# MariaDB MaxScale 2.1.6 Release Notes -- 2017-08-14

Release 2.1.6 is a GA release.

This document describes the changes in release 2.1.6, when compared to
release [2.1.5](MaxScale-2.1.5-Release-Notes.md).

If you are upgrading from release 2.0, please also read the following
release notes:
[2.1.5](./MaxScale-2.1.5-Release-Notes.md)
[2.1.4](./MaxScale-2.1.4-Release-Notes.md)
[2.1.3](./MaxScale-2.1.3-Release-Notes.md)
[2.1.2](./MaxScale-2.1.2-Release-Notes.md)
[2.1.1](./MaxScale-2.1.1-Release-Notes.md)
[2.1.0](./MaxScale-2.1.0-Release-Notes.md)

For any problems you encounter, please consider submitting a bug
report at [Jira](https://jira.mariadb.org).

## Bug fixes

[Here is a list of bugs fixed in MaxScale 2.1.6.](https://jira.mariadb.org/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20MXS%20AND%20issuetype%20%3D%20Bug%20AND%20status%20%3D%20Closed%20AND%20fixVersion%20%3D%202.1.6)

* [MXS-1352](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MXS-1352) Not all query failures in monitors are reported
* [MXS-1351](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MXS-1351) Partially authenticated connections are put into the connection pool
* (MXS-1343)[https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MXS-1343] MaxScale's binlogrouter does not send hostname to its master
* [MXS-1338](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MXS-1338) Buffer objects are bound to indiviudual buffers

## New Features

* It is now possible to configure the binlog router to identify itself
to the master using a custom hostname: [MXS-1343](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MXS-1343)

## Known Issues and Limitations

There are some limitations and known issues within this version of MaxScale.
For more information, please refer to the [Limitations](../About/Limitations.md) document.

## Packaging

RPM and Debian packages are provided for the Linux distributions supported
by MariaDB Enterprise.

Packages can be downloaded [here](https://mariadb.com/resources/downloads).

## Source Code

The source code of MaxScale is tagged at GitHub with a tag, which is identical
with the version of MaxScale. For instance, the tag of version X.Y.Z of MaxScale
is maxscale-X.Y.Z.

The source code is available [here](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/MaxScale).