> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://mariadb.com/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.4/10.4.1.md). # MariaDB 10.4.1 Release Notes The most recent release of [MariaDB 10.4](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.4.md) is:[**MariaDB 10.4.34**](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.4/10.4.34.md) Stable (GA) [Download Now](https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.4.34/) [Download](https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.4.1/) | [Release Notes](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.4/10.4.1.md) | [Changelog](/docs/release-notes/community-server/changelogs/changelogs-mariadb-10-4-series/mariadb-1041-changelog.md) | [Overview of 10.4](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.4/what-is-mariadb-104.md) **Release date:** 20 Dec 2018 [MariaDB 10.4](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.4.md) is the current *development* series of MariaDB. It is an evolution of [MariaDB 10.3](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.3/what-is-mariadb-103.md) with several entirely new features not found anywhere else and with backported and reimplemented features from MySQL. [MariaDB 10.4.1](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.4/10.4.1.md) is a [***Beta***](/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-criteria.md) release. **Do not use *****beta***** releases in production!** **For an overview of** [**MariaDB 10.4**](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.4.md) **see the**[**What is MariaDB 10.4?**](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.4/what-is-mariadb-104.md) **page.** Thanks, and enjoy MariaDB! ## Notable Changes This will be the first beta release in the [MariaDB 10.4](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.4.md) series. Notable changes of this release include: ### Syntax * New [FLUSH SSL](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/administrative-sql-statements/flush-commands/flush.md) command to reload SSL certificates without server restart ([MDEV-16266](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-16266)) * New `CAST` target — `CAST(x AS INTERVAL DAY_SECOND(N))` ([MDEV-17776](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-17776)) ### Variables * New [sql-mode](/docs/server/server-management/variables-and-modes/sql_mode.md) setting, `TIME_ROUND_FRACTIONAL` ([MDEV-16991](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-16991)) * Two new values for the variable [use\_stat\_tables](/docs/server/server-management/variables-and-modes/server-system-variables.md#use_stat_tables): `COMPLEMENTARY_FOR_QUERIES` and `PREFERABLY_FOR_QUERIES` ([MDEV-17255](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-17255)) * [Engine Independent Table Statistics](/docs/server/ha-and-performance/optimization-and-tuning/query-optimizations/statistics-for-optimizing-queries/engine-independent-table-statistics.md) is now enabled by default; new default values are [use\_stat\_tables=PREFERABLY\_FOR\_QUERIES](/docs/server/server-management/variables-and-modes/server-system-variables.md#use_stat_tables) and [optimizer\_use\_condition\_selectivity=4](/docs/server/server-management/variables-and-modes/server-system-variables.md#optimizer_use_condition_selectivity) ([MDEV-15253](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-15253)) * New variable [gtid\_cleanup\_batch\_size](/docs/server/ha-and-performance/standard-replication/gtid.md#gtid_cleanup_batch_size) for determining how many old rows must accumulate in the [mysql.gtid\_slave\_pos](/docs/server/reference/system-tables/the-mysql-database-tables/mysqlgtid_slave_pos-table.md) table before a background job will be run to delete them. ### Other Features * Support for window [UDF functions](/docs/server/server-usage/user-defined-functions.md) via the new method [x\_remove](/docs/server/server-usage/user-defined-functions/user-defined-functions-calling-sequences.md#x_remove) ([MDEV-15073](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-15073)) * Json service for plugins ([MDEV-5313](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-5313)) * Much faster privilege checks for MariaDB setups with many user accounts or many database grants ([MDEV-15649](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-15649)) * [mysql.user](/docs/server/reference/system-tables/the-mysql-database-tables/mysql-user-table.md) table is retired. User accounts and global privileges are now stored in the [mysql.global\_priv](/docs/server/reference/system-tables/the-mysql-database-tables/mysql-global_priv-table.md) table ([MDEV-17658](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-17658)) * Change in behavior for [FLUSH TABLES](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/administrative-sql-statements/flush-commands/flush.md) ([MDEV-5336](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-5336)). ### Bug Fixes Lots of miscellaneous fixes, including: * Bug fixes for [MDEV-15562](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-15562) instant [DROP COLUMN](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/data-definition/alter/alter-table.md#drop-column) ## Changelog For a complete list of changes made in [MariaDB 10.4.1](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.4/10.4.1.md), with links to detailed information on each push, see the [changelog](/docs/release-notes/community-server/changelogs/changelogs-mariadb-10-4-series/mariadb-1041-changelog.md). ## Contributors For a full list of contributors to [MariaDB 10.4.1](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.4/10.4.1.md), see the [MariaDB Foundation release announcement](https://mariadb.org/mariadb-10-4-1-and-mariadb-connector-node-js-2-0-2-now-available/). **Do not use *****beta***** releases in production!** {% hint style="info" %} Be notified of new MariaDB Server releases automatically by [subscribing](https://lists.mariadb.org/postorius/lists/announce.lists.mariadb.org/) to the MariaDB Foundation community announce 'at' lists.mariadb.org announcement list (this is a low traffic, announce-only list). 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