# QuestDB 8.0.3 Release

**URL:** <https://community.questdb.com/t/questdb-8-0-3-release/108>\
**Category:** Community\
**Tags:** announcement, release\
**Created:** [July 17, 2024, 10:01am UTC](https://community.questdb.com/t/questdb-8-0-3-release/108 "2024-07-17T10:01:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![nwoolmer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.questdb.com/nwoolmer/32/24_2.png) [@nwoolmer](https://community.questdb.com/u/nwoolmer)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 10:01am UTC](https://community.questdb.com/t/questdb-8-0-3-release/108/1 "2024-07-17T10:01:55Z")

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QuestDB 8.0.3 is out!

This release includes the new `json_extract()` function, based on [simdjson](https://github.com/simdjson/simdjson).

More finance-related functions, which will integrate well with the upcoming ARRAYs feature!

Faster SQL execution, with improvements around GROUP BY, JOINs, and JIT compilation.

Smarter, sleeker web console, with better feedback to help you identify and troubleshoot problems with your tables and deployment!

HTTP Basic Authentication, so no need to use nginx or similar to have basic username/password authentication with QuestDB!

Try it now!

> **[Release 8.0.3 · questdb/questdb](https://github.com/questdb/questdb/releases/tag/8.0.3)**
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> Summer time! 🌞 For some, that's sunshine, beaches, lotion, all that fun stuff. Or, well, hiding inside near the air conditioner. It's hot! For QuestDB, it's another set of improvements. This releas...

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**Author:** ![nwoolmer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.questdb.com/nwoolmer/32/24_2.png) [@nwoolmer](https://community.questdb.com/u/nwoolmer)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 10:05am UTC](https://community.questdb.com/t/questdb-8-0-3-release/108/2 "2024-07-17T10:05:28Z")

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**Author:** ![nwoolmer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.questdb.com/nwoolmer/32/24_2.png) [@nwoolmer](https://community.questdb.com/u/nwoolmer)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 10:05am UTC](https://community.questdb.com/t/questdb-8-0-3-release/108/3 "2024-07-17T10:05:37Z")

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**Author:** ![Nicolas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.questdb.com/nicolas/32/22_2.png) [@Nicolas](https://community.questdb.com/u/Nicolas)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.questdb.com/t/questdb-8-0-3-release/108/4 "2024-09-17T12:34:24Z")

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