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# Version 1.7: July 2024

## Infrastructure Changes

| Change                    | Details                                                           |
| ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Timestamp standardization | All customer-visible timestamps changed to `TIMESTAMPNTZ(9)`      |
| Event Streaming migration | Majority of tables migrated to Event Streaming as the data source |

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## Release Highlights

**Timestamp standardization to TIMESTAMPNTZ(9)**

All timestamps visible to customers were standardized to `TIMESTAMPNTZ(9)`. Previously, timestamp types were inconsistent across tables. No column names changed, but if your queries or downstream tools rely on timezone-aware timestamp types (`TIMESTAMP_TZ`), you may need to update them.

**Event Streaming migration**

The majority of HDB tables were migrated to use Event Streaming as their data source. This is an infrastructure change that improves data freshness and reliability. No schema changes resulted from this migration.