= New Features * A constant_sql_override Database extension has been added, allowing for overriding the SQL used by constants such as Sequel::CURRENT_TIMESTAMP. This can be used to force CURRENT_TIMESTAMP to be literalized at a particular time zone: DB.extension :constant_sql_override DB.set_constant_sql(Sequel::CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP AT TIME ZONE 'UTC'") * Prepared statements now support the :single_value type, which returns the first column value in the dataset. prep_stmt = DB[:table].select(:column).prepare(:single_value, :ps) prep_stmt.call # PREPARE ps AS SELECT column FROM table LIMIT 1; # EXECUTE ps; # => 42 = Other Improvements * Dataset#from_self will no longer use a cached dataset if any options are given, as that can result in incorrect behavior. * Model.all in the static_cache plugin now accepts a block, mirroring the API when the static_cache plugin is not used.