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+layout: post
+title: Apache DataFusion 53.0.0 Released
+date: 2026-04-02
+author: pmc
+categories: [release]
+---
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+
+We are proud to announce the release of [DataFusion 53.0.0]. This post highlights
+some of the major improvements since [DataFusion 52.0.0]. The complete list of
+changes is available in the [changelog]. Thanks to the [114 contributors] for
+making this release possible.
+
+[DataFusion 53.0.0]: https://crates.io/crates/datafusion/53.0.0
+[DataFusion 52.0.0]: https://datafusion.apache.org/blog/2026/01/12/datafusion-52.0.0/
+[changelog]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/blob/branch-53/dev/changelog/53.0.0.md
+[114 contributors]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/blob/branch-53/dev/changelog/53.0.0.md#credits
+
+## Performance Improvements 🚀
+
+<img
+src="/blog/images/datafusion-53.0.0/performance_over_time_clickbench.png"
+width="100%"
+class="img-fluid"
+alt="Performance over time"
+/>
+
+**Figure 1**: Average and median normalized execution times for DataFusion 53.0.0 on ClickBench queries, compared to previous releases.
+Query times are normalized using the ClickBench definition. See the
+[DataFusion Benchmarking Page](https://alamb.github.io/datafusion-benchmarking/)
+for more details.
+
+DataFusion 53 continues the project-wide focus on performance. This release
+reduces planning overhead, skips more unnecessary I/O, and pushes more work
+into earlier and cheaper stages of execution.
+
+### `LIMIT`-Aware Parquet Row Group Pruning
+
+DataFusion 53 includes a new optimization that makes Parquet pruning aware of
+`LIMIT`. This optimization is described in full in [limit pruning blog post]. If
+DataFusion can prove that an entire row group matches the predicate, and those
+fully matching row groups contain enough rows to satisfy the `LIMIT`, partially
+matching row groups are skipped entirely.
+
+<figure>
+<img 
+src="/blog/images/limit-pruning/pruning-pipeline.svg" 
+width="80%" 
+class="img-fluid"
+alt="Pruning pipeline with limit pruning highlighted"
+/>
+<figcaption><b>Figure 2</b>: Limit pruning is inserted between row group and page index pruning.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+Thanks to [@xudong963] for implementing this feature. Related PRs: [#18868]
+
+### Improved Filter Pushdown
+
+DataFusion 53 pushes filters down through more join types and through `UnionExec`,
+and expands support for pushing down [dynamic filters]. More
+pushdown means fewer rows flow into joins, repartitions, and later operators,
+which reduces CPU, memory, and I/O.
+
+For example:
+
+```sql
+SELECT *
+FROM (
+    SELECT *
+    FROM t1
+    LEFT ANTI JOIN t2 ON t1.k = t2.k
+) a
+JOIN t1 b ON a.k = b.k
+WHERE b.v = 1;
+```
+
+Now DataFusion can often transform the physical plan so filters and
+[dynamic filters] are pushed deeper into the plan, even through subqueries and
+nested joins. In this example, the filter on `b.v` helps produce dynamic filters
+that can be pushed into both sides of the nested anti join.
+
+<figure>
+<img 
+src="/blog/images/datafusion-53.0.0/join-filter-pushdown.svg" 
+width="100%" 
+alt="Before and after diagram of dynamic filter pushdown through a subquery with nested joins"
+class="img-fluid"
+/>
+<figcaption><b>Figure 3</b>: DataFusion 53 pushes dynamic filters through subqueries and into both sides of nested joins.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+Thanks to [@nuno-faria], [@haohuaijin], and [@jackkleeman] for
+driving this work. Related PRs: [#19918], [#20145], [#20192]
+
+### Faster Query Planning
+
+DataFusion 53 improves query planning performance by making immutable pieces of
+execution plans cheaper to clone. This helps applications that need extremely
+low latency, plan many or complex queries, or use prepared statements or
+parameterized queries. In some benchmarks, overall execution time drops from
+roughly 4-5 ms to about 100 us.
+
+Thanks to [@askalt] for leading this work. Related PRs: [#19792], [#19893]
+
+### Faster Functions
+
+DataFusion includes [235 built-in functions]. Improving the performance of these
+functions benefits a wide range of workloads. This release improves the performance of 42 of those
+functions, such as [strpos], [replace], [concat], [translate], [array_has],
+[array_agg], [left], [right], and [case_when].
+
+Thanks to the contributors who drove this work, especially [@neilconway],
+[@theirix], [@lyne7-sc], [@kumarUjjawal], [@pepijnve], [@zhangxffff], and
+[@UBarney].
+
+
+### Nested Field Pushdown
+
+DataFusion 53 pushes expressions such as `get_field` down the plan and into data
+sources. This is especially important for nested data such as structs in
+Parquet files. Instead of reading an entire struct column and then extracting
+the field of interest, DataFusion 53 pushes the field extraction into the scan.
