Impact Score: 5/10
Grafana: V5.0.1
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Component: grafana ยท Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
โก Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Grafana v5.0.1. Source highlight: Download Page
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
๐ป Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
๐ Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
โ๏ธ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
๐ง Bug Fixes & Patches (6)
- **Postgres**: PostgreSQL error when using ipv6 address as hostname in connection string #11055, thanks @svenklemm
- **Dashboards**: Changing templated value from dropdown is causing unsaved changes #11063
- **Prometheus**: Fixes bundled Prometheus 2.0 dashboard #11016, thx @roidelapluie
- **Sidemenu**: Profile menu "invisible" when gravatar is disabled #11097
- **Dashboard**: Fixes a bug with resizeable handles for panels #11103
- **Alerting**: Telegram inline image mode fails when caption too long #10975
๐ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
[Download Page](https://grafana.com/grafana/download/5.0.1)
[Installation Guide](http://docs.grafana.org/installation/)
[Release Notes](https://community.grafana.com/t/release-notes-v5-0-x/5250)
### Fixes
* **Postgres**: PostgreSQL error when using ipv6 address as hostname in connection string [#11055](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/11055), thanks [@svenklemm](https://github.com/svenklemm)
* **Dashboards**: Changing templated value from dropdown is causing unsaved changes [#11063](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/11063)
* **Prometheus**: Fixes bundled Prometheus 2.0 dashboard [#11016](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/11016), thx [@roidelapluie](https://github.com/roidelapluie)
* **Sidemenu**: Profile menu "invisible" when gravatar is disabled [#11097](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/11097)
* **Dashboard**: Fixes a bug with resizeable handles for panels [#11103](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/11103)
* **Alerting**: Telegram inline image mode fails when caption too long [#10975](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/10975)
* **Alerting**: Fixes silent failing validation [#11145](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/11145)
* **OAuth**: Only use jwt token if it contains an email address [#11127](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/11127)