Java 8 is now the minimum required Java version

Known Issues

The dd-trace-ot.jar artifact has some API classes relocated to a different package, breaking some API usage.

Please use 1.0.1 or later.

Breaking Changes

• Java 8 minimum version #3754
• Shade all internal dependencies in dd-trace-ot #3987
• Remove ScopeListener from public API #4239
• Split DDId into trace id and span id #4211

Security

• Replace Square OkHttp by patched OkHttp Java7 fork #3819 (addresses #3664)
• Upgrade jnr_unixsocket #3993

Changes

Integrations

• [JDBC] Add support for JTDS 1.2 connections #4213
• [Kubernetes] Add non-root user to the dd-lib-java-init image #4182 (Thanks @nilushancosta for the contribution!)
• [Kubernetes] Use a high UID/GID and specify the UID value in the USER instruction #4201 (Thanks @nilushancosta for the contribution!)

Profiling

• Remove checkpoints #4224
• Upgrade async-profiler to 20221111 #4219
• Improve error message when using oracle jdk 8 w/o commercial features unlocked #4208
• Fix profiler event labeling #4206
• Don't emit checkpoints or scope events if async-profiler is enabled #4199
• Simplify async-profiler config flags #4195
• Decouple endpoint events from checkpoints #4104

Debugger

• Modify rate limit regarding probe conditions #4228
• Adjust snapshot structure for this object #4186

Fixes

• Fix agent bootstrap on IBM Semeru Runtime 8 #4128