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February 13 2025
MariaDB
Release of stable (GA) versions 11.7.2 and 11.8.1 (11.8.1 is a Release Candidate)
February 4 2025
MariaDB
Release of stable (GA) versions 10.5.28, 10.6.21, 10.11.11, and 11.4.5
February 4 2025
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MariaDB versions 10.5.28, 10.6.21, 10.11.11, and 11.4.5 were released as stable (GA) versions.
January 2025
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MariaDB Foundation announced sponsors including Amazon, Alibaba Cloud, Intel, and others.
2024
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MariaDB was bought by the K1 private equity group, which appointed a new CEO.
November 21 2024
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MariaDB version 11.6.2 was released as a stable (GA) version.
November 1 2024
MariaDB
Release of stable (GA) version 11.2.6
November 1 2024
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MariaDB version 11.2.6 was released as a stable (GA) version.
August 8 2024
MariaDB
Release of stable (GA) version 11.1.6
August 8 2024
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MariaDB version 11.1.6 was released as a stable (GA) version.
May 16 2024
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Release of stable (GA) versions 10.5.28 and 11.0.6
May 16 2024
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MariaDB versions 10.4.34 and 11.0.6 were released as stable (GA) versions.
November 13 2023
MariaDB
Release of stable (GA) version 10.10.7
November 13 2023
MariaDB
MariaDB version 10.10.7 was released as a stable (GA) version.
August 14 2023
MariaDB
Release of stable (GA) version 10.9.8
August 14 2023
MariaDB
MariaDB version 10.9.8 was released as a stable (GA) version.
May 10 2023
MariaDB
Release of stable (GA) versions 10.3.39 and 10.8.8
May 10 2023
MariaDB
MariaDB versions 10.3.39 and 10.8.8 were released as stable (GA) versions.
February 6 2023
MariaDB
Release of stable (GA) version 10.7.8
February 6 2023
MariaDB
MariaDB version 10.7.8 was released as a stable (GA) version.
May 20 2022
MariaDB
Release of stable (GA) version 10.2.44
May 20 2022
MariaDB
MariaDB version 10.2.44 was released as a stable (GA) version.
February 2022
MariaDB
MariaDB Corporation AB announced its intention to become a publicly listed company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
November 4 2020
MariaDB
Release of stable (GA) version 10.1.48
November 4 2020
MariaDB
MariaDB version 10.1.48 was released as a stable (GA) version.
May 12 2020
MariaDB
Release of stable (GA) version 5.5.68
May 12 2020
MariaDB
MariaDB version 5.5.68 was released as a stable (GA) version.
March 31 2020
MariaDB
MariaDB announced the general availability of SkySQL, a managed cloud database service on Google Cloud Platform, offering a hybrid database solution with column family store, object store, and distributed SQL database capabilities.
February 1 2019
MariaDB
Kaj Arnö joined as CEO of the MariaDB Foundation.
January 31 2019
MariaDB
Release of stable (GA) version 10.0.38
January 31 2019
MariaDB
MariaDB version 10.0.38 was released as a stable (GA) version.
2017
MariaDB
Alibaba led the C-series funding round with a $27M investment. The European Investment Bank simultaneously invested €25M.
2014
MariaDB
MariaDB Corporation AB became the first sponsor and member of the MariaDB Foundation after agreements on ownership and roles.
October 1 2014
MariaDB
The company changed its name to reflect its role as the primary developer of MariaDB Server and its primary support provider.
2013
MariaDB
The Foundation established its governance model, modeled after the Eclipse Foundation, with Mike Milinkovich as an advisor.
2013
MariaDB
Google assigned one of its engineers to work at the MariaDB Foundation.
2013
MariaDB
Intel led the B-series funding round, investing $20M into MariaDB Corporation.
April 23 2013
MariaDB
MariaDB Corporation AB was formed through a merger between SkySQL Corporation Ab and Monty Program.
January 30 2013
MariaDB
Initial stable releases of MariaDB versions 5.1.67, 5.2.14, and 5.3.12 were launched simultaneously.
2012
MariaDB
MariaDB Corporation completed its A-series funding round, raising part of a total $123M in investment funding.
December 2012
MariaDB
Michael Widenius, David Axmark, and Allan Larsson announced the formation of the MariaDB Foundation to oversee MariaDB's development.
2010
MariaDB
MariaDB Corporation AB was founded by Patrik Backman, Ralf Wahlsten, Kaj Arnö, Max Mether, Ulf Sandberg, Mick Carney, and Michael 'Monty' Widenius, initially focusing on open source and non-commercial development activities.

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