- Added multiple performance and memory optimizations (matrix API, HNSW search, RocksDB options reuse, JEMalloc, telemetry, etc.)
- Introduced new capabilities such as consensus reinitialization with new peer URLs, default RAM storage for quantized data, streaming shard snapshot transfer, and expanded metrics reporting
- Fixed numerous bugs including point deletion handling, query panics, consensus synchronization issues, and S3 snapshot cleanup