Airbyte — Data, ETL product updates and releases, tracked on megachangelog.
Airbyte 2.0 brings faster sync speeds (4-6x improvement), general availability of data activation to move data into operational tools, Enterprise Flex hybrid deployment option, improved Connector Builder interface aligned with YAML, and reorganized organizations and workspaces UI for better navigation and management.
Airbyte 1.8 adds UI pagination for better performance on workspaces with many connections, introduces data activation and reverse ETL capabilities, and includes a new Helm chart V2. The release also contains multiple bug fixes and removes the airbyte-webapp component in a breaking change.
Airbyte 1.7 adds support for moving files and records together in the same connection, introduces stream templates and file syncing in the low-code CDK, enables property chunking and config normalization for connectors, and brings audit logging and multi-region data plane assignment to Self-Managed Enterprise. The airbyte-ci tool is deprecated in favor of Poe the Poet.
Airbyte 1.5.0 released on February 20, 2025, includes declarative OAuth 2.0 in the connector builder, connection tagging for organization, workspace notification configuration via API, full refresh sync mode in the API, UI mappings for data transformation, OpenTelemetry metrics monitoring for enterprise, per-connector resource allocation, and bug fixes including AWS Secrets Manager secret persistence issues.
Airbyte 1.6 introduces a connection dashboard for sync monitoring, schema change logging, JSON export for connectors, and Connector Builder improvements including asynchronous streams and new response format support. Self-Managed Enterprise now supports multi-region deployments.
Airbyte 1.4.0 introduces configurable schema refresh rates to improve sync performance, enables connectors to use custom image registries, and includes bug fixes for resource consumption, canceled sync handling, rate limiting, and stuck connection recovery.
Airbyte 1.3 introduces improved log filtering for faster troubleshooting, adds OpenShift deployment support with enhanced security (rootless containers), and brings compliance mappers to the Self-Managed Enterprise API for field hashing, encryption, renaming, and row filtering.
Airbyte 1.2 adds support for transferring unstructured files and compressed data (currently SFTP to S3), custom Docker registry configuration for self-managed deployments, XML connector builder support, and introduces a new Runner RBAC role with expanded diagnostics capabilities.
Airbyte 1.1.0 introduces field hashing for Self-Managed Enterprise, a new Connection Timeline replacing Job History, a redesigned schema tab for better stream and field selection, and the ability to rename and delete custom Docker-based connectors. Additional improvements include downloadable diagnostics in Organization Settings and license expiration visibility in the UI.
Airbyte v1.0 marks the official launch with major improvements to reliability, scalability, and platform usability. Key additions include enhanced deployment options via abctl, automatic record detection, resumable syncing, improved connector framework with AI-assisted building, and enterprise features like multitenancy and SSO for Self-Managed Enterprise users.