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Summary
AI summaryUpdates python, 🐛 Bug Fixes, and 🎉 New Features across a mixed release.
Changes in this release
| Type | Severity | Summary | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | Low |
Adds blob v2 fetch API for Python. Adds blob v2 fetch API for Python. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-15 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Low |
Adds support for WatsonxReranker component in Python. Adds support for WatsonxReranker component in Python. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-15 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Low |
Adds table FTS query tokenization support. Adds table FTS query tokenization support. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-15 Confidence: high |
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| Performance | Low |
Skips Dataset::index_statistics() for all index types, improving performance. Skips Dataset::index_statistics() for all index types, improving performance. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-15 Confidence: high |
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| Bugfix | Medium |
Preserves zero distance bounds in hybrid search for Python. Preserves zero distance bounds in hybrid search for Python. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-15 Confidence: high |
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| Bugfix | Medium |
Fixes Gemini batching, user agent handling, and variable dimensions in Python. Fixes Gemini batching, user agent handling, and variable dimensions in Python. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-15 Confidence: high |
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| Bugfix | Medium |
Preserves phrase semantics in synchronous queries for Python. Preserves phrase semantics in synchronous queries for Python. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-15 Confidence: high |
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| Bugfix | Medium |
Fills bad vector values element‑wise in Python. Fills bad vector values element‑wise in Python. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-15 Confidence: high |
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| Bugfix | Medium |
Skips embedding functions for empty batches in Rust. Skips embedding functions for empty batches in Rust. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-15 Confidence: high |
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| Refactor | Low |
Removes CODEOWNERS file from repository. Removes CODEOWNERS file from repository. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-15 Confidence: high |
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Full changelog
🎉 New Features
- feat(python): blob v2 fetch API by @geruh in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3578
- feat(python): added support for WatsonxReranker component by @MateuszOssGit in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3642
- feat: add table FTS query tokenization by @jackye1995 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3659
🐛 Bug Fixes
- fix(python): preserve zero distance bounds in hybrid search by @u70b3 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3652
- fix(python): gemini batching, user agent and variable dims by @markmcd in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3618
- fix(python): preserve phrase semantics in sync queries by @u70b3 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3654
- fix(python): fill bad vector values element-wise by @prrao87 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3613
- fix(rust): skip embedding functions for empty batches by @u70b3 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3646
📚 Documentation
- docs: add LanceDB agent skill for portable pipelines by @prrao87 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3662
🚀 Performance Improvements
- perf: skip Dataset::index_statistics() for all index types by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3346
🔧 Build and CI
- ci: remove CODEOWNERS file by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/3655
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Earlier breaking changes
- vpython-v0.35.0-beta.0 Aligns `Permutation.with_format(
- vpython-v0.35.0-beta.0 breaks `Permutation.with_format("torch")` alignment with HuggingFace `set_format("torch")`
- v0.32.0-beta.0 breaks `Permutation.with_format(
- v0.30.0-beta.0 Fixes nested field paths support in native index creation
- vpython-v0.32.0 Namespace naming and enterprise integration refactored with breaking changes
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