+
+For example, the following query reads a struct column `s` and extracts the
+`label` field for rows where the `value` field is greater than 150:
+
+```sql
+SELECT id, s['label']
+FROM t
+WHERE s['value'] > 150;
+```
+
+<figure>
+<img 
+src="/blog/images/datafusion-53.0.0/field-access-pushdown.svg" 
+width="80%" 
+class="img-fluid"
+alt="Before and after diagram of field access pushdown into a data source"
+/>
+<figcaption><b>Figure 4</b>: DataFusion 53 pushes field-access expressions closer to the scan.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+Special thanks to [@adriangb] for designing and implementing this optimizer
+work. Related PRs: [#20065], [#20117], [#20239]
+
+## New Features ✨
+
+* **JSON Array File Support**: DataFusion 53 can now read JSON arrays such as
+  `[{...}, {...}]` directly as multiple rows, including streaming inputs from
+  object stores. Thanks to [@zhuqi-lucas] for implementing this feature.
+  Related PRs: [#19924]
+
+* **Support for `:` operator**: DataFusion can plan queries such as
+  `SELECT payload:'user_id' FROM events;`, enabling better [Parquet Variant]
+  support via [datafusion-variant]. Thanks to [@Samyak2]. Related PRs:
+  [#20717]
+
+* **New SQL**: DataFusion supports additional set-comparison subqueries, null-aware
+  anti join, and deletion predicates. Thanks to [@waynexia], [@viirya], and
+  [@askalt] for key contributions in this area. Related PRs: [#19109],
+  [#19635], [#20137]
+
+* **Spark-Compatible Functions**: This release includes almost 20 new or improved
+  Spark-compatible functions and behaviors in the [datafusion-spark crate].
+  It includes functions such as [collect_list], [date_diff],
+  [from_utc_timestamp], [json_tuple], [arrays_zip], [bin], and [array_contains].
+  Thanks to the contributors who drove this work, especially [@cht42],
+  [@CuteChuanChuan], [@SubhamSinghal], [@kazantsev-maksim], [@unknowntpo],
+  [@aryan-212], [@hsiang-c], and [@davidlghellin].
+
+## Stability and Release Engineering 🦺
+
+The community spent significant time this release cycle stabilizing the release
+branch and improving the release process. While such improvements are not as
+headline-friendly as new features, they are highly important for real
+deployments. We are discussing ways to improve the process on [#21034] and would
+welcome suggestions and contributions to help with release engineering work in
+the future.
+
+Thanks to [@comphead] for running this release, and to [@jonathanc-n], [@alamb],
+[@xanderbailey], [@haohuaijin], [@friendlymatthew], [@fwojciec],
+[@Kontinuation], [@nathanb9], and many others who helped stabilize the release
+branch.
+
+## Upgrade Notes
+
+DataFusion 53 includes some breaking changes, including updates to the SQL
+parser, optimizer behavior, and some physical-plan APIs. Please see the [upgrade
+guide] and [changelog] for the full details before upgrading.
+
+## Known Issues
+
+A small number of issues were discovered after the 53.0.0 release,
+and we expect to publish DataFusion 53.1.0 soon. See the [53.1.0 release tracking
+issue] for the latest status.
+
+
+## Thank You
+
+Thank you to everyone in the DataFusion community who contributed code, reviews,
+testing, bug reports, documentation, and release engineering work for 53.0.0.
+This release contains direct contributions from 114 different people, and we are
+grateful for the time and effort that everyone put in to make it happen.
