- Upgraded Go builder to 1.24.4 and Alpine base image to 3.22.0 for security hardening.
- Added features: http.disableKeepAlive flag, MetricsQL `rate` function with staleness handling, dashboard panel for partition re‑processing, cache size override flag, and multiple vmalert improvements (replay mode stability, timestamp cor...
- Fixed bugs: tag filter sorting, Azure Blob server‑side copy with managed identity, extended health‑check delay, proper inclusion of FIPS binaries, and accurate stream aggregation rate calculations.