Hi everyone, We are pleased to announce the release of Apache Beam version 2.68.0.
This release brings several improvements, new features, and important fixes. You can download the release here: https://beam.apache.org/get-started/downloads/ Key Highlights: Python: Prism runner now enabled by default for most pipelines on the Direct Runner. I/Os: Iceberg upgraded to 1.9.2; Beam YAML gains BigtableRead connector. Java: MongoDB driver upgraded (3.12.11 → 5.5.0) with API and GridFS updates; new sdks/java/testing/junit module adds JUnit 5 TestPipelineExtension with backward compatibility. Python: Added CloudSQL enrichment handler (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server); new ReactiveThrottler/ThrottlingSignaler; Spanner Change Stream support. Multi-SDK: New pipeline option for element processing timeout across Java/Python/Go SDKs. This release includes breaking changes such as Beam ZetaSQL component removed; vendored Calcite upgraded to 1.40.0 (may change casting precision). Python deterministic fallback coder now uses cloudpickle instead of dill; Prism runner defaults may break tests. Java 8 support dropped for IO expansion-service (requires Java 11+). Please review the full release notes carefully. For detailed information on all changes, improvements, breaking changes, and bug fixes, please see the full release notes: https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.68.0 Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release! Best regards, The Apache Beam Team
