Version 13.2 of the Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server has been released. Version 13.2.0 brings several added features, changes, and fixed issues over the previous production release.
Added
Feature | Details |
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JSON datatype support | Native support for SQL Server’s new JSON data type with APIs for inserts, selects, stored procedures, and bulk copy. For more information, see JSON data type. |
Order hints for bulk copy operations | Support for specifying order hints when using SQLServerBulkCopy to improve bulk copy performance. |
Add new trusted AKV URLs for FR and DE | Registered four new Azure Key Vault and Managed HSM endpoints for France and Germany. |
Vector datatype support | Native support for SQL Server’s new VECTOR data type with APIs for inserts, selects, stored procedures, and bulk copy. For more information, see Vector data type. |
New connection options, quotedIdentifier and concatNullYieldsNull | New connection options, quotedIdentifier and concatNullYieldsNull, to control QUOTED_IDENTIFIER and CONCAT_NULL_YIELDS_NULL session settings for both new and pooled connections. |
Support for temporal and money datatypes when using bulk copy for batch insert operations | Support for batch inserts of DATETIME, DATE, MONEY, etc., when using the useBulkCopyForBatchInsert option. |
Changed
Change | Details |
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Use sys.all_objects for Accurate Function and Procedure Filtering. | Updated getFunctions() and getProcedures() to use sys.all_objects to give correct results post filtering. |
Fixed issues
Many bug fixes detailed in the release notes
Getting the latest release
The latest bits are available to download from Microsoft, from the GitHub repository, and via Maven Central.
Add the JDBC 13.2 RTW driver to your Maven project by adding the following code to your POM file to include it as a dependency in your project (choose .jre8 for Java 8/1.8 or .jre11 for Java 11 and up).
<dependency>
<groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
<artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
<version>13.2.0.jre11</version>
</dependency>
Help us improve the JDBC Driver by filing issues on GitHub or contributing to the project.
David Engel
Updated Sep 15, 2025
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