- Introduces Quorum Queues based on Raft for stronger data safety and parallel replication, plus Single Active Consumer and Feature Flags for safer rolling upgrades.
- Adds built‑in Prometheus metrics with Grafana dashboards, OAuth 2.0/JWT authentication backend, expanded TLS options, and encrypted storage of sensitive plugin credentials.
- Requires Erlang 21.3+ (breaking compatibility) and bundles extensive bug fixes and usability improvements across core, CLI, and management plugins.