- Implemented several LSM store performance optimizations (key comparison, segment read timing, bloom filter hashing) and streamlined startup rebuild by loading each shard once.
- Fixed numerous bugs across modules, including backup auth, telemetry timeout, inverted index writes, shutdown handling, hybrid rerank, schema migrations, and geo index deletions.
- Upgraded to Go 1.26, updated dependencies to address CVEs, and applied eMudhra intermediate certificates security patches.