release v1.9.3 (#1725) 

release v1.9.2 (#1693) 

release v1.9.1 (#1683) 

release v1.9.0 (#1662) 

update changelog for releasing v1.8.1 (#1576) ### Description #1559 and #1567 are fixed. Let's release a new version v1.8.1. ### Checklist - [x] Code compiles correctly - [x] Created tests which fail without the change (if possible) - [x] All tests passing - [x] Extended the README / documentation, if necessary - [x] Added myself / the copyright holder to the AUTHORS file <!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai --> ## Summary by CodeRabbit - **Bug Fixes** - Addressed race condition issues for enhanced stability. - **New Features** - Improved database compatibility with charset and collation adjustments. - Enhanced security and flexibility through the introduction of new configuration options. - **Major Changes** - Dropped support for older versions of Go (1.13-1.17) to leverage newer language features. - Improved number parsing for efficiency and accuracy. - Added configurable logging per connection for better diagnostics. - **Enhancements** - Fixed issues with ColumnType.DatabaseTypeName to improve data handling. - Introduced connection attributes for more detailed connection information. <!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai -->

Add BeforeConnect callback to configuration object (#1469) This can be used to alter the connection options for each connection, right before it's established Co-authored-by: Inada Naoki <[email protected]>

Update changelog for version 1.7.1 (#1418) 

update changelog for Version 1.7 (#1376) 

Release v1.6.0 (#1197) * Release v1.6.0 * v1.6.0 is released on 2021-04-01

Release v1.5.0 (#1047) * CHANGELOG: include v1.4.1 * Release v1.5.0