cx_Oracle 8.3 is now released. This release introduced official support for Python 3.10 and addressed a few small issues. See the [full release notes](https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#version-8-3-november-2021) for all of the details.
8.2.1
cx_Oracle 8.2.1 is now released. This release addresses a couple of bugs and adds one small internal enhancement. See the [full release notes](https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#version-8-2-1-june-2021) for all of the details.
8.2.0
cx_Oracle 8.2 is now released. This release introduced a number of useful changes, many around connection handling. See the [full release notes](https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#version-8-2-may-2021) for all of the details.
8.1
cx_Oracle 8.1 is now released. This release focused on support for the new JSON data type available in Oracle Database and Client 21. See the [full release notes](https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#version-8-1-december-2020) for all of the details.
8.0.1
cx_Oracle 8.0.1 is now released. This release addresses a few bugs and ensures that those still using Python 2.7 will not see cx_Oracle 8 when installing via pip. See the [full release notes](https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#version-8-0-1-august-2020) for all of the details.
8.0
cx_Oracle 8.0 is now released. This release is the first one to only support Python 3. The default encoding for all character data is now UTF-8. A new method for initialising the Oracle Client libraries is available. A number of other smaller enhancements and bug fixes were also made. See the [full release notes](https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#version-8-0-june-2020) for all of the details.