- Added full‑text search with BM25, sparse vectors, bitmap indexes, nullable/default fields, and clustering compaction for faster queries
- Introduced Cluster Management WebUI, streaming node (WAL), IPv6 support, CSV bulk import, expression templates, MVCC iterators, and persistent cursor, plus numerous SDK and API enhancements
- Upgraded ETCD to 3.5.16 and Pulsar to 3.0.7 (breaking compatibility with Pulsar 2.x) and added TLS support for secure inter‑node communication