# \#go-driver

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## [\[RELEASE\]: GoCQL v1.18.1](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-gocql-v1-18-1/5401)

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**Author:** [@sylwiaszunejko](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/sylwiaszunejko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-gocql-v1-18-1/5401 "2026-06-10T09:58:00Z")

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Driver Release Summary: v1.18.1 Release link: Release v1.18.1 · scylladb/gocql · GitHub What’s Changed Tests Replace SimpleStrategy with NetworkTopologyStrategy in example tests (#854) Fixes Fix UDT unmarshal into \*…

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## [\[RELEASE\]: GoCQL v1.17.0](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-gocql-v1-17-0/5177)

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**Author:** [@sylwiaszunejko](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/sylwiaszunejko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-gocql-v1-17-0/5177 "2025-11-12T14:26:42Z")

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Driver Release Summary: v1.17.0 Release link: Release v1.17.0 · scylladb/gocql · GitHub What’s Changed Tests Skip TestRecreateSchema/UDT on 2024.1 (#600) Simplify tablets tests (#603) Fixes Fix inserting time.Time{}…

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## [\[RELEASE\]: GoCQL v1.15.3](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-gocql-v1-15-3/5092)

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**Author:** [@Dmitry\_Kropachev](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Dmitry_Kropachev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-gocql-v1-15-3/5092 "2025-09-08T17:35:04Z")

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Driver Release Summary: v1.15.3 Release link: Release v1.15.3 · scylladb/gocql · GitHub What’s Changed Fixes gocql.uuid: add IsEmpty() api (#515) Run control connection reconnect in background (#529) Make ClusterConfi…

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## [Multi DC cluster, query performance with batches, GOCQL driver](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/multi-dc-cluster-query-performance-with-batches-gocql-driver/4752)

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**Author:** [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/multi-dc-cluster-query-performance-with-batches-gocql-driver/4752 "2025-09-08T05:03:11Z")

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## [\[RELEASE\]: GoCQL v1.15.1](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-gocql-v1-15-1/5008)

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**Author:** [@sylwiaszunejko](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/sylwiaszunejko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-gocql-v1-15-1/5008 "2025-07-22T11:10:13Z")

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Driver Release Summary: v1.15.1 Release link: Release v1.15.1 · scylladb/gocql · GitHub What’s Changed Fixes Fix usage of cassandra-specific system.peers\_v2 table (#477) Fix possible panic on session.Close (#492) Imp…

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## [\[RELEASE\]: GoCQL v1.14.5](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-gocql-v1-14-5/4479)

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**Author:** [@Dmitry\_Kropachev](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Dmitry_Kropachev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-gocql-v1-14-5/4479 "2025-02-12T01:56:12Z")

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Driver Release Summary: v1.14.5 Release link: Release v1.14.5 · scylladb/gocql · GitHub New Features: Compression Update: Replaced Snappy compressor with Snappy-compatible S2 algorithm. Pooling Improvements: Debouncin…

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## [Gocql query paging issue](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/gocql-query-paging-issue/1497)

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**Author:** [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/gocql-query-paging-issue/1497 "2024-04-18T06:50:21Z")

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## [Why do my clients need to register for CHANGE events?](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/why-do-my-clients-need-to-register-for-change-events/2342)

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**Author:** [@ckjones](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/ckjones)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/why-do-my-clients-need-to-register-for-change-events/2342 "2024-07-25T10:06:55Z")

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I’ve noticed when using the gocql driver that, by default, my client will register for TOPOLOGY\_CHANGE, STATUS\_CHANGE, and SCHEMA\_CHANGE events. I can disable them using the driver, but I fear that might be a bad idea. H…

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## [ScyllaDB returning a smaller page than expected to maintain low latency, handling of tombstones](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/scylladb-returning-a-smaller-page-than-expected-to-maintain-low-latency-handling-of-tombstones/2145)

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**Author:** [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2024, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/scylladb-returning-a-smaller-page-than-expected-to-maintain-low-latency-handling-of-tombstones/2145 "2024-06-09T03:44:07Z")

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## [Adding a column](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/adding-a-column/1967)

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**Author:** [@Manya](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Manya)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/adding-a-column/1967 "2024-05-20T10:19:23Z")

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after adding a column to scylla table , we are getting this error in app gocql: not enough columns to scan into: have 7 want 8

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## [Can't update UDT using gocqlx](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/cant-update-udt-using-gocqlx/1336)

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**Author:** [@Hammad\_Ul\_Haq](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Hammad_Ul_Haq)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/cant-update-udt-using-gocqlx/1336 "2024-03-19T07:03:50Z")

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Hi so I have a usecase in which a user can create a secondary index on any table by calling an API. And I’m recording these indexes in a common table using map\<text, frozen\> where indexes is a User Defined Type: CREATE …

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## [Scylla Monitoring Advisor Inbalanced Connections](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/scylla-monitoring-advisor-inbalanced-connections/561)

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**Author:** [@scyllago](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/scyllago)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/scylla-monitoring-advisor-inbalanced-connections/561 "2023-06-07T12:53:42Z")

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Hi We’re running Scylla in Kubernetes with gocq driver, I’ve replaced the cql driver with the scylla one and so far I don’t have any cql optimizations showing in monitoring. Though I consistently see the connections ar…
