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Expand Up @@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ Note: release notes will be prepared in advance of a Git tag for a release so an
The tag drives the overall binary release process so release binaries (containers/packages) will appear after a tag and its associated release note.
This allows users to expect the new release binary to appear and allow/deny/update it as appropriate in their infrastructure.

## Fluent Bit v4.0+

The default configuration file has been switched to use YAML format and a different name (`.yaml` file suffix instead of `.conf`).
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This may require updating any custom deployments to either provide a YAML configuration or switch back to using legacy configuration in the arguments to the Fluent Bit binary.
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For Linux the Systemd unit will need overriding to specify `-c <legacy config file>`.
Similarly for containers, Windows and macOS the default launch command is changed to point at the YAML config file by default.
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## Fluent Bit v1.9.9

The `td-agent-bit` package is no longer provided after this release.
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