Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/J Version 8.0.15 is the GA release of the 8.0
branch of MySQL Connector/J. It is suitable for use with MySQL Server
versions 8.0, 5.7, 5.6, and 5.5. It supports the Java Database
Connectivity (JDBC) 4.2 API, and implements the X DevAPI.

This release includes the following new features and changes, also
described in more detail on

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/connector-j/8.0/en/news-8-0-15.html

As always, we recommend that you check the “CHANGES” file in the
download archive to be aware of changes in behavior that might affect
your application.

To download MySQL Connector/J 8.0.15 GA, see the “Generally Available
(GA) Releases” tab at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/

Enjoy!

Changes in MySQL Connector/J 8.0.15 (2019-02-01, General Availability)

Functionality Added or Changed

* Default value of the connection property
allowLoadLocalInfile has been changed to false.
Applications that use the LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE
(http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/load-data.html)
statement on MySQL Server needs to set this property to
true explicitly. (Bug #29261254)

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

On Behalf of MySQL/ORACLE RE Team
Gipson Pulla