Today we are releasing DuckDB 1.4.2, the second patch release of our LTS edition. The new release ships several bugfixes and performance optimizations as well as some new Iceberg and logger/profiler features. We also fixed vulnerabilities in DuckDB's database encryption.

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DuckDB 1.4.2 LTS is now available with critical security fixes for database encryption vulnerabilities, new Iceberg extension support for insert/update/delete operations, enhanced logging and profiling capabilities including HTTP request timing, and Vortex file format support. The release also includes performance optimizations for WAL index operations and database detachment, plus fixes for crashes, incorrect results, and storage issues.

Announcing DuckDB 1.4.2 LTS