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# Pre-release Archive Release Notes

> Release notes for the 3.0 Alpha & Beta Releases 

In the run-up to the SDK 3.0 AP releases, several αλφα and βετα releases were made. Their release notes are maintained here for archive purposes. The 3.0 series release notes proper can be found [here](sdk-release-notes.md), along with install instructions for all supported platforms. Please note that none of the pre-releases listed below are supported; all _supported_ (GA) releases can be found [here](sdk-release-notes.md).

> [!WARNING]
> These are the pre-release α & β Release Notes maintained purely for archive and information purposes. These releases are unsupported. Supported (GA) releases can be found [on the general 3.0 Release Notes page](sdk-release-notes.md).

## [](#version-3-0-0beta1-october-23-2019)Version 3.0.0beta1 (October 23, 2019)

First beta release

* Revised API to conform RFCs and libcouchbase 3.0.0.beta.1

## [](#version-3-0-0alpha4-july-18-2019)Version 3.0.0alpha4 (July 18, 2019)

Fourth alpha release

* Removed support of geospatial views
* Implemented analytics query options
* Moved query methods up to cluster level

## [](#version-3-0-0alpha3-may-30-2019)Version 3.0.0alpha3 (May 30, 2019)

Third alpha release

* Implemented query options for n1ql
* Implemented query options for views
* Fixed boolean typehint on function signatures
* Implemented subdoc counter spec
* Added delta/initial options for counter operations
* Fixed content property for get operation result
* Fixed parsing integers in operation options
* Relaxed type check on KV mutate value

## [](#version-3-0-0alpha2-may-29-2019)Version 3.0.0alpha2 (May 29, 2019)

Second alpha release

* Fixed operation options access
* Fixed build on macos (duplicate symbols error)

## [](#version-3-0-0alpha1-may-22-2019)Version 3.0.0alpha1 (May 22, 2019)

First alpha release

* Updated libcouchbase bindings (depends on libcouchbase 3.0.0.alpha.3)
* Support for collections
* Support for sync durability.