ADBC Libraries 23

ADBC Libraries 23 (2026-04-03)

Versions

• C/C++/GLib/Go/Python/Ruby: 1.11.0
• C#: 0.23.0
• Java: 0.23.0
• R: 0.23.0
• Rust: 0.23.0

Breaking Changes

• ⚠️ rust: return Box<RecordBatchReader + 'static> for caller flexibility (#3904)

New Features

• add convenience API for bulk ingest (#4116)
• c/driver/postgresql: improve conversion of decimal to numeric (#3787)
• c/driver_manager: add connection profile interface (#3876)
• c/driver_manager, rust/driver_manager: improve profile/manifest consistency (#4083)
• csharp: Enable NuGet publishing for Apache.Arrow.Adbc.Testing (#3907)
• csharp: add statement-level trace parent support (#3896)
• csharp: make DriverName virtual in SparkConnection to enable driver-specific identification (#3893)
• csharp/src/Drivers/Apache: increase telemetry instrumentation for Apache drivers (#3794)
• csharp/src/Telemetry: re-enable compile-time JSON serializer context for trace activity (#4013)
• csharp/src/Telemetry/Traces/Listeners: add parameter identifiers for adbcfile options (#4119)
• go/adbc: add context.Context support for uniform OpenTelemetry instrumentation (#4009)
• java/driver/jni: add executeSchema (#4056)
• java/driver/jni: add executeUpdate, prepare, bulkIngest (#3966)
• java/driver/jni: metadata methods, validation suite (#3972)
• javascript: add Node.js ADBC driver manager (#4046)
• javascript: add npm publishing workflow and release scripts (#4076)
• javascript: add support for streaming ingest (#4125)
• javascript: emit ESM instead of CJS (#4159)
• javascript: return Arrow Table by default in AdbcConnection (#4091)
• python/adbc_driver_manager: add GetStatistics support (#4129)
• python/adbc_driver_manager: allow connect(profile="foo") (#4078)
• python/adbc_driver_manager: allow more types in init (#4088)
• rust: Move setters and getters of options to the adbc_ffi crate (#3927)
• ⚠️ rust: return Box<RecordBatchReader + 'static> for caller flexibility (#3904)
• rust/core: derive Copy, Eq, PartialEq (#3716) (#3974)
• rust/driver_manager: Decouple driver search logic from the driver objects themselves (#3930)
• rust/driver_manager: implement connection profiles (#3973)
• rust/driver_manager: make some functions and modules pub instead of pub(crate) (#4052)
• rust/driver_manager: reconcile with C++ driver manager (#4121)

Bugfixes

• ensure package-lock.json is up to date (#4123)
• c/driver/postgresql: Fix warning when compiling PostgreSQL driver on RTools/msys2 (#3903)
• c/driver/postgresql: bind null parameters (#4098)
• c/driver/postgresql: prevent crash when server terminates connection (#3891)
• c/driver_manager: test and fix bugs in profiles (#4080)
• csharp/src/Client: Fix some resource management in AdbcDataReader (#4134)
• csharp/src/Client: clear cached record batch in Read() to prevent stale data on exception (#4133)
• csharp/src/Telemetry/Traces/Listeners/FileListener: ensure to flush to file on each line (#4175)
• dev/release: update how we find .NET download URL (#3978)
• go/adbc/driver/snowflake: fix potential deadlocks in reader (#3870)
• python/adbc_driver_manager: allow overriding search paths (#4173)
• python/adbc_driver_manager: load from venv/etc/adbc/profiles (#4118)
• python/adbc_driver_manager: remove unused typing imports (#4049)
• r/adbcdrivermanager: replace non-API Rf_findVarInFrame call for R 4.5.0 or later (#4130)
• rust/driver_manager: fix clippy warning (#4073)
• rust/driver_manager: try to fix flaky test (#4028)
• rust/driver_manager: use platform library filenames in search paths (#4155)

Documentation Improvements

• fix intersphinx mapping for arrow-java reference (#3908)
• fix minor issues in profiles and manifests docs (#4007)
• set up Matomo for website analytics (#4176)