[RELEASE] Scylla CDC Source Connector v2.0.0

We’re happy to announce the v2.0.0 release of the Scylla CDC Source Connector. This release brings important new CDC formatting capabilities and broader schema support, along with improvements to the developer/operator experience and a set of dependency/security updates.

Highlights in v2.0.0

New CDC payload & configuration capabilities

  • Basic before/after support plus partition-key configuration to better control what’s emitted downstream.

  • Legacy CDC output format support, helping teams migrate while keeping compatibility with existing consumers.

Wider type coverage

  • Added support for non-frozen collections and UDTs, enabling richer schemas to be streamed without workarounds.

Operational & packaging improvements

  • Modernized Docker setup and improved connector scripts to streamline local testing and deployment workflows.

Maintenance

  • Multiple dependency updates, including updates to Kafka Avro serializer, LZ4, Jetty, Netty, Commons IO, and Log4j.

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If you’re running the connector in production, we recommend reviewing the changelog and testing the new output options (before/after, legacy format) with your downstream pipelines before rolling out broadly.