- Critical Netflow bug in 7.74.0 (missing flushConfig) can cause 2‑30× flush frequency and billing spikes; upgrade to 7.75.1+.
- Adds multiple new features: workloadfilter CLI with CEL validation, Cluster Autoscaling controller, health platform component, hpflare extension, GCP secret backend v1.4.0, and extensive OTEL/logs enhancements.
- Deprecates/removes the batch processor and OpenTelemetry ecstaskobserver extension and includes many bug fixes (KSM performance, deadlock, file‑descriptor leak, GPU tag issues, etc.).