- Organizations feature fully supported and client libraries now have independent release cycles with broader server compatibility.
- Persistent user sessions, lightweight admin tokens enabled by default; deprecated login theme v1, removed GELF logging handler and hostname v1 feature.
- Introduced HA multi‑site enhancements, admin bootstrapping commands, OpenTelemetry tracing preview, DPoP support for all grants, standalone JavaScript adapter, and improved OIDC for verifiable credentials.
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