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OpenTelemetryv0.151.0ObservabilityApr 28, 2026

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A release with API and configuration contract changes, new capabilities, deprecations, and bug fixes. It includes transport, telemetry, generated configuration, and data-handling updates, with no disclosed security advisories or security-specific fixes.

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breakingRelative replace paths in generated Collector source
Applies if you use the generated Collector source.
breakingNamed Config.Protocols field
Applies if you use Config.Protocols.

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deprecatedDefaultMetricsBuilderConfig deprecation
Applies if you use DefaultMetricsBuilderConfig.

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Cortexv1.21.0ObservabilityApr 27, 2026

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A feature and maintenance release that adds Store Gateway, federation, overrides, caching, metric, and query capabilities while graduating several experimental features. It also changes defaults and configuration names, updates dependencies, and fixes correctness, memory, panic, and data-corruption defects.

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breakingThe blocks storage bucket index default
Blocks storage now enables the bucket index by default through -blocks-storage.bucket-store.bucket-index.enabled. Disabling it with -blocks-storage.bucket-store.bucket-index.enabled=false is not recommended for production.

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breakingThe Distributor type and unit label flag
Applies if you configure either -distributor.enable-type-and-unit-labels or -distributor.otlp.enable-type-and-unit-labels for remote write v2 and OTLP requests.

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breakingThe Ruler API flag rename
Applies if you configure -experimental.ruler.enable-api.
breakingThe Alertmanager API flag rename
Applies if you configure -experimental.alertmanager.enable-api.
breakingThe Users Scanner user index update configuration
Applies if you configure either -*.users-scanner.user-index.cleanup-interval or clean_up_interval.

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Prometheusv3.11.0ObservabilityApr 2, 2026

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A broad release with new service discovery, PromQL, TSDB, and UI capabilities, alongside performance, dependency, output, and correctness changes. It also deprecates legacy Hetzner discovery labels and corrects TSDB retention-time handling.

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breakingThe storage.tsdb.retention.time unit handling
Applies if you configure storage.tsdb.retention.time.

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deprecatedThe __meta_hetzner_datacenter label, deprecatedremoval date not announced
Applies if you use __meta_hetzner_datacenter.
deprecatedThe Hetzner Cloud datacenter location labels, deprecated
Applies if you use __meta_hetzner_hcloud_datacenter_location or __meta_hetzner_hcloud_datacenter_location_network_zone.

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