ArcadeDB 25.12.1 Release Notes
We're excited to announce the release of ArcadeDB v25.12.1! This release includes significant bug fixes, new features, performance improvements, and dependency updates.
Highlights
Vector Search Enhancements
- Fixed critical vector quantization bug (#3052, #3053) - INT8 and BINARY vector quantization now works correctly across all dimensions
- New filtered vector search (#3071, #3072) - LSMVectorIndex now supports filtered searches for more precise queries
- Better vector type support (#3090) - Added support for
List<Float>in vector indexes - Improved compression (#2911) - Enhanced compression for LSM vector indexes
- Fixed HNSW graph persistence (#2916) - Ensures JVector HNSW graph file is properly closed and flushed to disk
SQL and Query Improvements
- Fixed IF statement execution (#2775) - SQL scripts with IF statements now execute correctly from console
- Fixed index creation with IF NOT EXISTS (#1819) - Console no longer errors when creating existing indexes with IF NOT EXISTS clause
- Custom function parameter binding (#3046, #3049) - Fixed parameter binding for SQL and JavaScript custom functions
- SQL method consistency (#2964, #2967) -
values()method now behaves consistently withkeys()method - CONTAINSANY index fix (#3051) - Fixed index usage for lists of embedded documents with CONTAINSANY
Transaction Management
- Revised transaction logic (#3074) - Improved transaction handling and consistency
- Fixed edge index invalidation (#3091) - Edge indexes now remain valid in edge-case scenarios
New Features
- Database size API (#3045) - Added new
database.getSize()API method - Version display enhancement (#2905) - Server log version number now displayed consistently
What's Changed
Bug Fixes
- Fix INT8 and BINARY vector quantization offset bug in LSMVectorIndex page loading by @Copilot in #3053
- fix: revert SQL grammar changes and disable deep level JSON insert tests by @robfrank in #2961
- #2915 fix: ensure Jvector HNSW graph file is closed and flushed to disk on database close by @robfrank in #2916
- fix: make values method behave like keys method by @gramian in #2967
- Fix custom function parameter binding for SQL and JavaScript functions by @Copilot in #3049
- fix CONTAINSANY index use for lists of embedded documents by @gramian in #3051
- fix: support List in vector index by @szekelyszabi in #3090
Features
- Show version number same as in server log by @gramian in #2905
- feat: added new
database.getSize()api by @lvca in #3045 - Add filtered vector search support to LSMVectorIndex by @Copilot in #3072
- add stars chart by @robfrank in #3084
Performance Improvements
Core Improvements
- Revised Tx Logic by @robfrank in #3074
- chore: refactor vector index tests and improve naming conventions by @robfrank in #2906
- test: add comprehensive tests for SQLMethodValues including document … by @robfrank in #3047
Dependency Updates
Build Tools & Infrastructure
- chore(deps): bump com.github.eirslett:frontend-maven-plugin from 1.15.4 to 2.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3067
- chore(deps): bump io.github.ascopes:protobuf-maven-plugin from 4.0.3 to 4.1.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #2938
- chore(deps): bump io.github.ascopes:protobuf-maven-plugin from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #3088
- chore: bump pre-commit hooks versions by @robfrank in #3050
Core Dependencies
- chore(deps): bump io.netty:netty-transport from 4.2.7.Final to 4.2.8.Final by @dependabot[bot] in #2934
- chore(deps): bump io.netty:netty-all from 4.2.7.Final to 4.2.8.Final by @dependabot[bot] in #2940
- chore(deps): bump io.netty:netty-transport from 4.2.8.Final to 4.2.9.Final by @dependabot[bot] in #3068
- chore(deps): bump io.netty:netty-all from 4.2.8.Final to 4.2.9.Final by @dependabot[bot] in #3064
- chore(deps): bump ch.qos.logback:logback-classic from 1.5.21 to 1.5.22 by @dependabot[bot] in #2935
- chore(deps): bump ch.qos.logback:logback-classic from 1.5.22 to 1.5.23 by @dependabot[bot] in #3081
- chore(deps): bump at.yawk.lz4:lz4-java from 1.10.1 to 1.10.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #3065
- chore(deps): bump protobuf-java.version from 4.33.1 to 4.33.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #2895
- chore(deps): bump com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-common-protos from 2.63.1 to 2.63.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #2939
- chore(deps): bump grpc.version from 1.77.0 to 1.78.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3079
Monitoring & Testing
- chore(deps): bump io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-prometheus from 1.16.0 to 1.16.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #2937
- chore(deps-dev): bump io.micrometer:micrometer-core from 1.16.0 to 1.16.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #2932
- chore(deps-dev): bump testcontainers from 11.9.0 to 11.10.0 in /e2e-studio by @dependabot[bot] in #2943
- chore(deps-dev): bump testcontainers from 11.9.0 to 11.10.0 in /e2e-js by @dependabot[bot] in #2942
- chore(deps): bump testcontainers.version from 2.0.2 to 2.0.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #3062
- chore(deps-dev): bump testcontainers from 11.10.0 to 11.11.0 in /e2e-studio by @dependabot[bot] in #3083
