- Added REST v2 snapshot management APIs, async restore, and TEXT field support in the Go client and RESTful API.
- Introduced L1 reranking and weighted RRF reranking across search pipelines, plus new configurable settings for result count thresholds, read IOPS, and other performance knobs.
- Enhanced security by increasing bcrypt cost to 10 (requiring credential rotation) and masking sensitive credentials in logs, alongside numerous performance, stability, and bug‑fix improvements.