- Added TLS support for Kafka connections and enabled Milvus containers to run as non‑root for enhanced security
- Implemented performance and memory optimizations (JSON loading, variable‑length data handling, lock granularity, auto‑balancing, load memory factor) and new features such as varchar autoID and collection‑level flush rate limiting
- Fixed multiple bugs including search/query failures, REST API data type errors, incorrect disk estimation, segment release issues, and Datanode/Proxy panics