Release 3.29.8: changelog, version and documentation

Author: dkropachev

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@
+3.29.8
+======
+February 09, 2026
+
+Features
+--------
+* Add frozen parameter to collection columns with FULL index support
+* Include original error in ConnectionShutdown messages
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+* Fix IntStat comparison operators and metrics cleanup on shutdown
+* Fix NumPy 2.0 compatibility in numpy_parser
+* Fix race condition during host IP address update
+* Fix infinite retry when single host fails with server error
+* Don't mark node down when control connection fails to connect
+* Call on_add before distance to properly initialize lbp
+* Don't check if host is in initial contact points when setting default local_dc
+* Pull version information from system.local when version info is not present
+* Fix missing call to superclass ``__init__`` during object initialization
+
+Others
+------
+* Remove scales dependency with self-contained metrics implementation
+* Migrate from pytz to zoneinfo
+* Remove Python 2 compatibility code
+* Optimize write path in protocol.py to reduce copies
+* TokenAwarePolicy: remove redundant check if a table is using tablets
+* Don't create Host instances with random host_id
+* Use endpoint instead of Host in _try_connect
+* Remove support for protocols <3 from cython files
+* Return empty query plan if there are no live hosts
+* Replace asynctest with stdlib mock
+
 3.29.7
 ======
 December 08, 2025

cassandra/__init__.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def emit(self, record):
 
 logging.getLogger('cassandra').addHandler(NullHandler())
 
-__version_info__ = (3, 29, 7)
+__version_info__ = (3, 29, 8)
 __version__ = '.'.join(map(str, __version_info__))
 
 

docs/conf.py

@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@
     '3.29.5-scylla',
     '3.29.6-scylla',
     '3.29.7-scylla',
+    '3.29.8-scylla',
 ]
 BRANCHES = ['master']
 # Set the latest version.
-LATEST_VERSION = '3.29.7-scylla'
+LATEST_VERSION = '3.29.8-scylla'
 # Set which versions are not released yet.
 UNSTABLE_VERSIONS = ['master']
 # Set which versions are deprecated

docs/installation.rst

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ To check if the installation was successful, you can run::
 
     python -c 'import cassandra; print(cassandra.__version__)'
 
-It should print something like "3.29.7".
+It should print something like "3.29.8".
 
 (*Optional*) Compression Support
 --------------------------------
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ through `Homebrew <http://brew.sh/>`_. For example, on Mac OS X::
 
     $ brew install libev
 
-The libev extension can now be built for Windows as of Python driver version 3.29.7.  You can
+The libev extension can now be built for Windows as of Python driver version 3.29.8.  You can
 install libev using any Windows package manager.  For example, to install using `vcpkg <https://vcpkg.io>`_:
 
     $ vcpkg install libev