September 2025 monthly summary for grafana/grafana focusing on user-facing improvements to alert history visualization and customization.

Month 2025-08 focused on security and dependency hygiene in grafana/oncall. Upgraded core dependencies to address CVEs, removed an unused yarn.lock, and performed targeted cleanup in jest.setup.ts to simplify window.location handling. These actions reduce security risk, improve maintainability, and streamline CI and onboarding for the repository.

April 2025 monthly summary for grafana/oncall: Delivered proactive deprecation messaging for Cloud Connection features in Grafana OnCall OSS and patched known CVEs to strengthen security. This work aligns with the March 24, 2026 deprecation deadline while improving user guidance and reducing security risk.

March 2025 monthly summary for grafana/grafana focused on delivering a terminology update in the alerting subsystem. Implemented Grafana IRM terminology across the repo by replacing references to 'Grafana OnCall' with 'Grafana IRM', including renaming variables, updating descriptions, and applying translations for the new terminology. The change enhances branding consistency and supports localization efforts, enabling clearer alerts and improved operator experience. Commit reference reflects traceability to the initiative.

2025-01 Monthly Summary: Delivered key features that improve build workflows in monorepos and enhanced alerting reliability. No major bugs fixed this month. Business value includes reduced build friction, clearer artifact handling in monorepos, and more robust alert routing through IRM plugin prioritization.

November 2024 monthly summary for grafana/oncall focusing on Grafana 11.3 compatibility and plugin authentication improvements. Highlights include disabling the legacy accessControlOnCall feature for Grafana 11.3, enabling managed service accounts for plugin authentication, and updating configurations to ensure compatibility with Grafana 11.3 and later. These changes reduce upgrade risk, enhance security, and improve maintainability. The work delivered with a targeted fix: df6bb69d29c7c496d70aaa583a7046787dfe68bd.