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Today, we are releasing DuckDB v1.4.5 and v1.5.4.
Yes, we know – these version numbers can be a bit confusing! That's why we wrote two blog posts this time. The thread helps you pick the right one 🧵
What's new in DuckDB and how does DuckDB fit into old shell scripts? These are topics that our DevRel Gábor covered at Ubuntu Summit 2026. His talk explained three aspects of DuckDB: a command-line tool, a portable database, and a client-server database.
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Hope that helps! 👋
🦆 There's only one week to go until DuckCon #7 in Amsterdam! We are all hyped to meet the flock and learn about the latest cool use cases from our community. As always, the event will feature the “State of the Duck” talk from DuckDB's co-creators.
I will be speaking at Ubuntu Summit 26.04 on Thursday about DuckDB.
My presentation will cover DuckDB at three different deployment models: as a CLI tool, as a portable database, and as a server.
The event is streamed but requires registration – see ubuntu.com/summit
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If you are using DuckDB's long-term support version, then v1.4.5 LTS (codename: Andium) is the one for you.
duckdb.org/2026/06/17/a...
🥇 A big shout-out to the event's Gold Sponsor, MotherDuck. In the warmup session, they will give a talk explaining the differences between MotherDuck and self-hosted DuckDB.
🎟️ Want to join in person? Register on Luma.
📺 Can't make it? Join the online livestream.
DuckDB-Iceberg, one of DuckDB's most popular extensions, received another set of features!
In today's blog post, Tom Ebergen and Thijs Bruineman demonstrate the features shipped with v1.5.3:
– MERGE INTO
– ALTER TABLE
– partition transforms
– schema properties
– V3 support
– and more
You are most likely interested in v1.5.4 (codename: Variegata), our latest stable release.
duckdb.org/2026/06/17/a...
When the sea lion learns to quack: #DuckDB now swims into #MariaDB 🦭🦆 mariadb.org/duckdb-stora...
