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
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Basic before/after support plus partition-key configuration to better control what’s emitted downstream.
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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.
Links
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GitHub release: https://github.com/scylladb/scylla-cdc-source-connector/releases/tag/v2.0.0
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Full changelog (compare): https://github.com/scylladb/scylla-cdc-source-connector/compare/v1.2.7…v2.0.0
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.