2.4.0 - Night Of The Living Dead
RethinkDB 2.4 introduces write hooks and bitwise operations besides bug fixes.
Read the blog post for more details.
Compatibility
Data files from RethinkDB version 1.16 onward will be automatically migrated. As with any major release, back up your data files before performing the upgrade. Please read the RethinkDB 2.4.0 release notes if you're upgrading from version 2.3.x or earlier.
RethinkDB 2.4.0 servers cannot be mixed with servers running RethinkDB 2.3.x or earlier in the same cluster.
Official Drivers
Except for JavaScript, the official drivers are now generally maintained as separate projects. But note that there is some coupling of RethinkDB console commands, like , with the Python driver. RethinkDB 2.4 contains some old copies of the drivers to keep working with minimal effort. The JavaScript driver is still used in the Web UI. However, the web assets are now pre-generated, at src/gen/web_assets.cc, making the presence of the driver in the repository not strictly necessary.