# DuckDB previews server mode and storage changes for version 2.0

_Published Monday, August 17, 2026 at 11:17 AM EDT · Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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DuckDB previewed version 2.0, planned for release this fall, with a stable client/server capability, a new default storage format and a new SQL parser.

Its Quack extension will let a DuckDB process serve databases over a network, while the CONNECT statement can route queries to remote databases including PostgreSQL and MySQL. The release also proposes asynchronous I/O for remote storage, triggers, expanded VARIANT support and changes intended to reduce memory pressure from large indexes and wide tables.

DuckDB said the version includes a limited set of breaking changes.

## Sources

- [duckdb.org](https://duckdb.org/2026/08/17/duckdb-20-highlights)

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