Prometheus | v3.8.0

Prometheus v3.8.0 released on 02-12-2025


Prometheus v3.8.0 is out now. This release introduces Native Histograms as a stable feature, enhancing data scraping capabilities for users.

Users need to visit the product GitHub or official pages for more information.

What’s in this release

  • Native Histograms are now a stable feature, requiring activation via the `scrape_native_histograms` config setting.
  • Support for OAuth2 jwt-bearer grant-type has been added, alongside unified AWS service discovery.
  • Significant bug fixes, including improvements in PromQL slice indexing and API lock contention.

Upgrade notes

  • Ensure to activate Native Histograms by updating your configuration as the feature flag will be deprecated in future releases.
  • Rollback to a previous version is possible if any issues arise during the upgrade process.

We invite users to share their comments on their experience with this release.

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