# Beekeeper Studio v5.8.0 — Release v5.8.0

- Product: Beekeeper Studio (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/beekeeper-studio)
- Vendor: Beekeeper Studio
- Date: 2026-06-01
- Version: v5.8.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/beekeeper-studio/beekeeper-studio/releases/tag/v5.8.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/beekeeper-studio/releases/v5.8.0
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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- **added** — Add Amazon DynamoDB support as the 18th database engine
- **added** — Add query edit history for cloud workspaces to record changes and allow version comparison and rollback
- **added** — Add automatic driver downloads framework to download heavy native drivers on demand instead of bloating installers
- **added** — Add SSH config file resolution for host aliases from ~/.ssh/config
- **changed** — Upgrade bundled AI Shell to v3.1.0
- **changed** — Keep empty connection folders visible even when they contain no connections
- **changed** — Update recent connections to use saved connection details instead of stale snapshots
- **changed** — Allow local workspace selection on connection screen even during cloud license checks
- **changed** — Route renderer messages to renderer.log instead of main log for quieter production logs
- **changed** — Improve idle detection by combining system-level and in-app input tracking for more accurate auto-disconnect
- **changed** — Introduce new upgrade panel and modal used consistently across the app with animated AI Shell upsell card
- **fixed** — Fix MongoDB MONGODB-AWS authentication by adding aws4 dependency
- **fixed** — Fix Cassandra UUIDs inside set and map collections to convert to strings instead of rendering as objects
- **fixed** — Fix table view to show loading spinner instead of misleading No Data message while results are being fetched
- **fixed** — Fix query streaming bug that could break streamed result sets
- **fixed** — Fix named query params being clobbered when the same parameter appears more than once across queries
- **fixed** — Fix autocomplete to suggest columns for quoted table names and tables used in joins
- **fixed** — Fix saved queries to keep their folder and position when saved from a query tab
- **fixed** — Fix export progress display showing NaN or percentages over 100%
- **security** — Add shell execution exploit tests to guard against remote code execution

Happy summer everyone! Well here in Texas things are getting a little toasty, so thought we'd celebrate with an equally hot Beekeeper Studio release 🔥🔥. 

Included: A brand new database driver, query edit history for workspaces, automatic driver downloads, better SSH config support, and a long tail of bug fixes, security hardening, and UI polish.

##### Highlights

- **Amazon DynamoDB support**. Connect to DynamoDB and browse your tables, right inside Beekeeper Studio. Our 18th database engine.

- **Query Edit History**. When connected to a cloud workspace, every change you make to your query now gets recorded, so you can compare versions and roll-back if desired.

- **Automatic driver downloads**. Some database engines need heavy native drivers that we'd rather not ship with every build. There's now a framework that downloads the right driver dependency on demand, the first time you need it, instead of bloating the installer for everyone.

##### Lowlights

Day has been working hard on a Snowflake driver, it's almost done, but wasn't ready in time for this release like we expected.

Azmi has been working on multi-hop SSH support so you can connect to your database via 2+ different jump hosts. Again, it just missed our release cutoff.


##### Smaller Improvements

- **New upgrade panel and modal** used consistently across the app, with an animated AI Shell upsell card so it's clearer what you get with a paid plan.
- **Bundled AI Shell upgraded to v3.1.0**.
- **Empty connection folders now stay visible** even when they don't contain any connections yet, so your structure doesn't disappear on you. Thanks @vaibhavvikas!
- **SSH config file resolution** for host aliases — host entries from your `~/.ssh/config` are now resolved when connecting.
- **Recent connections** now use the saved connection's details rather than a stale snapshot.
- **Local workspace** can always be selected on the connection screen, even when a cloud license check is in flight.
- **Quieter production logs**, with renderer messages routed to `renderer.log` instead of the main log.
- **Improved idle detection** that combines system-level and in-app input tracking for more accurate auto-disconnect.


##### Bug Fixes

- **MongoDB**: added the `aws4` dependency to fix `MONGODB-AWS` authentication. Thanks @jim-fn!
- **Cassandra**: UUIDs inside `set` and `map` collections are now converted to strings instead of rendering as objects. Thanks @andreasarf!
- **Table View**: tables show a loading spinner instead of a misleading "No Data" message while results are still being fetched. Thanks @NianJiuZst!
- **Query streaming**: fixed a bug that could break streamed result sets.
- **Named query params** are no longer clobbered when the same parameter appears more than once across several queries.
- **Autocomplete** now suggests columns for quoted table names and for tables used in joins.
- **Saved queries** keep their folder and position when saved from a query tab. Fixes the case where saving would bounce a query back to the root.
- **Export progress** no longer shows `NaN` or percentages over 100%.
- **Modals** with a lot of content now scroll properly instead of overflowing.
- **Schema builder header** is now sticky so column controls stay in view while you scroll.
- **Bastion / jump host** background and padding render correctly under the system dark theme.
- **Plugin menus** now share the same styling as the rest of the app's menus.
- **File picker** only shows the pointer cursor when it's actually editable.
- **Page navigation** no longer fires when focus is inside an editable element.
- **Cassandra rename** and **DuckDB column-type quoting**: fixed two silent bugs in the SQL change builders.
- **Trial licenses**: corrected the support-date expiration condition so valid trials aren't rejected.
- **Write-action shortcuts**, **checkbox context menu**, and a spurious "remote change" notification are all fixed.
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