Release Notes for v25.2-v25.2.0-beta.2 (#19531)

* Update release notes for v25.2-v25.2.0-beta.2
* Update versions.csv
* In ui-overview.md, removed link to v25.2 cluster setting.

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Co-authored-by: Automated Release Bot <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Florence Morris <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Florence Morris <[email protected]>

Author: 3 people

src/current/_data/releases.yml

@@ -8785,3 +8785,31 @@
     docker_arm_limited_access: false
   source: true
   previous_release: v25.2.0-alpha.3
+
+
+- release_name: v25.2.0-beta.2
+  major_version: v25.2
+  release_date: '2025-04-23'
+  release_type: Testing
+  go_version: go1.23.7
+  sha: fb81a5da71d404ce672fbaf3bea2b25b5d44fc80
+  has_sql_only: true
+  has_sha256sum: true
+  mac:
+    mac_arm: true
+    mac_arm_experimental: true
+    mac_arm_limited_access: false
+  windows: true
+  linux:
+    linux_arm: true
+    linux_arm_experimental: false
+    linux_arm_limited_access: false
+    linux_intel_fips: true
+    linux_arm_fips: false
+  docker:
+    docker_image: cockroachdb/cockroach-unstable
+    docker_arm: true
+    docker_arm_experimental: false
+    docker_arm_limited_access: false
+  source: true
+  previous_release: v25.2.0-beta.1

src/current/_data/versions.csv

@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ v24.1,2024-05-20,2025-05-20,2025-11-20,24.1.5,24.1.6,2024-10-21,2025-10-21,2026-
 v24.2,2024-08-12,2025-02-12,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,v24.1,release-24.2,2028-08-12
 v24.3,2024-11-18,2025-11-18,2026-05-18,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,v24.2,release-24.3,N/A
 v25.1,2025-02-18,2026-08-18,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,v24.3,release-25.1,N/A
-v25.2,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,v25.1,master,N/A
+v25.2,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,v25.1,release-25.1,N/A

src/current/_includes/releases/v25.2/v25.2.0-beta.2.md

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+## v25.2.0-beta.2
+
+Release Date: April 23, 2025
+
+{% include releases/new-release-downloads-docker-image.md release=include.release %}
+
+<h3 id="v25-2-0-beta-2-sql-language-changes">SQL language changes</h3>
+
+- Added the `jsonb_path_match` function, which returns the result of a predicate query.
+ [#144271][#144271]
+- The `.type()` method is now supported in JSONPath queries. For example, `SELECT jsonb_path_query('[1, 2, 3]', '$.type()');`.
+ [#144405][#144405]
+- Removed the `ST_3DLength` function.
+ [#144549][#144549]
+- Added the `jsonb_path_query_first` function, which returns the first result from `jsonb_path_query`.
+ [#144271][#144271]
+- Parenthesized expressions are now supported in JSONPath queries. For example, `SELECT jsonb_path_query('{"a": {"b": true}}', '($.a).b');`
+ [#144298][#144298]
+- The `.size()` method is now supported in JSONPath expressions. For example, `SELECT jsonb_path_query('[1, 2, 3]', '$.size()');`.
+ [#144405][#144405]
+- Added the `jsonb_path_query_array` function, which returns the result of `jsonb_path_query` wrapped in a JSON array.
+ [#144271][#144271]
+
+<h3 id="v25-2-0-beta-2-operational-changes">Operational changes</h3>
+
+- Logical data replication (LDR) now supports partial indexes by default.
+ [#144513][#144513]
+
+<h3 id="v25-2-0-beta-2-miscellaneous">Miscellaneous</h3>
+
+- Fixed a rare corruption bug that could affect `IMPORT`, physical cluster replication (PCR), `CREATE TABLE AS` (CTAS), and materialized view refreshes.
+ [#144663][#144663]
+- Vector indexes created in v25.2.0-beta.1 are not compatible with later releases. Drop and re-create these indexes before using them with later releases.
+ [#144581][#144581]
+
+
+[#144581]: https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pull/144581
+[#144271]: https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pull/144271
+[#144405]: https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pull/144405
+[#144549]: https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pull/144549
+[#144298]: https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pull/144298
+[#144513]: https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pull/144513
+[#144663]: https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pull/144663

src/current/v25.2/ui-overview.md

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ DB Console area | System-level privilege | Privileged information
 
 ## DB Console timezone configuration
 
-To view timestamps in your preferred timezone in the DB Console, use the [`ui.default_timezone` cluster setting]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cluster-settings.md %}#setting-ui-default-timezone). This setting supports all valid timezone identifiers, such as `America/New_York` and `Asia/Tokyo`.
+To view timestamps in your preferred timezone in the DB Console, use the `ui.default_timezone` cluster setting. This setting supports all valid timezone identifiers, such as `America/New_York` and `Asia/Tokyo`.
 
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