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# MariaDB 11.6.0 Vector Release Notes

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<p align="center">The most recent release of MariaDB 11.6 is:</p>

<h4 align="center"><a href="/pages/TD7Lr0gkmkAcF4HWg09b"><strong>MariaDB 11.6.2</strong></a> Stable (GA) <a href="https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/11.6.2/" class="button primary">Download Now</a></h4>
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**Release date:** 29 July 2024

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[MariaDB 11.6](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/11.6/what-is-mariadb-116.md) Vector is a [rolling release](/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-model.md). It is an evolution of [MariaDB 11.5](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/11.5/what-is-mariadb-115.md) with several entirely new features.

[MariaDB 11.6.0](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/11.6/11.6.0.md) Vector is a preview release intended to highlight early work on Vectors. Features are to be considered preview, and will not be a part of [MariaDB 11.6](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/11.6/what-is-mariadb-116.md).

It is available as a source download only from the download site, and is available as a container **quay.io/mariadb-foundation/mariadb-devel:11.6-preview**.

Thanks, and enjoy MariaDB!

## Notable Items

### Vectors

* See [Vectors](/docs/server/reference/sql-structure/vectors.md)

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