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# Release notes for Grafana 9.0.0-beta3
### Features and enhancements
- **Alerting:** Add provenance guard to config api. [#50147](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/50147), [@JohnnyQQQQ](https://github.com/JohnnyQQQQ)
- **Alerting:** Make folder filter clearable in Alert list panel. [#50093](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/50093), [@peterholmberg](https://github.com/peterholmberg)
- **Alerting:** Provisioning API - Alert rules. [#47930](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/47930), [@JohnnyQQQQ](https://github.com/JohnnyQQQQ)
- **Datasource:** Remove support for unencrypted passwords. [#49987](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/49987), [@marefr](https://github.com/marefr)
- **Dependencies:** Update to Golang version `1.17.11`. [#50253](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/50253), [@dsotirakis](https://github.com/dsotirakis)
- **Loki:** Run query when pressing Enter on line-filters. [#49913](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/49913), [@svennergr](https://github.com/svennergr)
- **Metrics:** Remove support for using summaries instead of histogram for HTTP instrumentation. [#49985](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/49985), [@bergquist](https://github.com/bergquist)
- **Plugins:** Support headers field for check health. [#49930](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/49930), [@marefr](https://github.com/marefr)
- **Prometheus/Loki:** Add raw query and syntax highlight in explain mode. [#50070](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/50070), [@aocenas](https://github.com/aocenas)
- **Prometheus:** Migrate metadata queries to use resource calls. [#49921](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/49921), [@srclosson](https://github.com/srclosson)
- **RBAC:** Make RBAC action names more consistent. [#49730](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/49730), [@IevaVasiljeva](https://github.com/IevaVasiljeva)
- **RBAC:** Make RBAC action names more consistent. (Enterprise)
- **Settings:** Sunset non-duration based login lifetime config. [#49944](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/49944), [@sakjur](https://github.com/sakjur)
- **[9.0.x] Alerting:** Update alert rule diff to not see difference between nil and empty map. [#50198](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/50198), [@yuri-tceretian](https://github.com/yuri-tceretian)
### Bug fixes
- **Alerting:** Fix alert list panel showing firing alerts with no instances. [#50069](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/50069), [@gillesdemey](https://github.com/gillesdemey)
- **Alerting:** Remove double quotes from matchers. [#50046](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/50046), [@alexweav](https://github.com/alexweav)
- **Alerting:** Use correct permission scope for external AM updates. [#50159](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/50159), [@gillesdemey](https://github.com/gillesdemey)
- **Datasource:** Fix allowed cookies to be forwarded as header to backend datasources. [#49541](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/49541), [@marefr](https://github.com/marefr)
- **Loki:** Fix uncaught errors if `labelKey` contains special characters. [#49887](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/49887), [@svennergr](https://github.com/svennergr)
- **Prometheus:** Fix aligning of labels of exemplars after backend migration. [#49924](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/49924), [@aocenas](https://github.com/aocenas)
- **SharePDF:** Fix repeated datasource variables in PDF. (Enterprise)
- **State Timeline:** Fix Null Value Filling and Value Transformation. [#50054](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/50054), [@codeincarnate](https://github.com/codeincarnate)
- **Usage stats:** Divide collection into multiple functions to isolate failures. [#49928](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/49928), [@sakjur](https://github.com/sakjur)
### Breaking changes
Removes support for storing/using datasource `password` and `basicAuthPassword` unencrypted which was [deprecated in Grafana v8.1.0](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/installation/upgrading/#use-of-unencrypted-passwords-for-data-sources-no-longer-supported). Please use `secureJsonData.password` and `secureJsonData.basicAuthPassword`. Issue [#49987](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/49987)
Removes the option to instrument HTTP request in Grafana using summaries instead of histograms. Issue [#49985](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/49985)
Removes support for deprecated dataproxy.max_idle_connections_per_host setting. Please use max_idle_connections instead. Issue [#49948](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/49948)
Removes the deprecated `getFormStyles` function from grafana-ui.
Prefer using `GrafanaTheme2` and the `useStyles2` hook. Issue [#49945](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/49945)
The configuration options `auth.login_maximum_inactive_lifetime_days` and `auth.login_maximum_lifetime_days` were deprecated in Grafana v7.2.0 and have now been removed. Use `login_maximum_inactive_lifetime_duration` and `login_maximum_lifetime_duration` to customize the maximum lifetime of a login session. Issue [#49944](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/49944)
Removed the deprecated `isFocused` and `isInvalid` props from the `InlineLabel` component. These props haven't done anything for a while, so migration is just a matter of removing the props. Issue [#49929](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/49929)
Removed the deprecated `onColorChange` prop from `ColorPicker`. Moving forward the `onChange` prop should be used. Issue [#49923](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/49923)
`/api/tsdb/query` API has been removed. Use [/api/ds/query](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/http_api/data_source/#query-a-data-source) instead.
`onClipboardCopy` and `onClipboardError` APIs have been changed such that the callback's argument is just the text that's been copied rather than the old `ClipboardEvent` interface.
We've added a migration from the old action names to the new names and have updated our documentation. But you will have to update any scripts and provisioning files that are using the old action names. Issue [#49730](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/49730)
The following RBAC action renames have been carried out:
We've added a migration from the old action names to the new names and have updated our documentation. But you will have to update any scripts and provisioning files that are using the old action names. Issue [#3372](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/3372)