(node): handle null values in nullable boolean fields by @naaa760 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2657
fix: undefined values should become null in nullable fields by @naaa760 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2658

Other Changes

refactor: remove catalog implementation now that we have namespaces in database by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2662

Open source →

0.22.025 Apr 2025

feat!: support multi-level namespace by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2603

🛠 Breaking Changes

feat!: support multi-level namespace by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2603
fix!: fix doctest in query.py by @cmccabe in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2622

🎉 New Features

feat: allow setting train=False and name on indices by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2586
feat: upgrade lance to 0.33.0-beta.3 by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2598
feat(python): integrate with lance namespace by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2599
feat: add getitems method impl for torch integration by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2596
feat!: support multi-level namespace by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2603
feat: add name parameter to remaining Python create index calls by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2617

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix: make cloud features optional (#2567) by @vlovich in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2568
fix!: fix doctest in query.py by @cmccabe in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2622
fix: remote python sdk namespace typing by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2620

Open source →

0.21.226 Mar 2025

feat: support ngram tokenizer by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2507

🎉 New Features

feat: support ngram tokenizer by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2507
feat: add support for returning all scores with rerankers by @AyushExel in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2509
feat(java): integrate lance-namespace to lancedb Java SDK by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2524
feat: allow setting custom Session on ListingDatabase by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2526
feat: support multivector for JS SDK by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2527
feat: update lance version to 0.32.0-b2 by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2525
feat: allow Python and Typescript users to create Sessions by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2530
feat: upgrade Lance to v0.32.0 by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2543

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix: excessive object storage handle creation in create_table by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2505
fix: handle input with missing columns when using embedding functions by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2516
fix: use import stubs to prevent MLX doctest collection failures by @tristanz in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2536
fix: correct grammar in LanceDB cloud connection error message by @tristanz in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2537
fix: use local random state in FTS test fixtures to prevent flaky failures by @tristanz in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2532
fix: resolve flaky Node.js integration test for mirrored store by @tristanz in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2539
fix: to_pydantic typing by @chenkovsky in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2517
fix: replace broken documentation URLs in error messages by @tristanz in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2533
fix(python): correct type annotations in EmbeddingFunctionRegistry by @aniaan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2478
fix: can not build on python3.9 for dev by @yihong0618 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2477
fix(python): expose register function in embeddings module by @tristanz in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2544
fix: handle empty list with schema in table creation by @tristanz in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2548

🔧 Build and CI

ci: enable trust publishing for rust crates by @Xuanwo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2529

Open source →

0.20.026 Feb 2025

feat!: upgrade lance to v0.28.0 by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2404

🛠 Breaking Changes

feat!: upgrade lance to v0.28.0 by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2404

🎉 New Features

feat: upgrade lance to v0.27.3-beta.2 by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2403
feat!: upgrade lance to v0.28.0 by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2404
feat: upgrade lance to v0.29.0-beta.1 by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2414
feat: upgrade lance to v0.29.0-beta.2 by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2419
feat: upgrade lance to stable version by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2420

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix: avoid failing list_indices for any unknown index by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2413

📚 Documentation

docs: update the num_partitions recommendation by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2401
docs: add example for querying a lance table with SQL by @renato2099 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2389
docs: announcement for Documentation by @davidmyriel in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2410

Other Changes

[doc] Add New Readme Page by @davidmyriel in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2405

🔧 Build and CI

ci: revert unnecessary version bump by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2415
ci: commit updated Cargo.lock by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2418

Open source →

0.19.07 Feb 2025Deprecated

ci: deprecate vectordb each release by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2292

🛠 Breaking Changes

feat!: change default read_consistency_interval=5s by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2281

🎉 New Features

feat: upgrade lance to v0.25.1-beta.3 by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2276
feat: add explain plan remote api by @LuQQiu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2263
feat: add restore remote api by @LuQQiu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2282
feat: add columns using pyarrow schema by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2284
feat!: change default read_consistency_interval=5s by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2281
feat: add analyze_plan api by @LuQQiu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2280
feat: update to lance 0.25.3b1 by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2294
feat: allow FSB to be used for btree indices by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2297
feat: upgrade lance to 0.25.3b2 by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2304
feat: add timeout to query execution options by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2288
feat: support to create FTS index on list of strings by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2317
feat: add prewarm_index function by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2342
feat: add ColPali embedding support with MultiVector type by @MagnusS0 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2170
feat: add new table API to wait for async indexing by @rpgreen in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2338
feat: add retries to remote client for requests with stream bodies by @rpgreen in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2349
feat: upgrade Lance to v0.26.0 by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2359

