Preview Release v5.2.0-preview4.23342.2

[Preview Release 5.2.0-preview4.23342.2] - 2023-12-08

Added

• Added SqlBatch support on .NET 6+ #1825, #2223
• Added Workload Identity authentication support #2159, #2264
• Added Localization support on .NET #2210
• Added support for Georgian collation #2194
• Added support for Big Endian systems #2170

Changed

• Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI (.NET Framework dependency) and Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime (.NET/.NET Standard dependency) version to v5.2.0-preview1.23340.1. #2257, which includes removing dead code and addressing TSA warnings
• Improved CPU usage when AppContext switches are in use #2227
• Upgraded Azure.Identity dependency version to 1.10.3 to address CVE-2023-36414, #2188
• Improved error messages when validating server certificates in managed SNI (Linux/macOS) #2060

Fixed

• Fixed an issue when using the Authentication option, but not encrypting on .NET Framework where the server certificate was being incorrectly validated #2224
• Fixed a deadlock problem for distributed transactions when on .NET #2161
• Fixed an issue with connecting to named instances on named pipes in managed SNI (Linux/macOS)#2142
• Fixed an issue when connecting to an invalid LocalDB name using managed SNI #2129
• Fixed an AccessViolationException when using a SQL Express user instance #2101
• Fixed a metadata query issue when connecting to Azure SQL Edge #2099
• Fixed file version information for .NET and .NET Standard binaries#2093
• Fixed the SPN sent for a named instance when using Kerberos authentication on Linux/macOS #2240
• Various code improvements #2091, #2098, #2121, #2122, #2132, #2136, #2144, #2147, #2157, #2164, #2166, #2168, #2186