- Introduced new debug Docker images, a trace anonymization tool, URL‑based sampling config loading, runtime /debug/vars endpoint, and OTLP proto support for Kafka.
- UI now displays backend and Jaeger UI version info (added to About menu) and is pinned to version 1.12.0.
- Fixed multiple bugs (sarama consumer deadlock, stop‑before‑serve race, buffer pooling, Zipkin server handling) and updated dependencies (OpenTelemetry Collector, Badger, etc.).