# MariaDB MaxScale 2.4.0 Release Notes

Release 2.4.0 is a Beta release.

This document describes the changes in release 2.4.0, when compared to
release 2.3.

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

## Changed Features

### Section and object names

Section and object names starting with `@@` are now reserved for
use by MaxScale itself. If any such names are encountered in
configuration files, then MaxScale will not start.

## Dropped Features

## New Features

## Bug fixes

[Here is a list of bugs fixed in MaxScale 2.4.0.](https://jira.mariadb.org/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20MXS%20AND%20issuetype%20%3D%20Bug%20AND%20status%20%3D%20Closed%20AND%20fixVersion%20%3D%202.4.0)

## 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 X.Y.Z. Further, *master* always refers to the latest released non-beta version.

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