Here are the most significant changes:

 - [MOD] Lightning fast construction of ordered maps of all types
 - [MOD] fn:distinct-values, fn:duplicate-values: faster comparisons
 - [MOD] Faster map comparison (ordered and unordered)
 - [ADD] New function util:values-except
 - [ADD] XQuery 4.0 functionality (functions, %method annotation)
 - [MOD] XQuery fold functions: more early exits
 - [MOD] XQuery, fn:parse-xml: options added
 - [MOD] prof:variables: Better capture of in-scope variables
 - [FIX] Stricter permission checks when calling built-in functions

For a preview of the upcoming 12 features, please visit the following page…

https://docs.basex.org/12

…and have a look at our homepage to download the latest version:

https://basex.org

Have fun,
Your BaseX Team