# Connector/ODBC 3.0.0 Alpha Release Notes

The most recent [***Stable***](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-criteria) ***(GA)*** release of MariaDB Connector/ODBC is:[**MariaDB Connector/ODBC 3.2.5**](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/connectors/odbc/3.2/3.2.5)

[Download](https://downloads.mariadb.org/connector-odbc/3.0.0)[Release Notes](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/connectors/odbc/3.0/3.0.0)[Changelog](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/connectors/odbc/changelogs/3.0/3.0.0)[About MariaDB Connector/ODBC](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-release-notes/blob/test/kb/en/about-mariadb-connector-odbc/README.md)

**Release date:** 19 Jan 2017

This is an [Alpha](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-criteria) release of MariaDB Connector/ODBC 3.0.

As with any other pre-production release, caution should be taken when\
installing this **alpha** release on production systems or systems with\
critical data. Not all of the features planned for the stable (GA) MariaDB\
Connector/ODBC 3.0 release are implemented yet.

MariaDB Connector/ODBC 3.0.0 is built on top of [MariaDB Connector/C 3.0](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/connectors/c/3.0/3.0.1) and uses the\
binary prepared statement protocol.

For `SQLExecDirect` calls, uses the `mariadb_stmt_execute_direct` MariaDB\
C API command, which is faster than using `mysql_stmt_prepare + mysql_stmt_execute`,\
but only with [MariaDB 10.2](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/what-is-mariadb-102) server.

This release was built with SSL support. You can use SSLKEY, SSLCERT, SSLCA,\
SSLCAPATH, SSLCIPHER, SSLVERIFY, SSLCRL and SSLCRLPATH connection string/DSN\
options to configure your connection properties.

Internally, Connector/ODBC 3.0 depends much less on Connector/C internal\
features than previous versions, with the eventual goal of only using the open\
Connector/C API.

## Changelog

For a complete list of every change made in this release, with links to\
detailed information on each push, see the [changelog](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/connectors/odbc/changelogs/3.0/3.0.0).

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