Impact Score: 5/10
Grafana: v6.4.0 (2019-10-01)
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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
โก Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Grafana v6.4.0. 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.
โจ New Features & Capabilities (5)
- **Build**: Upgrade go to 1.12.10. #19499, @marefr
- **DataLinks**: Suggestions menu improvements. #19396, @dprokop
- **Explore**: Take root_url setting into account when redirecting from dashboard to explore. #19447, @ivanahuckova
- **Explore**: Update broken link to logql docs. #19510, @ivanahuckova
- **Logs**: Adds Logs Panel as a visualization. #19504, @davkal
๐ง Bug Fixes & Patches (2)
- **CLI**: Fix version selection for plugin install. #19498, @aocenas
- **Graph**: Fixes minor issue with series override color picker and custom color . #19516, @torkelo
๐ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
[Download Page](https://grafana.com/grafana/download/6.4.0)
[What's New Highlights](https://grafana.com/docs/guides/whats-new-in-v6-4/)
[Release Notes](https://community.grafana.com/t/release-notes-v-6-4-x/21088)
### Features / Enhancements
* **Build**: Upgrade go to 1.12.10. [#19499](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/19499), [@marefr](https://github.com/marefr)
* **DataLinks**: Suggestions menu improvements. [#19396](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/19396), [@dprokop](https://github.com/dprokop)
* **Explore**: Take root_url setting into account when redirecting from dashboard to explore. [#19447](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/19447), [@ivanahuckova](https://github.com/ivanahuckova)
* **Explore**: Update broken link to logql docs. [#19510](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/19510), [@ivanahuckova](https://github.com/ivanahuckova)
* **Logs**: Adds Logs Panel as a visualization. [#19504](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/19504), [@davkal](https://github.com/davkal)
### Bug Fixes
* **CLI**: Fix version selection for plugin install. [#19498](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/19498), [@aocenas](https://github.com/aocenas)
* **Graph**: Fixes minor issue with series override color picker and custom color . [#19516](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/19516), [@torkelo](https://github.com/torkelo)
## Plugins that need updating when upgrading from 6.3 to 6.4
* [Splunk](https://grafana.com/grafana/plugins/grafana-splunk-datasource)