Grafana Tempo Changelog
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Announcement3.1.0
Tempo v3.1.0 Release
Grafana Tempo v3.1.0 is now available with new features, improvements, and bug fixes for distributed tracing collection and analysis.
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Announcement3.1.0-rc.1
Grafana Tempo v3.1.0-rc.1
Release candidate for version 3.1.0 of Grafana Tempo, a distributed tracing backend.
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Announcement3.1.0-rc.0
Grafana Tempo v3.1.0-rc.0
Release candidate for Grafana Tempo v3.1.0 with updates and improvements to the distributed tracing platform.
releasetempotracingrc
Security3.0.3
v3.0.3
Security patches for Go dependencies and multiple CVEs, including updates to Go 1.26.5, google.golang.org/grpc, golang.org/x/net, golang.org/x/text, and opentelemetry dependencies. Also includes bug fixes for version reporting and enhancements to query-frontend documentation.
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Update2.10.8
Release v2.10.8
v2.10.8 release of Grafana Tempo with bug fixes and improvements.
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Announcement2.9.5
Version 2.9.5 Released
Grafana Tempo version 2.9.5 has been released with maintenance updates and improvements.
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Announcement2.9.4
Grafana Tempo v2.9.4
Release of Grafana Tempo v2.9.4 with bug fixes and stability improvements.
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Fix2.10.7
v2.10.7 Bug fixes and changes
Fixed incorrect version reporting in --version flag, build-info metric, and API status endpoint by reading from a VERSION file instead of git tags. Also stopped publishing 32-bit ARM binary archives while maintaining amd64 and arm64 support.
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Security3.0.2
Upgrade Go to 1.26.3 for security and bug fixes
Tempo is now built with Go 1.26.3, which includes upstream security patches and bug fixes that improve the reliability and security of the application.
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Security2.10.6
v2.10.6
Security release with multiple upstream dependency patches for Thrift, Go crypto, and networking libraries, plus Go 1.26.3 build upgrade. Breaking change: OpenCensus receiver support dropped. Prometheus and OpenTelemetry Collector dependencies updated.
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Announcement2.9.3
Grafana Tempo v2.9.3
Released version 2.9.3 of Grafana Tempo with bug fixes and improvements.
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Breaking3.0.0
Tempo v3.0.0 — New Ingest Architecture, TraceQL GA, and Breaking Changes
Tempo 3.0 completes the transition to a new ingest/write architecture, removes deprecated 2.x components, and graduates TraceQL metrics to general availability. This major release includes breaking configuration and deployment changes; users should review the migration guide before upgrading, particularly those using legacy ingesters, v2 blocks, OpenCensus, or custom settings.
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Breaking3.0.0-rc.1
Tempo v3.0.0-rc.1 - Major Ingest Architecture Refactor
Tempo 3.0-rc.1 is a major release featuring a new ingest/write architecture, removal of deprecated 2.x components and ingester modules, TraceQL metrics improvements with comparison operators, and migration tooling from 2.x configs. Multiple breaking changes including CLI flag restructuring, default retry behavior changes, and removal of legacy overrides.
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Announcement3.0.0-rc.0
Grafana Tempo 3.0.0 Release Candidate
Release candidate for Grafana Tempo 3.0.0 is now available for testing and evaluation. This release includes significant updates and improvements preparing for the stable 3.0.0 release.
releasetempotesting
Security2.9.2
v2.9.2
Security and bug fix release addressing CVE-2026-25679 via Go version update, applying security patches to multiple dependencies, fixing unbounded memory issues in exemplars, and setting a default search result limit of 256KB.
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Improvement2.10.5
Updated Go dependency to v1.16.2
Go dependency has been updated to version 1.16.2 to incorporate the latest improvements and fixes.
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