> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Bytebase 2.8.0 - Sep 14, 2023

> Upgrade data masking, provide more granular masking and access control configuration. Revamped SQL Editor UI.

## 🚀 New Features

* Upgrade data masking, providing more granular masking and access control configuration.
* Revamped SQL Editor UI.
* Support sync schema for Oracle.
* Support setting announcement.

## 🎄 Enhancements

* Support MySQL parser-based data masking.
* Adjust the sidebar database list, and replace all with the recently visited database list.
* Support filtering by change type in the change history table.
* Support auto-merge in branching.
* Support setting 'Scan Interval' for instances.
* Add a new risk factor 'Affected Rows' for DDL.
* Built a more stable Oracle Dump Schema kernel.
* Support databases multi-selection while granting exporter roles.
* Skip empty statement for MySQL.
* Improve the expired roles display in a project, and add a button to quickly clear expired roles.

## 📰 Fresh off the press

* NEW video tutorial: [Change Workflow](https://youtu.be/RYMuX3rgPbE?si=GA0sWW1DDtQBOkuu). Learn how developers and DBAs collaborate to review and deploy database changes in Bytebase.
* Traditional SQL clients like pgAdmin, MySQL Workbench, and DataGrip have been around for a long time. If you're looking for something new, here are a few alternatives in 2023:
  * [Top DataGrip Alternatives 2023](https://www.bytebase.com/blog/top-datagrip-alternative/)
  * [Top MySQL Workbench Alternatives 2023](https://www.bytebase.com/blog/top-mysql-workbench-alternative/)
  * [Top pgAdmin Alternatives 2023](https://www.bytebase.com/blog/top-pgadmin-alternative/)

## ⚙️ Install and Upgrade

* [Fresh install](/get-started/self-host/deploy-with-docker)

* [Upgrade](/get-started/self-host/upgrade)

*Before upgrading: 1) Back up the [metadata](https://www.bytebase.com/docs/administration/back-up-restore-metadata/) — in-place downgrade is not supported. 2) Do not run multiple containers on the same data directory. 3) Terraform users: upgrade Bytebase server first, then apply the new Terraform config.*