SnowSQL release notes for 2026

This article contains the release notes for the SnowSQL, including the following when applicable:

  • Behavior changes
  • New features
  • Customer-facing bug fixes

Note

For release note information for versions released prior to January 2022, see the Client Release History.

See SnowSQL (CLI client) for documentation.

Version 1.5.5 (Nov 9, 2026)

New features and updates

  • Upgraded the bundled certifi package to 2026.10.23.
  • Upgraded the bundled botocore library to 1.43.117.

Bug fixes

  • Restored the boto3 and botocore libraries in the SnowSQL installation bundle. This fixes workload identity federation authentication on AWS, which failed with module 'boto3' has no attribute 'session' or module 'botocore' has no attribute 'session'.

Version 1.5.4 (Oct 22, 2026)

New features and updates

  • Upgraded the bundled certifi package to 2026.10.19.

Bug fixes

  • Improved signature validation of auto-upgrade downloads.

Version 1.5.3 (Oct 20, 2026)

New features and updates

  • Upgraded snowflake-connector-python to 4.8.0.
  • Upgraded the bundled Python version to 3.12 for Linux and macOS.

Bug fixes

  • None.

Version 1.5.2 (Sep 10, 2026)

New features and updates

  • Upgraded snowflake-connector-python to 4.7.3.
  • Removed the SQLite dependency from the SnowSQL installation bundle.

Bug fixes

  • None.

Version 1.5.1 (Jul 17, 2026)

New features and updates

  • Upgraded snowflake-connector-python to 4.7.1.

Bug fixes

  • None.

Version 1.5.0 (Apr 16, 2026)

New features and updates

  • Upgraded snowflake-connector-python to 4.4.0.
  • Upgraded OpenSSL to 3.5.5 to address CVE-2025-9230.

Bug fixes

  • None.

Version 1.4.7 (Nov 6, 2026)

New features and updates

  • Upgraded the bundled certifi package to 2026.10.23.
  • Upgraded the bundled botocore library to 1.43.117.

Bug fixes

  • Restored the boto3 and botocore libraries in the SnowSQL installation bundle. This fixes workload identity federation authentication on AWS, which failed with module 'boto3' has no attribute 'session' or module 'botocore' has no attribute 'session'.

Version 1.4.6 (Oct 29, 2026)

New features and updates

  • Upgraded snowflake-connector-python.
  • Upgraded the bundled certifi package.
  • Upgraded the bundled Python version for Linux and macOS.

Bug fixes

  • None.