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Announcement1.5.0

DuckDB v1.5.0 "Variegata" Release

DuckDB v1.5.0 brings numerous performance optimizations, new features like ALTER DATABASE rename support and read_duckdb function for reading database files, improved query execution with late materialization and filter pushdown, and various bug fixes and internal improvements across query optimization, storage, and the C-API.

This release of DuckDB is named "Variegata" after the paradise shelduck Tadorna Variegata, also known as the paradise duck, a species of Shelduck (a group of goose-like ducks), endemic to New Zealand.

Please also refer to the announcement blog post: https://duckdb.org/2026/03/09/announcing-duckdb-150.html

What's Changed

Full Changelog: v1.4.4...v1.5.0

performanceoptimizationfeaturesstoragequery-engine

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