# Connector/J 1.3.6 Release Notes

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[Download](https://downloads.mariadb.org/connector-java/1.3.6/) | **Release Notes** | [Changelog](https://gitbook-v2-q3lwp8faq-gitbook.vercel.app/url/mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/connectors/java/changelogs/1.3/1.3.6) | [About MariaDB Connector/J](https://app.gitbook.com/s/CjGYMsT2MVP4nd3IyW2L/mariadb-connector-j/about-mariadb-connector-j)

**Release date:** 29 Feb 2016

MariaDB Connector/J 1.3.6 is a [***Stable***](https://gitbook-v2-q3lwp8faq-gitbook.vercel.app/url/mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-criteria) ***(GA)*** release.

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For a list of all changes made in this release, with links to detailed\
information on each push, see the [changelog](https://gitbook-v2-q3lwp8faq-gitbook.vercel.app/url/mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/connectors/java/changelogs/1.3/1.3.6).

This version is a bugfix release.

## Notable changes and additions

### Major

* [CONJ-252](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-252) : Correction of charset parameter on Statement.setCharacterStream() and setClob
* [CONJ-253](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-253) : Protocol encoding correction for binary field
* [CONJ-254](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-254) : Correction of error in boolean when using scala anorm string interpolation

### Minor

* [CONJ-255](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-255) : getBoolean() improvement (for field not normally considered as boolean). TinyInt value >= 2 are now considered as true.
* [CONJ-257](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-257) : Server preparedStatement now used even for query without parameters.
* [CONJ-258](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-258) : multithreading correction on possible race condition on statement.close()

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