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# Connector/J 3.5.3 Release Notes

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**Release date:** 27 Mar 2025

MariaDB Connector/J 3.5.3 is a [***Stable***](/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-criteria.md) ***(GA)*** release.

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## Notable Changes

* Resolved timestamp string representation incompatibility between versions 2.7 and 3.x ([CONJ-1232](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-1232))\
  Added new option [oldModeNoPrecisionTimestamp](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-j/about-mariadb-connector-j.md#oldmodenoprecisiontimestamp)
* Modified redirection option to enable by default only when SSL is enabled ([CONJ-1235](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-1235))

## Bugs Fixed

### Date and Time Handling

* Fixed issue where dates containing zero day or month resulted in a DateTimeException ([CONJ-1226](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-1226))

### Result Set and Metadata

* Fixed incorrect values returned by ResultSet.getColumnType() for unsigned values ([CONJ-1222](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-1222))
* Corrected regression in 3.x affecting column metadata for unsigned types ([CONJ-1241](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-1241))
* Fixed CallableStatement.getParameterMetadata() returning wrong java.sql.Type for boolean values ([CONJ-1243](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-1243))

### Connection Management

* Prevented NPE (Null Pointer Exception) after reconnection failure in high availability configurations ([CONJ-1236](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-1236))
* Fixed issue with incorrect statements.isClosed value after closing connection ([CONJ-1237](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-1237))

### Protocol and Performance

* Disabled BULK operations when no parameters are present ([CONJ-1239](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-1239))
* Fixed connectivity issues with databases that only accept TLSv1.3 ([CONJ-1240](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-1240))

## Changelog

For a complete list of changes made in MariaDB Connector/J 3.5.3, with links to detailed\
information on each push, see the [changelog](/docs/release-notes/connectors/java/changelogs/3.5/3.5.3.md).

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