Features
- #25384 A new metric, vectorized_kafka_produced_bytes, is added to the /metrics endpoint which breaks down bytes produced to Redpanda at the Kafka API by batch compression type. by @travisdowns in #25391
Bug Fixes
- Addresses startup behavior in SR that may result in inconsistent SR state between nodes by @michael-redpanda in #25408
- PR #25414 [v24.3.x] r/stm_manager: do not populate batch cache when background apply happens by @mmaslankaprv
- PR #25416 [v24.3.x] pandaproxy/sr: Fix normalization not being applied on stored schemas by @IoannisRP
- PR #25421 [v24.3.x] Do not enable translation stm when datalake is disabled by @mmaslankaprv
Full Changelog: v24.3.7...v24.3.8