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| 1 | +# Release Notes |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## Preview Release 7.0.0-preview1.TBD - 2025-09-12 |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +This update brings the following changes since the [6.1.0](../6.1/6.1.0.md) |
| 6 | +release: |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +### Breaking Changes |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +- Removed undocumented `SqlCommand.EndExecuteNonQueryAsync()` method from the |
| 11 | + public API for .NET 8.0 and 9.0 targets. |
| 12 | + ([#3460](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3460)) |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +- Removed `Constrained Execution Region` error handling blocks and associated |
| 15 | + `SqlConnection` cleanup which may affect how potentially-broken connections |
| 16 | + are expunged from the pool. |
| 17 | + ([#3535](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3535)) |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +### Bug Fixes |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +- Packet multiplexing disabled by default, and several bug fixes. |
| 22 | + ([#3534](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3534), |
| 23 | + [#3537](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3537)) |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +### Other Changes |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +- Updated `SqlVector.Null` to return a nullable `SqlVector` instance in the |
| 28 | + reference API to match the implementation. |
| 29 | + ([#3521](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3521)) |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +- `SqlColumnEncryptionCertificateStoreProvider` now works on Windows, Linux, |
| 32 | + and macOS. |
| 33 | + ([#3014](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3014)) |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +- Performance improvements for all built-in |
| 36 | + `SqlColumnEncryptionKeyStoreProvider` implementations. |
| 37 | + ([#3554](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3554)) |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +- Various test improvements. |
| 40 | + ([#3456](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3456), |
| 41 | + [#2968](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/2968), |
| 42 | + [#3458](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3458), |
| 43 | + [#3494](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3494), |
| 44 | + [#3559](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3559), |
| 45 | + [#3575](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3575)) |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +- Codebase merge project and related cleanup. |
| 48 | + ([#3436](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3436), |
| 49 | + [#3434](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3434), |
| 50 | + [#3448](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3448), |
| 51 | + [#3454](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3454), |
| 52 | + [#3462](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3462), |
| 53 | + [#3435](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3435), |
| 54 | + [#3492](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3492), |
| 55 | + [#3473](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3473), |
| 56 | + [#3469](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3469), |
| 57 | + [#3394](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3394), |
| 58 | + [#3493](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3493), |
| 59 | + [#3593](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3593)) |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +- Documentation improvements. |
| 62 | + ([#3490](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3490)) |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +- Updated `Azure.Identity` dependency to v1.14.2. |
| 65 | + ([#3538](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/3538)) |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +## Contributors |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +We thank the following public contributors. Their efforts toward this project |
| 70 | +are very much appreciated. |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +- [edwardneal](https://github.com/edwardneal) |
| 73 | +- [emmanuel-ferdman](https://github.com/emmanuel-ferdman) |
| 74 | +- [ErikEJ](https://github.com/ErikEJ) |
| 75 | +- [twsouthwick](https://github.com/twsouthwick) |
| 76 | +- [Wraith2](https://github.com/Wraith2) |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +### New Contributors |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +- [frankbuckley](https://github.com/frankbuckley) made their first contribution in |
| 81 | + [#3521](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/pull/521) |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +## Target Platform Support |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +- .NET Framework 4.6.2+ (Windows ARM64, Windows x86, Windows x64) |
| 86 | +- .NET 8.0+ (Windows x86, Windows x64, Windows ARM64, Windows ARM, Linux, macOS) |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +### Dependencies |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +#### .NET Standard 2.0 |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +- Azure.Identity 1.14.2 |
| 93 | +- Microsoft.Bcl.Cryptography 9.0.5 |
| 94 | +- Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime 6.0.2 |
| 95 | +- Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory 9.0.5 |
| 96 | +- Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens 7.7.1 |
| 97 | +- Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect 7.7.1 |
| 98 | +- Microsoft.SqlServer.Server 1.0.0 |
| 99 | +- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 9.0.5 |
| 100 | +- System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs 9.0.5 |
| 101 | +- System.Text.Json 9.0.5 |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | +#### .NET Framework 4.6.2+ |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +- Azure.Identity 1.14.2 |
| 106 | +- Microsoft.Bcl.Cryptography 8.0.0 |
| 107 | +- Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI 6.0.2 |
| 108 | +- Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory 8.0.1 |
| 109 | +- Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens 7.7.1 |
| 110 | +- Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect 7.7.1 |
| 111 | +- System.Buffers 4.5.1 |
| 112 | +- System.Data.Common 4.3.0 |
| 113 | +- System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs 8.0.1 |
| 114 | +- System.Text.Encodings.Web 8.0.0 |
| 115 | +- System.Text.Json 8.0.5 |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | +#### .NET 8.0 |
| 118 | + |
| 119 | +- Azure.Identity 1.14.2 |
| 120 | +- Microsoft.Bcl.Cryptography 8.0.0 |
| 121 | +- Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime 6.0.2 |
| 122 | +- Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory 8.0.1 |
| 123 | +- Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens 7.7.1 |
| 124 | +- Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect 7.7.1 |
| 125 | +- Microsoft.SqlServer.Server 1.0.0 |
| 126 | +- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 8.0.1 |
| 127 | +- System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs 8.0.1 |
| 128 | +- System.Text.Json 8.0.5 |
| 129 | + |
| 130 | +#### .NET 9.0 |
| 131 | + |
| 132 | +- Azure.Identity 1.14.2 |
| 133 | +- Microsoft.Bcl.Cryptography 9.0.5 |
| 134 | +- Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime 6.0.2 |
| 135 | +- Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory 9.0.5 |
| 136 | +- Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens 7.7.1 |
| 137 | +- Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect 7.7.1 |
| 138 | +- Microsoft.SqlServer.Server 1.0.0 |
| 139 | +- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 9.0.5 |
| 140 | +- System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs 9.0.5 |
| 141 | +- System.Text.Json 9.0.5 |
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