Release 2.16.0.alpha1

Author: p

source/reference/driver-compatibility.txt

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
    :class: compatibility-large no-padding
 
    * - Ruby Driver
+     - MongoDB 5.0
      - MongoDB 4.4
      - MongoDB 4.2
      - MongoDB 4.0
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      - MongoDB 2.6
 
    * - 2.16
+     -
      - |checkmark|
      - |checkmark|
      - |checkmark|
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      - |checkmark|
 
    * - 2.15
+     -
      - |checkmark|
      - |checkmark|
      - |checkmark|
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      - |checkmark|
 
    * - 2.14
+     -
      - |checkmark|
      - |checkmark|
      - |checkmark|
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      - |checkmark|
 
    * - 2.13
+     -
      - |checkmark| [#ocsp]_
      - |checkmark|
      - |checkmark|
@@ -86,6 +91,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      - |checkmark|
 
    * - 2.12
+     -
      -
      - |checkmark|
      - |checkmark|
@@ -96,6 +102,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      - |checkmark|
 
    * - 2.11
+     -
      -
      - |checkmark| [#client-side-encryption]_
      - |checkmark|
@@ -106,6 +113,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      - |checkmark|
 
    * - 2.10
+     -
      -
      - |checkmark| [#srv-polling]_ [#client-side-encryption]_
      - |checkmark|
@@ -116,6 +124,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      - |checkmark|
 
    * - 2.9
+     -
      -
      -
      - |checkmark|
@@ -126,6 +135,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      - |checkmark|
 
    * - 2.8
+     -
      -
      -
      - |checkmark|
@@ -136,6 +146,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      - |checkmark|
 
    * - 2.7
+     -
      -
      -
      - |checkmark|
@@ -146,6 +157,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      - |checkmark|
 
    * - 2.6
+     -
      -
      -
      - |checkmark|
@@ -159,6 +171,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      -
      -
      -
+     -
      - |checkmark|
      - |checkmark|
      - |checkmark|
@@ -170,6 +183,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      -
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+     -
      - |checkmark|
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@@ -181,6 +195,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      -
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+     -
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@@ -191,6 +206,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      -
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+     -
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@@ -202,6 +218,7 @@ The first column lists the driver versions.
      -
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+     -
      - |checkmark|
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@@ -593,7 +610,7 @@ the driver.
    * - Ruby Driver
      - mongo_kerberos |nbsp| 2.1
 
-   * - 2.7 - 2.14
+   * - 2.7 - 2.16
      - |checkmark|
 
 

source/release-notes.txt

@@ -17,12 +17,24 @@ comprehensive list of changes in each version of the driver and the
 for the complete list of changes, including those internal to the driver and
 its test suite.
 
+
 2.16
 ====
 
+This release adds the following new feature:
+
+- Experimental load balancer support.
+
+The following minor improvement has been made:
+
+- GridFS file retrieval no longer requires index creation privileges when
+  the indexes already exist, and is thus usable with users that have only
+  read permissions.
+
 This release of the Ruby driver increases the minimum required Ruby version
 to 2.4.
 
+
 2.15
 ====
 
@@ -70,6 +82,7 @@ The following smaller improvements have been made:
   ``writeErrors`` field in the server response.
 - Server selection timeout for ``mongocryptd`` has been increased to 10 seconds.
 
+
 2.14
 ====