Impact Score: 5/10
Grafana: 8.4.3 (2022-03-02)
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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
โก Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Grafana v8.4.3. 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 (3)
- **Alerting:** Grafana uses > instead of >= when checking the For duration. #46010
- **Alerting:** Use expanded labels in dashboard annotations. #45726, @grobinson-grafana
- **Logs:** Escape windows newline into single newline. #45771, @perosb
๐ง Bug Fixes & Patches (5)
- **Alerting:** Fix use of > instead of >= when checking the For duration. #46011, @grobinson-grafana
- **Azure Monitor:** Fixes broken log queries that use workspace. #45820, @sunker
- **CloudWatch:** Remove error message when using multi-valued template vars in region field. #45886, @sunker
- **Middleware:** Fix IPv6 host parsing in CSRF check. #45911, @ying-jeanne
- **ClipboardButton:** Use a fallback when the Clipboard API is unavailable. #45831, @ashharrison90
๐ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
[Download page](https://grafana.com/grafana/download/8.4.3)
[What's new highlights](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/whatsnew/)
### Features and enhancements
- **Alerting:** Grafana uses > instead of >= when checking the For duration. [#46010](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/46010)
- **Alerting:** Use expanded labels in dashboard annotations. [#45726](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/45726), [@grobinson-grafana](https://github.com/grobinson-grafana)
- **Logs:** Escape windows newline into single newline. [#45771](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/45771), [@perosb](https://github.com/perosb)
### Bug fixes
- **Alerting:** Fix use of > instead of >= when checking the For duration. [#46011](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/46011), [@grobinson-grafana](https://github.com/grobinson-grafana)
- **Azure Monitor:** Fixes broken log queries that use workspace. [#45820](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/45820), [@sunker](https://github.com/sunker)
- **CloudWatch:** Remove error message when using multi-valued template vars in region field. [#45886](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/45886), [@sunker](https://github.com/sunker)
- **Middleware:** Fix IPv6 host parsing in CSRF check. [#45911](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/45911), [@ying-jeanne](https://github.com/ying-jeanne)
### Plugin development fixes & changes
- **ClipboardButton:** Use a fallback when the Clipboard API is unavailable. [#45831](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/45831), [@ashharrison90](https://github.com/ashharrison90)