Hotfix: JDBC Driver 12.8.1 for SQL Server Released

We recently released an update to Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server, version 12.8.1. The update addresses a few issues on top of the 12.8.0 release.

Fixed issues

• Adjusted DESTINATION_COL_METADATA_LOCK, in SQLServerBulkCopy, so that is properly released in all cases #2492
• Reverted "Execute Stored Procedures Directly" feature, as well as subsequent changes related to the feature. #2493
• Changed driver behavior to allow prepared statement objects to be reused, preventing a "multiple queries are not allowed" error #2494

Changes

• Changed MSAL logging from FINER to FINEST #2491

Getting the latest release

The latest bits are available to download from Microsoft, from the GitHub repository, and via Maven Central.

Add the JDBC 12.8.1 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>12.8.1.jre11</version> 
</dependency> 

Help us improve the JDBC Driver by filing issues on GitHub or contributing to the project.