# Snowflake JDBC driver compatibility with 8.1.37

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/snowflake-jdbc-driver-compatibility-with-8-1-37/109862>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 17, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/snowflake-jdbc-driver-compatibility-with-8-1-37/109862 "2025-08-17T21:43:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![wfiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2bfe46/32.png) [@wfiller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wfiller)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/snowflake-jdbc-driver-compatibility-with-8-1-37/109862/1 "2025-08-17T21:43:11Z")

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My company is still using 8.1.37. I know tsk tsk. We have downloaded 8.3 beta and are planning to migrate but before November I need to update our Snowflake database connection. We are currently using snowflake-jdbc-3.10.3.jar. I have tried every more recent version but the connection fails. I know the java version is adequate. I copied the error I am getting below. I haven’t made any changes to the translator setup that is working in 3.10. Also, I am using ‘Generic’ Driver Type. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Cannot create PoolableConnectionFactory (JDBC driver internal error: exception creating result java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class net.snowflake.client.jdbc.internal.apache.arrow.memory.util.MemoryUtil at net.snowflake.client.jdbc.internal.apache.arrow.memory.ArrowBuf.getDirectBuffer(ArrowBuf.java:231).)

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/snowflake-jdbc-driver-compatibility-with-8-1-37/109862/2 "2025-08-17T21:46:17Z")

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Try this: [JDBC failed after Ignition Upgrade - #2 by Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jdbc-failed-after-ignition-upgrade/84586/2)

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**Author:** ![wfiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2bfe46/32.png) [@wfiller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wfiller)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/snowflake-jdbc-driver-compatibility-with-8-1-37/109862/3 "2025-08-17T22:04:33Z")

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Thanks for the quick response. It appears that did the trick. At least the database connection is valid now.