diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0fa583f..d36d2ae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Configuration variables
-VERSION=1.8.0
+VERSION=1.8.1
 PROJ_DIR?=$(shell pwd)
 VENV_DIR?=${PROJ_DIR}/.bldenv
 BUILD_DIR=${PROJ_DIR}/build
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/oracle/__version__.py b/dbt/adapters/oracle/__version__.py
index 170c215..57528fd 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/oracle/__version__.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/oracle/__version__.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
 """
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
diff --git a/dbt/include/oracle/macros/adapters.sql b/dbt/include/oracle/macros/adapters.sql
index 6d3b8af..84ab91a 100644
--- a/dbt/include/oracle/macros/adapters.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/oracle/macros/adapters.sql
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
       {%- endif -%}
       {%- if col['data_type'] | lower == 'clob' -%}
       empty_clob() as {{ col['name'] }}{{ ", " if not loop.last }}
+      {%- elif col['data_type'] | lower == 'blob' -%}
+      empty_blob() as {{ col['name'] }}{{ ", " if not loop.last }}
       {%- else -%}
       cast(null as {{ col['data_type'] }}) as {{ col['name'] }}{{ ", " if not loop.last }}
      {%- endif -%}
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@
     ) model_subq
 {%- endmacro %}
 
-{% macro oracle__create_schema(relation, schema_name) -%}
+{% macro oracle__create_schema(relation) -%}
   {% if relation.database -%}
     {{ adapter.verify_database(relation.database) }}
   {%- endif -%}
diff --git a/dbt/include/oracle/macros/materializations/snapshot/snapshot.sql b/dbt/include/oracle/macros/materializations/snapshot/snapshot.sql
index 39d03c5..9036757 100644
--- a/dbt/include/oracle/macros/materializations/snapshot/snapshot.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/oracle/macros/materializations/snapshot/snapshot.sql
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
   {% endif %}
 
   {% if not adapter.check_schema_exists(model_database, model.schema) %}
-    {% do create_schema(model_database, model.schema) %}
+    {% do create_schema(model.schema) %}
   {% endif %}
 
   {% set target_relation_exists, target_relation = get_or_create_relation(
diff --git a/dbt/include/oracle/macros/show.sql b/dbt/include/oracle/macros/show.sql
index 6b93b99..8c1158c 100644
--- a/dbt/include/oracle/macros/show.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/oracle/macros/show.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {#
- Copyright (c) 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ Copyright (c) 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 
   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,3 +21,11 @@
     )
     fetch first {{ limit }} rows only
 {% endmacro %}
+
+
+{% macro oracle__get_limit_sql(sql, limit) %}
+  {{ compiled_code }}
+  {% if limit is not none %}
+  fetch first {{ limit }} rows only
+  {%- endif -%}
+{% endmacro %}
diff --git a/dbt_adbs_test_project/dbt_project.yml b/dbt_adbs_test_project/dbt_project.yml
index 4298fc7..93805f7 100644
--- a/dbt_adbs_test_project/dbt_project.yml
+++ b/dbt_adbs_test_project/dbt_project.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ seeds:
         kafka_message:
           +column_types:
             message: CLOB
+            blob_message: BLOB
         seed_with_empty_col:
           +column_types:
             id: number
diff --git a/dbt_adbs_test_project/models/kafka.sql b/dbt_adbs_test_project/models/kafka.sql
index 512e40e..e4e03dd 100644
--- a/dbt_adbs_test_project/models/kafka.sql
+++ b/dbt_adbs_test_project/models/kafka.sql
@@ -1 +1 @@
-select * from {{ ref('kafka_message') }}
\ No newline at end of file
+select * from {{ ref('kafka_message') }}
diff --git a/dbt_adbs_test_project/models/promotion_costs.sql b/dbt_adbs_test_project/models/promotion_costs.sql
index 18cf043..112adbc 100644
--- a/dbt_adbs_test_project/models/promotion_costs.sql
+++ b/dbt_adbs_test_project/models/promotion_costs.sql
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
 #}
-{{ config(materialized='table')}}
+{{ config(materialized='table', grants = {'select': ['dbt_test_1']})}}
 with all_promo_costs as(
     select * from {{ source('sh_database', 'promotions') }}
 )
diff --git a/dbt_adbs_test_project/models/schema.yml b/dbt_adbs_test_project/models/schema.yml
index 2a577d0..2f3da77 100644
--- a/dbt_adbs_test_project/models/schema.yml
+++ b/dbt_adbs_test_project/models/schema.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ models:
         data_type: CLOB
         constraints:
           - type: not_null
+      - name: blob_message
+        description: Kafka message
+        data_type: BLOB
+        constraints:
+          - type: not_null
 
 
   - name: people
diff --git a/dbt_adbs_test_project/profiles.yml b/dbt_adbs_test_project/profiles.yml
index faeceed..c837a56 100644
--- a/dbt_adbs_test_project/profiles.yml
+++ b/dbt_adbs_test_project/profiles.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dbt_test:
          host: "{{ env_var('DBT_ORACLE_HOST') }}"
          port: 1522
          service: "{{ env_var('DBT_ORACLE_SERVICE') }}"
-#         database: "{{ env_var('DBT_ORACLE_DATABASE') }}"
+         database: "{{ env_var('DBT_ORACLE_DATABASE') }}"
          schema: "{{ env_var('DBT_ORACLE_SCHEMA') }}"
          oml_cloud_service_url: "{{ env_var('DBT_ORACLE_OML_CLOUD_SERVICE_URL')}}"
          session_info:
diff --git a/dbt_adbs_test_project/seeds/kafka_message.csv b/dbt_adbs_test_project/seeds/kafka_message.csv
index 427bcc7..5d5f34e 100644
--- a/dbt_adbs_test_project/seeds/kafka_message.csv
+++ b/dbt_adbs_test_project/seeds/kafka_message.csv
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-message
-Jack-Hunter
-Jack-Hunter
-Jack-HunterJackHunter
-Jack-Hunter
+message,blob_message
+Jack-Hunter,1234
+Jack-Hunter,123124
+Jack-HunterJackHunter,123123
+Jack-Hunter,123143
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7741b37..9183567 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 dbt-common>=1.1.0,<2.0
 dbt-adapters>=1.2.1,<2.0
 dbt-core>=1.8.1,<2.0
-oracledb==2.2.1
+oracledb==2.3.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7e2a88e..c87a843 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = dbt-oracle
-version = 1.8.0
+version = 1.8.1
 description = dbt (data build tool) adapter for Oracle Autonomous Database
 long_description = file: README.md
 long_description_content_type = text/markdown
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ install_requires =
     dbt-common>=1.1.0,<2.0
     dbt-adapters>=1.2.1,<2.0
     dbt-core~=1.8,<1.9
-    oracledb==2.2.1
+    oracledb==2.3.0
 test_suite=tests
 test_requires =
     dbt-tests-adapter~=1.8,<1.9
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8239965..31fed00 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         "dbt-common>=1.1.0,<2.0",
         "dbt-adapters>=1.2.1,<2.0",
         "dbt-core~=1.8,<1.9",
-        "oracledb==2.2.1"
+        "oracledb==2.3.0"
 ]
 
 test_requirements = [
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
 url = 'https://github.com/oracle/dbt-oracle'
 
-VERSION = '1.8.0'
+VERSION = '1.8.1'
 setup(
     author="Oracle",
     python_requires='>=3.8',