- Switched to BalsaParser for HTTP/1.1, hardened TLS inspector, added HTTP Capsule protocol and TCP RST handling on Linux.
- Introduced new filters (JSON‑to‑metadata, state updates, MaxMind geolocation) and features like glob‑based logging, deferred cluster creation, EDS caching, ECDS support, and global downstream connection‑limit tracking.
- Announced deprecation of OpenTracing/OpenCensus (removal planned for v1.30) and updated documentation and Docker image references.