v2.2.1

What's Changed

• Connection.ping() avoid using MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT option until reconnect=True is specified. MySQL 8.0.33 start showing warning when the option is used. (#664)
• Windows: Update MariaDB Connector/C to 3.3.8. (#665)
• Windows: Build wheels for Python 3.12 (#644)

Merged pull requests

• Add build dependency for pkg-config to documentation by @hamarituc in #621
• Support pkg-config libmariadb by @methane in #631
• Update README.md by @raceybe in #633
• chore(python): add Python 3.12 in test matrix by @stegayet in #644
• Update actions/checkout action to v4 by @renovate in #654
• Do not use MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT as possible. by @methane in #664
• add bash syntax highlighting to README.md by @Benjamin-Loison in #665
• use sphinx-rtd-theme by @methane in #668
• docs: Improve portability of brew prefix by @davemcphee in #667
• chore(deps): update dependency sphinx-rtd-theme to v2 by @renovate in #671
• chore(deps): update actions/setup-python action to v5 by @renovate in #674
• win: update mariadb connector/c to 3.3.8 by @methane in #676
• Release v2.2.1 by @methane in #679

New Contributors

• @hamarituc made their first contribution in #621
• @raceybe made their first contribution in #633
• @stegayet made their first contribution in #644
• @Benjamin-Loison made their first contribution in #665
• @davemcphee made their first contribution in #667

Full Changelog: v2.2.0...v2.2.1