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@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Grafana v5.3 brings new features, many enhancements and bug fixes. This article
- [Postgres]({{< relref "#postgres-query-builder" >}}) gets a new query builder!
- [OAuth]({{< relref "#improved-oauth-support-for-gitlab" >}}) support for Gitlab is improved
- [Annotations]({{< relref "#annotations" >}}) with template variable filtering
- [Variables]({{< relref "#variables" >}}) with free text support
## Google Stackdriver
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Learn how to enable and configure it in the [documentation](/auth/gitlab/).
## Annotations
it possible to use template vari
Grafana 5.3 brings improved support for [native annotations](/reference/annotations/#native-annotations) and makes it possible to use template variables when filtering by tags.
Learn more about it in the [documentation](/reference/annotations/#query-by-tag).
{{< docs-imagebox img="/img/docs/v53/annotation_tag_filter_variable.png" max-width="600px" >}}
## Variables
Grafana 5.3 ships with a brand new variable type named `Text box` which makes it easier and more convenient to provide free text input to a variable.
This new variable type will display as a free text input field with an optional prefilled default value.
## Changelog
Checkout the [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) file for a complete list

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*Custom* | Define the variable options manually using a comma separated list.
*Constant* | Define a hidden constant. Useful for metric path prefixes for dashboards you want to share. During dashboard export, constant variables will be made into an import option.
*Ad hoc filters* | Very special kind of variable that only works with some data sources, InfluxDB & Elasticsearch currently. It allows you to add key/value filters that will automatically be added to all metric queries that use the specified data source.
*Text box* | This variable type will display as a free text input field with an optional default value.
### Query options