v3.0.1 v2.6.24
milvus-io/milvusSep 9, 2026 → Sep 16, 20267 days between releases
What's New
Adds admission control for REST DQL requests and optional per-request weights for RRF reranking, alongside fixes for strong-consistency queries and replica channel balancing.
New Features
- Optional per-request weights for RRF reranking in hybrid search via FunctionScore
- Admission control for RESTful DQL requests to reduce CPU usage under floods
- Configurable interim index building thread rate for growing segments
- Idempotent broadcast support for bulk import requests
- Cluster-version gate for write-before function materialization
Improvements
- Lowered peak memory during segment loading through batch-level memory estimation
- Optimized force-merge compaction planning using multi-round knapsack packing
- Improved filtered search performance by eliminating an atomic refcount hotspot
- Enabled delayed S3 file open to avoid unnecessary object storage connections
- Reduced log noise during group chunk creation
Bug Fixes
- Fixed strong-consistency query failures under heavy upsert workloads
- Fixed replica channel balancing issues
- Fixed binlog import issues
Upgrade Notes
Note that v2.6.24 does not include the bcrypt cost upgrade (4->10) found in v3.0.1. Ensure your credentials are compatible with the target version's hashing requirements.
The Two Releases
milvus-3.0.1
Sep 9, 2026· 1 month ago
Milvus v3.0.1 introduces REST v2 snapshot management, expanded reranking capabilities including L1 and weighted RRF, and TEXT field support in the Go client and API. The release also focuses on performance improvements, stability fixes, and security enhancements.
Full release notesmilvus-2.6.24
Sep 16, 2026· 1 month ago
This release focuses on resource efficiency, achieving lower peak memory during segment loading and smarter force-merge compaction planning, alongside critical fixes for strong-consistency queries and replica channel balancing.
Full release notes