This is a major release which supports all MongoDB server versions since 2.0.
An online version of these release notes is available at:
The full list of JIRA issues resolved in this release is available at:
https://jira.mongodb.org/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?mode=hide&requestId=14713
Documentation on the C# driver can be found at:
https://mongodb.github.io/mongo-csharp-driver/
This release is primarily in support of new features offered by server 2.6.
Additionally, this will be the last non-bug fix release supporting .NET 3.5.
Some of the notable features:
- Bulk Write Commands
- Text Search
- $out for aggregation
- Aggregation cursors
- Improved sorting in aggregation
- Aggregation explain
- x.509 Authentication
- LDAP Support for Authentication
- Max execution time enforcement
A full set of server changes in server 2.6 can be found here.
There were no intentional backwards breaking changes. If you come across any, please inform us as soon as possible by email [email protected] or by reporting an issue at jira.mongodb.com.