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix: fix remote restore api to always checkout latest version by @LuQQiu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2291
fix: can't do structured FTS in python by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2300
fix(python): voyageai regression multimodal supercedes text models by @fzowl in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2268
fix: robust handling of empty result when reranking by @AyushExel in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2313
fix: revert change default read_consistency_interval=5s by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2327
fix(python): add pylance as its own optional dependency by @PhorstenkampFuzzy in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2336
fix: bugs for new FTS APIs by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2314
fix(python): make sure pandas is optional by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2346
fix: move timeout to avoid retries by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2347
fix: add missing pydantic model config compat by @pmeier in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2316
fix: remote limit to avoid "Limit must be non-negative" by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2354
fix: sync hybrid search ignores the distance range params by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2356

📚 Documentation

docs: remove trailing commas from AWS IAM Policies by @aaazzam in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2324
docs: intended path relative links by @guspan-tanadi in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2321
docs: make table.update() nodejs guide consistent with API documentation by @enoonan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2334

🚀 Performance Improvements

perf: remove redundant checkout latest by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2310

🔧 Build and CI

ci: deprecate vectordb each release by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2292
ci: fix lancedb musl builds by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2296
ci: check release builds when we change dependencies by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2299
ci: provide token for deprecate call by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2309
ci: fix docs deploy by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2351

Open source →

0.18.014 Jan 2025

feat!: revert query limit to be unbounded for scans by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2151

🛠 Breaking Changes

feat!: revert query limit to be unbounded for scans by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2151

🎉 New Features

feat!: revert query limit to be unbounded for scans by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2151
feat: reapply upgrade lance to v0.23.3-beta.1 by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2157
feat(python): drop hard dependency on pylance by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2156
feat: record the server version for remote table by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2147
feat(rust): introduce Catalog trait and implement ListingCatalog by @yanghua in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2148
feat: support modifying field metadata in lancedb python by @albertlockett in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2178
feat: add support for streaming input to create_table by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2175
feat: respect datafusion's batch size when running as a table provider by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2187
feat: upgrade to lance 0.24.1 by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2199

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix: don't use with_schema to remove schema metadata by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2162
fix(python): typing by @msu-reevo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2167
fix: delete tables from DDB on drop_all_tables by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2194

🔧 Build and CI

ci: bump python to 3.12 in GHA by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2169

Open source →

0.17.06 Dec 2024

feat!: add variable store to embeddings registry by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2112

🛠 Breaking Changes

feat!: add variable store to embeddings registry by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2112

🎉 New Features

feat: update lance dependency to 0.23.1-beta.1 by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2102
feat: upgrade lance to 0.23.1-beta.4 by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2121
feat: support multivector on remote table by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2045
feat(python): add search() method to async API by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2049
feat!: add variable store to embeddings registry by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2112
feat: push filters down into DF table provider by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2128
feat: upgrade lance to 0.23.2 by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2152

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix: fix index out of bound in load indices by @LuQQiu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2108
fix: panic when field id doesn't equal to field index by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2116
fix: support optional nested pydantic model by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2130
fix: handle batch quires in single request by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2139
fix: flat FTS panic with prefilter and update lance by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2144
fix: remote table doesn't apply the prefilter flag for FTS by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2145

📚 Documentation

docs: standardize node example prints by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2080
docs: improve pydantic integration docs by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2136
docs: fixes is_open docstring on AsyncTable by @andrew-pienso in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2150

Open source →

0.16.015 Nov 2024Deprecated

ci(python): stop using deprecated 2_24 manylinux for arm by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2064

🛠 Breaking Changes

feat!: refactor ConnectionInternal into a Database trait by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2067
refactor: rename drop_db / drop_database to drop_all_tables, expose database from connection by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2098
feat: upgrade Lance to 0.23.0 by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2101

