{
  "id": 8287601,
  "title": "MariaDB 13 Expands Oracle Compatibility and Improves Developer Experience and Observability",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/mariadb-13-expands-oracle-compatibility-and-improves-developer",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-18T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "InfoQ",
    "slug": "infoq",
    "url": "https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/09/mariadb-13-released/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MariaDB 13.0 has reached General Availability (GA) and is now officially stable, introducing a range of new features, deprecations, and performance improvements. Key enhancements include expanded support for procedural SQL with native support for REF CURSOR types and RECORD types in routine parameters and function return values. This compatibility with Oracle PL/SQL makes the transition of Oracle PL/SQL-based enterprise applications smoother. Additionally, MariaDB 13 introduces a more straightforward way to work with data modified by UPDATE statements through the RETURNING clause, which can now return the set of modified rows using the OLD_VALUE() function. This improvement allows developers to retrieve both old and new values in a single database round trip.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}