[Announcement] DataStax Node.js Driver v4.8.0 Released

[Jane He]

Hi all! The version 4.8.0 of the DataStax Node.js driver has been released!

This release includes the following new features:

- [NODEJS-666] - Extend driver vector support to arbitrary subtypes and fix handling of variable length types (OSS C* 5.0)
- [NODEJS-671] - Remove @types/long dependency
- [NODEJS-674] - Add support for Cassandra 4.1.x and 5.0 releases to CI
- [NODEJS-677] - Add support for DSE 6.9.x and HCD releases to CI
- [NODEJS-678] - Add node.js 22.x support
- [NODEJS-682] - Replace deprecated usages of `util.isDate` & `util.isString`

The package is available on npm now!

Thanks!

Best,
Jane