---
title: "MariaDB Java Connector 3.4.1 now available"
publish_date: 2024-07-17
author: "Daniel Bartholomew"
channel:
  - name: "Developer"
    url: "/resources/blog/channel/developer.md"
tags:
  - name: "MariaDB Connector/Java"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/mariadb-connector-java.md"
  - name: "MariaDB Connectors"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/mariadb-connectors.md"
---

# MariaDB Java Connector 3.4.1 now available

MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the MariaDB Connector/Java 3.4.1 release.

**[Download Now](https://staging-mdb.com/downloads/connectors/connectors-data-access/java8-connector/)**

## Release Notes and Changelogs

### MariaDB Connector/Java 3.4.1

- [MariaDB Connector/Java 3.4.1 Release Notes](https://staging-mdb.com/kb/en/mariadb-connector-j-3-4-1-release-notes/)
- [MariaDB Connector/Java 3.4.1 Changelog](https://staging-mdb.com/kb/en/mariadb-connector-j-3-4-1-changelog/)

Notable items in this release include:

- Implementation of pinGlobalTxToPhysicalConnection for XA Connection 
    - The new boolean option pinGlobalTxToPhysicalConnection, when enabled, ensures that an operation for a specific XID is routed to the same connection, to permit supporting 'XA START <xid>' when 'XA END' has been called.
- Enhanced host description 
    - The host description for connecting to the server has been changed from either <host>\[:<portnumber>\] or address=(host=<host>)\[(port=<portnumber>)\]\[(type=(master|slave))\] to a more detaild host description, permitting to set localsocket or pipe, and to define a specific ssl mode depending on the host.
- Adding databaseTerm alias 
    - Option useCatalogTerm has an alias databaseTerm for MySQL connector compatibility.

See the release notes and changelog for more details and visit [mariadb.com/downloads/connectors/connectors-data-access/java8-connector/](https://staging-mdb.com/downloads/connectors/connectors-data-access/java8-connector/) to download.