OLE DB Driver 18.2 for SQL Server Released

We are pleased to announce the release of version 18.2 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server! This general availability release brings a couple of new features:

Features added

• Support for UTF-8 server encoding
  For more information, see the documentation for UTF-8 Support in OLE DB Driver for SQL Server
• Support for Azure Active Directory authentication via username and password, integrated, or AccessToken authentication
  For more information, see the documentation for Using Azure Active Directory.

The updated driver can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center.