--- title: MariaDB Foundation Newsletter – September 2026 | daily.dev description: MariaDB Foundation's September 2026 newsletter covers the publication of a formal governance framework for MariaDB Server, two new Silver Sponsors (Auree and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mariadb-foundation-newsletter-september-2026-bbuwtzgde twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: MariaDB Foundation Newsletter – September 2026 | daily.dev og:description: MariaDB Foundation's September 2026 newsletter covers the publication of a formal governance framework for MariaDB Server, two new Silver Sponsors (Auree and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mariadb-foundation-newsletter-september-2026-bbuwtzgde og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bbUwTzgdE.png og:image:alt: MariaDB Foundation Newsletter – September 2026 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # MariaDB Foundation Newsletter – September 2026 **[MariaDB.org](https://daily.dev/sources/mariadb-foundation)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary MariaDB Foundation's September 2026 newsletter covers the publication of a formal governance framework for MariaDB Server, two new Silver Sponsors (Auree and Seravo), and the Q3 2026 maintenance releases for 12.3.3, 11.8.9, 11.4.13 and 10.11.19 — the first cycle without 10.6, which reached end of life on 6 July. It also highlights JSON arrow operators and JSON_TABLE improvements in the MariaDB 13.1 preview, groundwork for pluggable aggregate functions (HyperLogLog), a HammerDB 6.0 memory-leak investigation, fresh contribution statistics for January–June 2026, Adobe Commerce/Magento community engagement, and ecosystem news including Percona Server for MySQL's new OIDC support and Percona's decision to skip 9.x Innovation Releases. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What are the supported upgrade paths for MariaDB 10.6 now that it has reached end of life? MariaDB 10.6 reached end of life on 6 July 2026 and is no longer part of the maintenance cycle. Users still running 10.6 should upgrade to 10.11, 11.4, 11.8, or the current LTS release, 12.3. The Q3 2026 maintenance releases (12.3.3, 11.8.9, 11.4.13, and 10.11.19) were the first round to exclude 10.6. _Track MariaDB LTS upgrade deadlines and release notes on daily.dev before support windows close._ ### How do the new JSON arrow operators work in MariaDB 13.1? MariaDB 13.1 introduces JSON arrow operators, letting developers write document->'$.customer.name' and document->>'$.customer.name' instead of nesting JSON function calls. The 13.1 preview also improves JSON_TABLE() with support for formatted JSON columns, so complete JSON objects and arrays can be returned without flattening them into scalar SQL values. _Developers evaluating JSON query syntax across databases can follow MariaDB 13.1 previews on daily.dev._ ### Why did Percona decide not to release MySQL 9.x Innovation Releases? Percona is skipping 9.x Innovation Releases and moving its MySQL products directly to the 9.7 LTS line because telemetry from Percona Monitoring and Management showed adoption of Innovation Releases barely registering, fluctuating within a 1% range. This decision was explained in detail by Evgeniy Patlan on 7 August 2026. _Teams planning MySQL upgrade paths can weigh vendor roadmap shifts like this one on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [MariaDB Server 12.3, 11.8, 11.4 and 10.11 – Q3 2026 Maintenance Releases, and Goodbye 10.6](https://daily.dev/posts/mariadb-server-12-3-11-8-11-4-and-10-11-q3-2026-maintenance-releases-and-goodbye-10-6-xzt1mvtc8) · MariaDB.org · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [MariaDB at Percona Live Amsterdam 2026: Ecosystem, Plugins, Security, and Community](https://daily.dev/posts/mariadb-at-percona-live-amsterdam-2026-ecosystem-plugins-security-and-community-u8bh4gh24) · MariaDB.org · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [MySQL July 2026 GA Releases Now Available](https://daily.dev/posts/mysql-july-2026-ga-releases-now-available-askmfmyil) · Planet MySQL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [MariaDB Contribution Statistics, January-June 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/mariadb-contribution-statistics-january-june-2026-p7k4hd46w) · MariaDB.org · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure), [#database](https://daily.dev/tags/database), [#sql](https://daily.dev/tags/sql) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/mariadb-foundation-newsletter-september-2026-bbuwtzgde) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"MariaDB Foundation Newsletter – September 2026","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/mariadb-foundation-newsletter-september-2026-bbuwtzgde","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mariadb-foundation-newsletter-september-2026-bbuwtzgde"},"datePublished":"2026-09-01T11:32:54.993Z","dateModified":"2026-09-01T11:33:21.170Z","description":"MariaDB Foundation's September 2026 newsletter covers the publication of a formal governance framework for MariaDB Server, two new Silver Sponsors (Auree and...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/37630acd983408e2213dc37e9c647764?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/37630acd983408e2213dc37e9c647764?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"MariaDB.org","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"MariaDB.org","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--onniydaR--/f_auto,q_auto/v1787487510/logos/mariadb-foundation?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/mariadb-foundation"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/mariadb-foundation-newsletter-september-2026-bbuwtzgde","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"open-source,infrastructure,database,sql","timeRequired":"PT7M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"MariaDB.org","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/mariadb-foundation"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"MariaDB Foundation Newsletter – September 2026"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mariadb-foundation-newsletter-september-2026-bbuwtzgde#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What are the supported upgrade paths for MariaDB 10.6 now that it has reached end of life?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"MariaDB 10.6 reached end of life on 6 July 2026 and is no longer part of the maintenance cycle. 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