v0.33.0-beta.0

lancedb/lancedbv0.33.0-beta.0Jul 24, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

Beta release focusing on distributed metrics, pre-Haswell compatibility wheels, and remote branch management capabilities.

Key Highlights

  • Distributed analyze plan metrics
  • Pre-Haswell wheels support
  • Remote branch diff and merge APIs

New Features

  • Distributed analyze plan metrics
  • Pre-Haswell wheels support
  • Skill references for jobs

Full Release Notes

## πŸŽ‰ New Features

- feat: support distributed analyze plan metrics in clients by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3675
- feat(wheels): publish lancedb-compat for pre-Haswell x86_64 hosts by @tobocop2 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3327
- feat: skill references to work with jobs (incl server connection) by @dantasse in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3683
- feat: add remote branch diff and merge client APIs by @geruh in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3686
- feat: branch skill updates for merge by @dantasse in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3685

## πŸ› Bug Fixes

- fix(python): route local sync namespace operations through rust by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3606
- fix(python): bound scanner memory for wide-row bulk ingestion by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3625
- fix(python): raise clear ValueError when vector column cannot be infe… by @Vitaliy-Pikalo in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3567
- fix(rust): bound remote insert request size to avoid ingestion timeouts by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3630
- fix(node): sanitize Map fields across Arrow versions by @u70b3 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3650
- fix(python): allow selection of _rowid in Permutation by @erandagan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3133

## πŸ“š Documentation

- docs(java): fill Java API reference gaps by @prrao87 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3615

## Other Changes

- refactor: move lancedb skill to a codex/claude plugin by @dantasse in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3681

## πŸ”§ Build and CI

- ci: pin ad-m/github-push-action to a full commit SHA in the release job by @kobihikri in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3677