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1.54
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Release notes for Application Observability plugin 1.54
1.54.0
Released on 2025-04-21.
- Add
db.system.nameas a peer attribute to Grafana Cloud’s metrics generation default configuration - Add support for log correlations
- Check permissions before showing Explore buttons in panels
- Fix the duration distribution query in the Service Overview
- Fix stale queries and missing metadata icons
1.54.1
Released on 2025-04-22.
- Fix the Asserts widget not displaying in the Service Overview
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