Release Notes¶

This section contains official release notes for Dift.

Release notes document:

new features
architectural improvements
connector support
reporting improvements
automation workflows
breaking changes
migration guidance
developer experience improvements

Release Philosophy¶

Dift follows an incremental release strategy focused on:

stability
extensibility
automation compatibility
connector scalability
data trust workflows

Each release aims to improve:

usability
reporting quality
validation reliability
extensibility
enterprise readiness

Available Releases¶

Version	Highlights
v0.1.0	Initial public release
v0.2.1	Reporting improvements and validation enhancements
v0.3.0	Config system, threshold policies, output directories
v0.5.0	Advanced drift detection, automation workflows, history tracking
v0.6.0	SQL support, warehouse connectors, reader registry, plugin preparation

Major Evolution Timeline¶

v0.1.0 — Foundation¶

Core comparison engine introduced:

schema comparison
row comparison
quality analysis
risk scoring
report generation

v0.2.1 - Stability & Reporting¶

Focused on:

report improvements
CLI usability
validation clarity
output consistency

v0.3.0 - Reusable Workflows¶

Introduced:

config files
threshold policies
environment configs
output directory workflows
reusable validation setups

v0.5.0 - Automation & Drift Intelligence¶

Major additions:

numeric drift detection
categorical drift analysis
outlier detection
scheduling workflows
batch comparisons
comparison history
automation-friendly execution

v0.6.0 - Connectors & Architecture¶

Major architectural release introducing:

SQL database support
BigQuery support
DuckDB support
connector registry architecture
modular reader interfaces
plugin preparation systems
progress indicators

Reading Release Notes¶

Each release document may include:

feature summaries
CLI examples
architectural changes
migration notes
workflow improvements
future roadmap direction

Versioning Strategy¶

Dift currently follows a semantic-style versioning strategy:

MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH

Example:

0.6.0

Current Development Phase¶

Dift is currently in the:

0.x.x

development phase.

This means:

architecture continues evolving
features expand rapidly
extensibility work is ongoing

However, backward compatibility and stability remain important priorities.

Upgrade Recommendation¶

Upgrade to the latest version:

pip install --upgrade dift-cli

Verify Installed Version¶

dift --help

or:

python -m dift.cli --help

Release Goals¶

Dift releases aim to improve:

data trust validation
drift detection workflows
warehouse compatibility
automation support
enterprise readiness
extensibility

Long-Term Vision¶

Dift aims to become the open-source standard for:

dataset regression testing
data drift monitoring
warehouse trust validation
ML dataset validation
automated data quality enforcement