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title: "February 18, 2026"
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# February 18, 2026

Release 2.6.8 shipped on February 18, 2026.

## Improvements

### Performance improvements

- Refactored the frontend codebase and migrated the build system from Webpack to Vite. Upgraded to the latest version of Next.js and completed the migration to Vercel for improved performance and scalability.
- UI refactoring for OpsAI screen for better stability and faster rendering.

### Cloud integration improvements

- Revamped the AWS RDS integration for Performance Insights metrics (polling), added new widgets, and enhanced legacy widgets.
- Upgraded AWS EC2 and ECS default dashboard with new data points.
- **Introduced new GCP services dashboards**

  - Cloud Run
  - Load balancing
  - Pub/Sub
  - Cloud Tasks
  - Firestore
  - Filestore

### Other improvements

- Added limits on users, teams, and projects to prevent API misuse.
- Saved filters in logs: added search and delete option for Improved usability.
- Added metric names on hover to display them as labels in pie charts within dashboards.
- Improvement in RUM SDK for performance improvements.
- Enhanced APM sidebar filters with grouped listings to reduce API calls and improve load speed.
- Default Dashboard: Improved filter UX to retain the selected dashboard when navigating back to the list.

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