Preview Release v6.0.0-preview2.24304.8

Added

• Added a dependency on System.Text.Json 8.0.5 for .NET 8+ and 6.0.10 for other versions #2921
• Added support for JSON native datatype currently in Public preview in SQL Server. #2916, #2892, #2891, #2880, #2882, #2829, #2830
• Added readme to nuget package #2826

Fixed

• Fixed scale serialization when explicitly set to 0 #2411
• Fixed issue blocking GetSchema commands from being enrolled into the current transaction #2876
• Adjusted retry logic to allow errors with negative numbers to be considered transient #2896
• Fixed string formatting in OutOfMemory exceptions #2797
• Increased routing attempts to 10 in netcore for LoginNoFailover and added routing support to LoginWithFailover to standardize routing behavior between netcore and netfx #2873
• Restructured documentation into XML format so that it displays correctly in visual studio #2836, #2822, #2834, #2851, #2863, #2864, #2865, #2869, #2871, #2837, #2821
• Fixed cleanup behavior when column decryption fails. Prevents leaving stale data on the wire for pooled connections #2843, #2825

Changed

• Updated System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager from 8.0.0 to 8.0.1 for .Net 8 #2921
• Updated Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory from 8.0.0 to 8.0.1 for .Net 8 #2921
• Code Health Improvements #2915, #2844, #2812, #2805, #2897, #2376, #2814, #2889, #2885, #2854, #2835, #2442, #2820, #2831, #2907, #2910, #2898, #2928, #2929, #2936, #2939

New Contributors

• @Markeli made their first contribution in #2797
• @EamonHetherton made their first contribution in #2411

For detailed release notes, refer to 6.0.0-preview2.md