# Aerospike Go Client Release 2.8.1 (March 4, 2020)

**URL:** <https://discuss.aerospike.com/t/aerospike-go-client-release-2-8-1-march-4-2020/7190>\
**Category:** Releases (Server, Client & Tools)\
**Created:** [March 4, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.aerospike.com/t/aerospike-go-client-release-2-8-1-march-4-2020/7190 "2020-03-04T17:03:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.aerospike.com/t/aerospike-go-client-release-2-8-1-march-4-2020/7190/1 "2020-03-04T17:03:05Z")

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[Aerospike Go client version 2.8.1](http://www.aerospike.com/download/client/go/notes.html#2.8.1) was released on March 4, 2020.

Minor fix and improvements.

#### Improvements

- Uses a `sync.Pool` to preserve the connection buffers on close to remove pressure from the allocator and the GC during connection churns.

#### Bug Fixes

- Cleans up the data structure cross refs on Cluster.Close to help GC free the objects.