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# Apache DataFusion Ballista 54.1.0 Changelog

This release consists of 10 commits from 3 contributors. See credits at the end of this changelog for more information.

**Fixed bugs:**

- fix: [branch-54] disable the SortMergeJoinExec broadcast conversion by default [#2130](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ballista/pull/2130) (andygrove)
- fix: [branch-54] map a task's partition through UnionExec when restricting file scans (backport of #2070) [#2131](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ballista/pull/2131) (andygrove)
- fix: [branch-54] keep EmptyExec partition count intact across stage serialization (backport of #2062) [#2132](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ballista/pull/2132) (andygrove)
- fix: [branch-54] send the shutdown notification before dropping the notifier (backport of #2107) [#2237](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ballista/pull/2237) (sandugood)
- fix: [branch-54] bind the gRPC listener before registering with the scheduler (backport of #2225) [#2236](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ballista/pull/2236) (andygrove)
- fix: [branch-54] keep GROUP BY-less aggregates when propagating empty stages (backport of #2194) [#2235](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ballista/pull/2235) (andygrove)
- fix: [branch-54] spill sort shuffle writer when the memory pool rejects a reservation grow (backport of #2061) [#2238](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ballista/pull/2238) (andygrove)
- fix: [branch-54] enable the executor client pool by default (backport of #2069) [#2234](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ballista/pull/2234) (andygrove)
- fix: [branch-54] see through Shared wrapper when classifying task IO errors (backport of #2119) [#2239](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ballista/pull/2239) (goingforstudying-ctrl)

**Other:**

- chore: [branch-54] upgrade DataFusion to 54.1.0 and bump Ballista version to 54.1.0 [#2127](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ballista/pull/2127) (andygrove)

## Credits

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release. Here is a breakdown of commits (PRs merged) per contributor.

```
     8	Andy Grove
     1	sandugood
     1	goingforstudying-ctrl
```

Thank you also to everyone who contributed in other ways such as filing issues, reviewing PRs, and providing feedback on this release.