+
+[limit pruning blog post]: https://datafusion.apache.org/blog/2026/03/20/limit-pruning/
+[@neilconway]: https://github.com/neilconway
+[@xudong963]: https://github.com/xudong963
+[@nuno-faria]: https://github.com/nuno-faria
+[@haohuaijin]: https://github.com/haohuaijin
+[@jackkleeman]: https://github.com/jackkleeman
+[@askalt]: https://github.com/askalt
+[@adriangb]: https://github.com/adriangb
+[@zhuqi-lucas]: https://github.com/zhuqi-lucas
+[@linhr]: https://github.com/linhr
+[@Samyak2]: https://github.com/Samyak2
+[@timsaucer]: https://github.com/timsaucer
+[@waynexia]: https://github.com/waynexia
+[@viirya]: https://github.com/viirya
+[@jonathanc-n]: https://github.com/jonathanc-n
+[@alamb]: https://github.com/alamb
+[@xanderbailey]: https://github.com/xanderbailey
+[@friendlymatthew]: https://github.com/friendlymatthew
+[@fwojciec]: https://github.com/fwojciec
+[@Kontinuation]: https://github.com/Kontinuation
+[@nathanb9]: https://github.com/nathanb9
+[@comphead]: https://github.com/comphead
+[@cht42]: https://github.com/cht42
+[@CuteChuanChuan]: https://github.com/CuteChuanChuan
+[@SubhamSinghal]: https://github.com/SubhamSinghal
+[@kazantsev-maksim]: https://github.com/kazantsev-maksim
+[@unknowntpo]: https://github.com/unknowntpo
+[@aryan-212]: https://github.com/aryan-212
+[@hsiang-c]: https://github.com/hsiang-c
+[@davidlghellin]: https://github.com/davidlghellin
+[@theirix]: https://github.com/theirix
+[@lyne7-sc]: https://github.com/lyne7-sc
+[@kumarUjjawal]: https://github.com/kumarUjjawal
+[@pepijnve]: https://github.com/pepijnve
+[@zhangxffff]: https://github.com/zhangxffff
+[@UBarney]: https://github.com/UBarney
+
+[abs_ansi]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/18828
+[add_months]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19711
+[array_agg]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20504
+[array_contains]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20685
+[array_distinct]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20364
+[array_has]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20374
+[array_has_any]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20385
+[array_intersect]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20243
+[array_position]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20532
+[array_remove]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19996
+[array_repeat_func]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20049
+[array_repeat_spark]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19702
+[array_to_string]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20553
+[array_union]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20243
+[arrays_zip]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20440
+[ascii]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19951
+[atan2]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20336
+[base64]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19968
+[bin]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20479
+[bitmap_bit_position]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20275
+[bitmap_bucket_number]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20288
+[case_when]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20097
+[chr]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20073
+[collect_list]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19699
+[collect_set]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19699
+[concat]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20317
+[date_diff]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19845
+[from_utc_timestamp]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19880
+[hash_table_lookup]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19602
+[in_list]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20528
+[initcap]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20352
+[json_tuple]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20412
+[left]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19980
+[lpad]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20278
+[negative]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20006
+[regexp_like]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20354
+[replace]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20344
+[right]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20069
+[round]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19831
+[rpad]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20278
+[signum]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19871
+[slice]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19811
+[strpos]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20295
+[string_to_map]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20120
+[substring]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19805
+[to_array_of_size]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20459
+[to_utc_timestamp]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19880
+[translate]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20305
+[trim]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20328
+[unbase64]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19968
+[unix_date]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19892
+[unix_timestamp]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19892
+
+[#18868]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/18868
+[#18828]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/18828
+[#19109]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19109
+[#19592]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19592
+[#19635]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19635
+[#19699]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19699
+[#19702]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19702
+[#19711]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19711
+[#19792]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19792
+[#19805]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19805
+[#19811]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19811
+[#19829]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19829
+[#19845]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19845
+[#19865]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19865
+[#19880]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19880
+[#19892]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19892
+[#19893]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19893
+[#19918]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19918
+[#19924]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19924
+[#19951]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19951
+[#19996]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19996
+[#19968]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19968
+[#19984]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19984
+[#19977]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19977
+[#20049]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20049
+[#20065]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20065
+[#20006]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20006
+[#20073]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20073
+[#20097]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20097
+[#20117]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20117
+[#20137]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20137
+[#20145]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20145
+[#20192]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20192
+[#20120]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20120
+[#20243]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20243
+[#20239]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20239
+[#20275]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20275
+[#20288]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20288
+[#20278]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20278
+[#20295]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20295
+[#20305]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20305
+[#20317]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20317
+[#20323]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20323
+[#20328]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20328
+[#20336]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20336
+[#20344]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20344
+[#20354]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20354
+[#20352]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20352
+[#20374]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20374
+[#20385]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20385
+[#20364]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20364
+[#20412]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20412
+[#20440]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20440
+[#20461]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20461
+[#20479]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20479
+[#20459]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20459
+[#20548]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20548
+[#20504]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20504
+[#20532]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20532
+[#20538]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20538
+[#20553]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20553
+[#20528]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20528
+[#20685]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20685
+[#20717]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20717
+[#20722]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20722
+[#20726]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20726
+[#20791]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20791
+[#20792]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20792
+[#20882]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20882
+[#20883]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20883
+[#20884]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20884
+[#20890]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20890
+[#20891]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20891
+[#20892]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20892
+[#20895]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20895
+[#20898]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20898
+[#20903]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20903
+[#20918]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20918
+[#20932]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/20932
+[dynamic filters]: https://datafusion.apache.org/blog/2025/09/10/dynamic-filters
+[235 built-in functions]: https://datafusion.apache.org/user-guide/sql/scalar_functions.html
+[datafusion-variant]: https://github.com/datafusion-contrib/datafusion-variant
+[Parquet Variant]: https://parquet.apache.org/blog/2026/02/27/variant-type-in-apache-parquet-for-semi-structured-data/
+[#21034]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/issues/21034
+[53.1.0 release tracking issue]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/issues/21079
+[upgrade guide]: https://datafusion.apache.org/library-user-guide/upgrading/index.html
+[datafusion-spark crate]: https://docs.rs/datafusion-spark/latest/datafusion_spark/index.html
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