September 2025 monthly summary for grafana/helm-charts: Delivered a configurable distributor lifecycle hooks feature for the tempo-distributed Helm chart, enabling operators to tailor lifecycle management via Chart.yaml, deployment templates, and README. This change enhances runtime control, supports graceful shutdowns, and improves upgrade safety for Tempo distributor deployments. Implemented through a focused commit providing a no-default-config option. Documentation updated to reflect new configuration and usage scenarios. Overall impact includes increased flexibility, reduced operational toil, and clearer upgrade paths across environments.

Month: 2024-11 — Focused feature delivery and documentation improvements across Grafana Helm charts, delivering more reliable deployments and better discoverability. Tempo Helm chart updated to 1.23.0 with a default compactor affinity to ensure consistent deployment behavior across nodes and zones. Pyroscope Helm chart documentation enhanced with a home link and sources, plus links to the project homepage and source repository to improve discoverability and access to resources. No major bugs documented this month; the work prioritized stability, maintainability, and user onboarding.