Impact Score: 5/10
Grafana: 8.4.2 (2022-02-23)
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Component: grafana · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Grafana v8.4.2. Source highlight: Download page
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
📊 Product & Engineering Leads
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⚙️ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
✨ New Features & Capabilities (2)
- **OAuth:** Add setting to skip org assignment for external users. #34834, @baez90
- **Tracing:** Add option to map tag names to log label names in trace to logs settings. #45178, @connorlindsey
🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (1)
- **Explore:** Fix closing split pane when logs panel is used. #45602, @ifrost
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
[Download page](https://grafana.com/grafana/download/8.4.2)
[What's new highlights](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/whatsnew/)
### Features and enhancements
- **OAuth:** Add setting to skip org assignment for external users. [#34834](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/34834), [@baez90](https://github.com/baez90)
- **Tracing:** Add option to map tag names to log label names in trace to logs settings. [#45178](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/45178), [@connorlindsey](https://github.com/connorlindsey)
### Bug fixes
- **Explore:** Fix closing split pane when logs panel is used. [#45602](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/45602), [@ifrost](https://github.com/ifrost)