December 2025 monthly summary for liatrio/liatrio-otel-collector: Focused upgrade to Go 1.24 to maintain compatibility with the Go ecosystem and leverage runtime improvements. The change updates configuration files to reflect Go 1.24 and aligns CI/automation with Renovate constraints. Key achievements and deliverables: - Upgraded Go platform to 1.24 in liatrio/liatrio-otel-collector; configuration files updated to reflect the new runtime and tooling. - Renovate constraint updated to 1.24 to ensure future upgrades align with the new Go version. - Consolidated changes into a single focused commit (95a99d521d208edcafdec74ed0aa4a345c9b9519) documenting the upgrade and constraint update. Major bugs fixed: None reported for this repository this month. The upgrade mitigates potential compatibility issues and reduces build/test drift. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Maintains forward-compatibility with the Go ecosystem and observability tooling. - Reduces upgrade friction for CI, tests, and downstream users relying on the collector. - Demonstrates proactive dependency management and release discipline. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Go tooling and runtime management (Go 1.24) - Dependency/version management (Renovate constraints) - Configuration management and traceability (clear commit messages and scope)