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Expand Up @@ -127,7 +127,20 @@ big-endian systems, but _Scylla_ does not officially support these systems.
If you are upgrading from a previous version of the driver, be sure to have a look at
the [upgrade guide](/upgrade_guide/).

## Migrating to Java Driver 4.x

Java Driver 3.x is in maintenance mode and receives critical bug fixes only. New projects and
active development should use [Java Driver 4.x](https://github.com/scylladb/java-driver/tree/scylla-4.x).

The [4.x migration guide](https://java-driver.docs.scylladb.com/stable/upgrade_guide/) covers the
API changes in detail. The first thing to change is the dependency: the artifacts are renamed, while
the `com.scylladb` group id stays the same.

| Driver 3.x | Driver 4.x |
|---|---|
| `scylla-driver-core` | `java-driver-core`, plus `java-driver-query-builder` if you use the query builder |
| `scylla-driver-mapping` | `java-driver-mapper-runtime`, plus the `java-driver-mapper-processor` annotation processor |

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  'com/datastax/oss/java-driver-mapper-processor/4.0.0' \
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Add a minimum mapper version.

State that java-driver-mapper-runtime and java-driver-mapper-processor require Java Driver 4.1.0 or later. These artifacts are unavailable in 4.0.0.

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In `@README.md` at line 142, Update the scylla-driver-mapping entry in the README
dependency table to state that java-driver-mapper-runtime and
java-driver-mapper-processor require Java Driver 4.1.0 or later.

| `scylla-driver-extras` | no counterpart; its codecs are either native to 4.x core or covered by its custom-codec support |

## License
&copy; DataStax, Inc.
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The purpose of this guide is to detail changes made by successive
versions of the Java driver.

Note that Java Driver 3.x is in maintenance mode and receives critical bug fixes only. If you are
moving to Java Driver 4.x rather than between 3.x versions, see the
[4.x migration guide](https://java-driver.docs.scylladb.com/stable/upgrade_guide/) instead.

### 3.6.0

1. `ConsistencyLevel.LOCAL_SERIAL.isDCLocal()` now returns true. In driver
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