Fluentd

This minor release primarily addresses a stability issue in the out_forward plugin under specific network conditions and updates dependency management for Ruby 3.4.

This patch release (v1.19.1) primarily addresses a bug in YAML configuration parsing to support array formats and includes several CI maintenance fixes.

This minor release primarily focuses on stability by fixing an issue where connections were not properly closed during shutdown in the server plugin helper.

Fluentd v1.19.0 introduces significant enhancements including zstd compression support, improved metrics, and better handling of configuration and startup. This release also fixes several bugs related to data corruption, memory leaks, and Windows service management.

Fluentd v1.16.9 primarily addresses a critical bug in the Windows Service implementation, preventing unexpected service stops. This release also includes minor CI improvements.

This release (v1.16.8) includes fixes for a memory leak in the CSV formatter and improved Windows service supervisor handling, but it contains a critical bug on Windows Service and should not be used.

This patch release primarily focuses on backporting bug fixes for Windows stability and improving test reliability across various components.