RussellSpitzer commented on code in PR #15221: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15221#discussion_r2756286861
########## site/docs/blog/posts/2026-02-02-iceberg-rust-0.8.0-release.md: ########## @@ -0,0 +1,144 @@ +--- +date: 2026-02-02 +title: Apache Iceberg Rust 0.8.0 Release +slug: apache-iceberg-rust-0.8.0-release # this is the blog url +authors: + - iceberg-pmc +categories: + - release +--- + +<!-- + - Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more + - contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with + - this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. + - The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0 + - (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with + - the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at + - + - http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + - + - Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + - distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + - WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + - See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + - limitations under the License. + --> + +The Apache Iceberg community is pleased to announce version 0.8.0 of [iceberg-rust](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-rust). + +This release covers development work from late November 2025 through early January 2026 and is the result of merging **144 PRs** from **37 contributors**. See the [changelog] for the complete list of changes. + +[changelog]: https://github.com/apache/iceberg-rust/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v080---2026-01-06 + +`iceberg-rust` is a native Rust implementation of the Apache Iceberg specification, providing high-performance libraries for reading, writing, and managing Iceberg tables in Rust applications and through Python bindings (`pyiceberg-core`). + +<!-- more --> + +## Release Highlights + +### V3 Metadata Support + +This release introduces [support for Iceberg V3 metadata format](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-rust/pull/1682), enabling `iceberg-rust` to work with the latest version of the Iceberg table specification. This includes support for V3 manifests with delete file content and enhanced metadata handling. + +### Enhanced DataFusion Integration + +The DataFusion integration received significant improvements: + +- **INSERT INTO partitioned tables**: [Native support](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-rust/pull/1827) for inserting data into partitioned Iceberg tables +- **Partition column projection**: [Implemented project node](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-rust/pull/1602) to efficiently add partition columns during query execution +- **Partitioning node**: [Added partitioning operator](https://github.com/apache/iceberg-rust/pull/1620) to define output partitioning for better parallelism Review Comment: Ah, Confusing to me because we are talking about "Iceberg Partitioning" two bullets up -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
