Release 0.57.0-beta8.

Author: bgrainger

docs/content/overview/version-history.md

@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ weight: 30
 Version History
 ===============
 
+### 0.57.0-beta8
+
+* **Breaking** Removed definitions of `System.Data.Common.DbBatch`, `DbBatchCommand` etc. from this library.
+* Build with .NET Core 3.0 Preview 8.
+* Add some nullable annotations; these are primarily on internal types and not in the public API.
+* Add `MySqlGeometry` and `MySqlDataReader.GetMySqlGeometry`: [#677](https://github.com/mysql-net/MySqlConnector/issues/677).
+  * The API is deliberately different than Connector/NET, which assumes a `MySqlGeometry` can only be a simple point.
+* Use `sql_select_limit` when `CommandBehavior.SingleRow` is specified: [#679](https://github.com/mysql-net/MySqlConnector/issues/679).
+* Fix exception deserializing an `OUT TIME` parameter from a stored procedure: [#680](https://github.com/mysql-net/MySqlConnector/issues/680).
+
 ### 0.57.0-beta7
 
 * Implement `MySqlBatch.Prepare`: [#656](https://github.com/mysql-net/MySqlConnector/issues/656).

docs/content/tutorials/migrating-from-connector-net.md

@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ have a synchronous implementation. MySqlConnector only adds “Async” methods
 This functionality depends on [dotnet/corefx#20658](https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/issues/20658) being implemented first.
 To migrate code, change it to call the synchronous methods instead.
 
+### MySqlGeometry
+
+The Connector/NET `MySqlGeometry` type assumes that the geometry can only be a simple point. MySqlConnector
+removes most of the API that is based on those assumptions.
+
+To avoid ambiguity, there are two different factory methods for constructing a `MySqlGeometry`. Use the static factory method `MySqlGeometry.FromMySql` (if you have a byte array containing MySQL's internal format), or `FromWkb` if you have
+Well-known Binary bytes.
+
 ### Exceptions
 
 For consistency with other ADO.NET providers, MySqlConnector will throw `InvalidOperationException` (instead of `MySqlException`)

src/Directory.Build.props

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix>0.57.0-beta7</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>0.57.0-beta8</VersionPrefix>
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
     <PublicSign Condition=" '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">true</PublicSign>
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\..\MySqlConnector.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>