--- title: TiDB Cloud Release Notes in 2021 summary: Learn about the release notes of TiDB Cloud in 2021. --- # TiDB Cloud Release Notes in 2021 This page lists the release notes of [TiDB Cloud](https://en.pingcap.com/tidb-cloud/) in 2021. ## December 28, 2021 New feature: * Support [importing Apache Parquet files from Amazon S3 or GCS into TiDB Cloud](/import-parquet-files.md) Bug fixes: * Fix the import error that occurs when importing more than 1000 files to TiDB Cloud * Fix the issue that TiDB Cloud allows to import data to existing tables that already have data ## November 30, 2021 General change: * Upgrade TiDB Cloud to [TiDB v5.3.0](https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/release-5.3.0) for Developer Tier New feature: * Support [adding VPC CIDR for your TiDB cloud project](set-up-vpc-peering-connections.md) Improvements: * Improve the monitoring ability for Developer Tier * Support setting the auto backup time the same as the creation time of a Developer Tier cluster Bug fixes: * Fix the TiKV crash issue due to full disk in Developer Tier * Fix the vulnerability of HTML injection ## November 8, 2021 * Launch [Developer Tier](/select-cluster-tier.md#developer-tier), which offers you a one-year free trial of TiDB Cloud Each Developer Tier cluster is a full-featured TiDB cluster and comes with the following: * One TiDB shared node * One TiKV shared node (with 10 GiB of OLTP storage) * One TiFlashbeta shared node (with 10 GiB of OLAP storage) Get started [here](/tidb-cloud-quickstart.md). ## October 21, 2021 * Open user registration to personal email accounts * Support [importing or migrating from Amazon S3 or GCS to TiDB Cloud](/migrate-from-amazon-s3-or-gcs.md) ## October 11, 2021 * Support [viewing and exporting billing details of TiDB Cloud](tidb-cloud-billing.md#billing-details), including the cost of each service and each project * Fix several issues of TiDB Cloud internal features ## September 16, 2021 * Upgrade the default TiDB version from 5.2.0 to 5.2.1 for newly deployed clusters. See [5.2.1](https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/release-5.2.1) release notes for detailed changes in 5.2.1. ## September 2, 2021 * Upgrade the default TiDB version from 5.0.2 to 5.2.0 for newly deployed clusters. See [5.2.0](https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/release-5.2.0) and [5.1.0](https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/release-5.1.0) release notes for details of TiDB 5.1.0 and 5.2.0 features. * Fix several issues of TiDB Cloud internal features. ## August 19, 2021 * Fix several issues of TiDB Cloud internal features. This release does not bring any user behavior changes. ## August 5, 2021 * Support organization role management. Organization owners can configure permissions of organization members as needed. * Support the isolation of multiple projects within an organization. Organization owners can create and manage projects as needed, and the members and instances between projects support network and authority isolation. * Optimize the bill to show the billing of each item in the current month and previous month. ## July 22, 2021 * Optimize the user experience of adding credit cards * Strengthen the security management of credit cards * Fix the issue that the cluster recovered from backup cannot be charged normally ## July 6, 2021 * Upgrade the default TiDB version from 4.0.11 to 5.0.2 for newly deployed clusters. The upgrade brings significant performance and functionality improvements. See [here](https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/release-5.0.0) for details. ## June 25, 2021 * Fix the **Select Region** not working issue on the [TiDB Cloud Pricing](https://en.pingcap.com/products/tidbcloud/pricing/) page ## June 24, 2021 * Fix the parse errors of the parquet files when importing the Aurora snapshot into a TiDB instance * Fix the Estimated Hours not being updated issue when PoC users create a cluster and change the cluster configuration ## June 16, 2021 * **China** is added to the **Country/Region** drop-down list when you sign up for an account ## June 14, 2021 * Fix the mounting EBS error when importing the Aurora snapshot into a TiDB instance ## May 10, 2021 General * TiDB Cloud is now in Public Preview. You can [sign up](https://tidbcloud.com/signup) and select one of the trial options: * 48-Hour Free Trial * 2-Week PoC Free Trial * Preview On-Demand Management Console * Email verification and anti-robot reCAPTCHA have been added to the sign up process * [TiDB Cloud Service Agreement](https://pingcap.com/legal/tidb-cloud-services-agreement) and [PingCAP Privacy Policy](https://pingcap.com/legal/privacy-policy/) have been updated * You can apply for a [PoC](tidb-cloud-poc.md) by filling out an application form in the console * You can import sample data into TiDB Cloud cluster through UI * Clusters with the same name are not allowed to avoid confusion * You can give feedback by clicking **Give Feedback** in the **Support** menu * Data backup and restore features are available for PoC and on-demand trial options * Points calculator and points usage dashboard have been added for Free Trial and PoC. Data storage and transfer costs are waived for all trial options