- chore(deps-dev): bump testcontainers from 11.10.0 to 11.11.0 in /e2e-js by @dependabot[bot] in #3082
- chore(deps-dev): bump org.mockito:mockito-core from 5.20.0 to 5.21.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #2929
- chore(deps-dev): bump org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jdbc from 11.0.14 to 11.0.15 by @dependabot[bot] in #2941
- chore(deps-dev): bump io.swagger.parser.v3:swagger-parser from 2.1.36 to 2.1.37 by @dependabot[bot] in #3066
- chore(deps-dev): bump org.assertj:assertj-db from 3.0.0 to 3.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #3080
GitHub Actions
- chore(deps): bump actions/cache from 4.3.0 to 5.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #2933
- chore(deps): bump zgosalvez/github-actions-ensure-sha-pinned-actions from 4.0.0 to 4.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #2928
- chore(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 6.0.0 to 7.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #2931
- chore(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 5.0.0 to 6.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #2930
- chore(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 4.31.7 to 4.31.8 by @dependabot[bot] in #2936
- chore(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 4.31.8 to 4.31.9 by @dependabot[bot] in #3063
- chore(deps): bump dorny/test-reporter from 2.3.0 to 2.5.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3087
- chore(deps): bump docker/setup-buildx-action from 3.11.1 to 3.12.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3061
Studio (Frontend) Dependencies
- chore(studio-deps)(deps): bump sweetalert2 from 11.26.4 to 11.26.10 in /studio in the security-critical group by @dependabot[bot] in #2919
- chore(studio-deps)(deps): bump sweetalert2 from 11.26.10 to 11.26.12 in /studio in the security-critical group by @dependabot[bot] in #3054
- chore(studio-deps)(deps): bump the security-critical group in /studio with 5 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #3076
- chore(studio-deps)(deps): bump swagger-ui-dist from 5.30.3 to 5.31.0 in /studio by @dependabot[bot] in #2923
- chore(studio-deps)(deps): bump pdfmake from 0.2.20 to 0.2.21 in /studio by @dependabot[bot] in #3078
- chore(studio-deps)(deps): bump xmldoc from 2.0.2 to 2.0.3 in /studio by @dependabot[bot] in #2926
- chore(studio-deps-dev)(deps-dev): bump terser-webpack-plugin from 5.3.15 to 5.3.16 in /studio in the build-tools group by @dependabot[bot] in #2920
- chore(studio-deps-dev)(deps-dev): bump enhanced-resolve from 5.18.3 to 5.18.4 in /studio by @dependabot[bot] in #2922
- chore(studio-deps-dev)(deps-dev): bump caniuse-lite from 1.0.30001759 to 1.0.30001760 in /studio by @dependabot[bot] in #2927
- chore(studio-deps-dev)(deps-dev): bump baseline-browser-mapping from 2.9.5 to 2.9.7 in /studio by @dependabot[bot] in #2924
- chore(studio-deps-dev)(deps-dev): bump baseline-browser-mapping from 2.9.7 to 2.9.11 in /studio by @dependabot[bot] in #3056
- chore(studio-deps-dev)(deps-dev): bump caniuse-lite from 1.0.30001760 to 1.0.30001761 in /studio by @dependabot[bot] in #3059
- chore(studio-deps-dev)(deps-dev): bump caniuse-lite from 1.0.30001761 to 1.0.30001762 in /studio by @dependabot[bot] in #3086
- chore(studio-deps-dev)(deps-dev): bump electron-to-chromium from 1.5.266 to 1.5.267 in /studio by @dependabot[bot] in #2925
- chore(studio-deps-dev)(deps-dev): bump webpack from 5.103.0 to 5.104.1 in /studio in the build-tools group by @dependabot[bot] in #3055
- chore(studio-deps-dev)(deps-dev): bump update-browserslist-db from 1.2.2 to 1.2.3 in /studio by @dependabot[bot] in #3057
- chore(studio-deps-dev)(deps-dev): bump watchpack from 2.4.4 to 2.5.0 in /studio by @dependabot[bot] in #3077
- chore(studio-deps-dev)(deps-dev): bump @types/node from 24.10.1 to 25.0.2 in /studio by @dependabot[bot] in #2921
- chore(studio-deps-dev)(deps-dev): bump @types/node from 25.0.2 to 25.0.3 in /studio by @dependabot[bot] in #3058
- chore(deps-dev): bump @types/node from 24.10.1 to 25.0.2 in /e2e-studio by @dependabot[bot] in #2944
- chore(deps-dev): bump @types/node from 25.0.2 to 25.0.3 in /e2e-studio by @dependabot[bot] in #3069
Resolved Issues
This release resolves the following issues:
- #2775 - Unable to Execute SQL Script with IF Statement from Console
- #1819 - Console Error on Attempt to Create an Index that Exists even with IF NOT EXISTS Clause
- #2738 - Feature Request: FULL_TEXT / CONTAINSTEXT ordering
- #3052 - Bug: Vector Quantization (INT8/BINARY) is fundamentally broken across all dimensions
- #2964 - SQL: 'keys' method behaves differently than 'values' method
- #3071 - Feature Request: Add Filtered Search Support to LSMVectorIndex
- #3046 - Bug: Custom function with arguments
- #3091 - Edge indexes become invalid in certain scenario
- #2915 - HNSW Vector Index not properly persisted on database close
New Contributors
- @szekelyszabi made their first contribution in #3090
Upgrade Notes
This release is a drop-in replacement for previous 25.x versions. No database migration is required.
Important: If you are using vector indexes with INT8 or BINARY quantization, please rebuild your indexes after upgrading to ensure data integrity.
Full Changelog
Full Changelog: 25.11.1...25.12.1
Thank you to all contributors who made this release possible!