- Security: upgraded golang.org/x/net to v0.36.0 to fix CVE‑2025‑22870.
- Bugfix: corrected vmbackupmanager metric handling and ensured TLS settings are applied for non‑HTTPS URLs across vmbackup, vmrestore, vmctl, and vmalert.
- Bugfix: resolved several vmagent and vmalert issues including persistent queue data loss, staleness markers, memory leaks, and vmgateway rate‑limit refresh timing.