# Manticore Search 2.8.1 GA release

We are pleased to announce the release of [Manticore Search 2.8.1 GA.](https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch/releases/tag/2.8.1)

Prebuilt packages available for Debian,Ubuntu, Red Hat/CentOS, Windows and OSX can be downloaded from [here](https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticore/releases).

### New features and improvements


Added [SUBSTRING\_INDEX()](https://docs.manticoresearch.com/latest/html/searching/expressions,_functions,_and_operators.html#expr-func-substring-index) function that return a substring of a string before a specified number of delimiter occurs.

SENTENCE and PARAGRAPH support for percolate queries.

Systemd generator for Debian/Ubuntu.
  
  
### Fixes


14 bug fixes are also included in the release, to highlight a few:

 - [8af81011](https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch/commit/8af810111b8e2f87bc9f378172eff1ab9725c7e7) fixed [\#161](https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch/issues/161) reload of config settings for RT indexes

 - [f3c7848a](https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch/commit/f3c7848a59b7eedc67c3403d6d4b37ce6fa94dc8) fixed [\#160](https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch/issues/160) empty mva outputs NULL instead of an empty string

 - [266e0e7b](https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch/commit/266e0e7b088549722a805fc837bf101ff681a5e8) fixed [\#140](https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch/issues/140) output 8 digits on floats when 6 is not enough to be precise

 - [0721696d](https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch/commit/0721696d6780c200c65d596624a8187983fb7fcb) fixed [\#109](https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch/issues/109) no matches for prefixes due to wrong exact form check



For a full report please consult the [Release note](https://docs.manticoresearch.com/latest/html/releasenotes.html#version-2-8-1-ga-6-march-2019).