- Added configurable StatsD cache with TTL/LRU options to limit memory growth.
- Introduced support for multiple Celery worker sets with granular overrides and KEDA autoscaling, deprecating legacy worker flags (e.g., workers.replicas → workers.celery.replicas).
- Implemented manual Service Account token volume for pod‑launching executors and imagePullSecrets for registry credentials, enhancing security and auth handling.