# Grafana v8.5.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Grafana (https://grafana.com)
- **Version:** v8.5.1
- **Released:** Apr 28, 2022
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/grafana/updates/v8.5.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Grafana v8.5.1. Source highlight: Download page

## Bug Fixes
- **Azure Monitor:** Fix space character encoding for metrics query link to Azure Portal. #48139, @kevinwcyu
- **CloudWatch:** Prevent log groups from being removed on query change. #47994, @asimpson
- **Cloudwatch:** Fix template variables in variable queries. #48140, @iwysiu
- **Explore:** Prevent direct access to explore if disabled via feature toggle. #47714, @Elfo404
- **InfluxDB:** Fixes invalid no data alerts. #48295, @yesoreyeram
- **Navigation:** Prevent navbar briefly showing on login. #47968, @ashharrison90