🎉 New Features

feat: upgrade lance 0.22.1b1 by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2029
feat: add drop_index() method by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2039
feat: upgrade lance to v0.23.0-beta.2 by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2063
feat: add distance_type() parameter to python sync query builders and metric() as an alias by @vaifai in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2073
feat: upgrade lance to v0.23.0-beta.3 by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2074
feat: upgrade lance to 0.23.0-beta.4 by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2089
feat!: refactor ConnectionInternal into a Database trait by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2067
feat: extra headers parameter in client options by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2091
feat: drop_index() remote implementation by @rpgreen in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2093
feat: expose table trait by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2097
feat(python): streaming larger-than-memory writes by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2094
feat: upgrade Lance to 0.23.0 by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2101
feat(node): support inserting and upserting subschemas by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2100

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix: missing distance type for auto index on RemoteTable by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2027
fix: can't infer the vector column for multivector by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2026
fix: linear reranker applies wrong score to combine by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2035
fix(python): various fixes for async query builders by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2048
fix(python): preserve original distance and score in hybrid queries by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2061
fix(node): createTable() should save embeddings, and mergeInsert should use them by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2065
fix(rust): add embedding_registry on open_table by @jeff1010322 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2086
fix: ensure metadata erased from schema call in table provider by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2099

📚 Documentation

docs: show how to pack bits for binary vector by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2020
docs: add missing example code by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2025
docs: claim LanceDB supports float16/float32/float64 for multivector by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2040
docs: clarify the arguments for replace_field_metadata by @albertlockett in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2053
docs: pandas example by @vincent0426 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2044
docs: clarify upper case characters in column names need to be escaped by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2079
docs: user guide for merge insert by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2083
docs: add sync/async tabs to quickstart by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2087

🔧 Build and CI

ci(python): stop using deprecated 2_24 manylinux for arm by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2064
ci(rust): caching improvements (up to 2.8x faster builds) by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2075
ci: check license headers by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2076
ci: fix arm64 windows cross compile build by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2081
ci(node): check docs in CI by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2084

Open source →

0.15.029 Oct 2024

feat(python)!: support inserting and upserting subschemas by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1965

🛠 Breaking Changes

feat(python)!: support inserting and upserting subschemas by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1965
feat!: change default from postfiltering to prefiltering for sync python by @albertlockett in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2000

🎉 New Features

feat: create IVF_FLAT on remote table by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1978
feat: support IVF_FLAT on remote table in rust by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1979
feat: add hybrid search to node and rust SDKs by @albertlockett in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1940
feat: support vector search with distance thresholds by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1993
feat(python): add to_polars to AsyncQueryBase by @takaebato in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1986
feat(python): flatten in AsyncQuery by @gagan-bhullar-tech in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1967
feat: support distance range in queries by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1999
feat(python)!: support inserting and upserting subschemas by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1965
feat(python): support .rerank() on non-hybrid queries in Async API (WIP) by @renato2099 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1972
feat!: change default from postfiltering to prefiltering for sync python by @albertlockett in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2000
feat: expose dataset config by @albertlockett in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2004
feat: upgrade to lance 0.22.0b1 by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2011
feat: support multivector type by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2005
feat: upgrade Lance to v0.22.0 by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2017

🐛 Bug Fixes

fix(python): fix typo of the synchronized checkout API by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1988
fix: selecting columns failed on FTS and hybrid search by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1991
fix: broken voyageai embedding API by @PrashantDixit0 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2013

📚 Documentation

docs: add new indexes to python docs by @renato2099 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1945
docs: fix full-text search (Native FTS) TypeScript doc error by @ahaapple in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1992
docs: assorted copyedits by @wkalt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1998
docs: add async examples to doc by @QianZhu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1941
docs: contributing guide by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1970
feat: support distance range in queries by @BubbleCal in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1999
docs: update storage.md, fix Azure Sync connect example by @jgugglberger in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2010
docs(hnsw): fix markdown list style by @kemingy in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2015

🔧 Build and CI

ci: prevent stable release with preview lance by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1995
ci: add dbghelp.lib to sysroot-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.sh (#1975) by @FuPeiJiang in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2008
ci: fix stable check by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/2019

Open source →