MongoDB 3.2.6-rc0 is released

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May 1, 2016
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MongoDB 3.2.6-rc0 is out and is ready for testing. This is a release candidate containing only fixes since 3.2.5. The next stable release 3.2.6 will be a recommended upgrade for all 3.2 users.

MongoDB 3.2.6 includes the first production release of the In-Memory storage engine. For more details see https://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/inmemory/

Fixed in this release:

SERVER-22970 Background index contains mismatched index keys and documents
SERVER-22043 count helper doesn’t apply read preference
SERVER-23394 AuthorizationManager may deadlock while building role graph if profiling is enabled
SERVER-23766 Remove beta startup warning for inMemory storage engine

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As always, please let us know of any issues.

– The MongoDB Team

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