From ee0ac15775869963e612c869fe7cf812cbdd6148 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Anderson <scott@influxdata.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:02:28 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] feat(tc-release-notes): add Telegraf Controller release notes

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 .../controller/reference/release-notes.md     | 59 +++++++++++++++++++
 layouts/partials/article/special-state.html   |  5 +-
 2 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 content/telegraf/controller/reference/release-notes.md

diff --git a/content/telegraf/controller/reference/release-notes.md b/content/telegraf/controller/reference/release-notes.md
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+++ b/content/telegraf/controller/reference/release-notes.md
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+---
+title: Telegraf Controller release notes
+description: >
+  Important features, bug fixes, and changes in Telegraf Controller releases.
+menu:
+  telegraf_controller:
+    name: Release notes
+    parent: Reference
+weight: 101
+---
+
+## v0.0.5-beta {date="TBD"}
+
+<!-- placeholder for v0.0.5-beta release notes -->
+
+## v0.0.4-alpha {date="2026-02-05"}
+
+### Features
+
+- Require InfluxData EULA acceptance before starting the server.
+- Add plugin support to the Telegraf Builder UI and TOML parser:
+  - ActiveMQ (`inputs.activemq`)
+  - Vault (`secretstores.vault`)
+  - All parsers
+  - All serializers
+- Add support for custom logs directory.
+- Reduce binary size.
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- Fix question mark position in deletion popup.
+
+## v0.0.3-alpha {date="2026-01-14"}
+
+### Features
+
+- Add linux-arm64 binary support.
+- Add build validation for missing plugins.
+- Add local file handling for configurations.
+
+## v0.0.2-alpha {date="2026-01-13"}
+
+### Features
+
+- Identify external configurations for Telegraf agents.
+- Add SSL support for backend connections.
+- Add health check status API endpoint.
+- Add `Last-Modified` header to GET TOML API response and remove duplicate
+  protocol handling.
+- Compile native Rust NAPI server for heartbeat service.
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- Fix default parsing unit to use seconds.
+- Fix command line string generation.
+
+## v0.0.1-alpha {date="2026-01-01"}
+
+_Initial alpha build of Telegraf Controller._
diff --git a/layouts/partials/article/special-state.html b/layouts/partials/article/special-state.html
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             <li>
               <strong>Flexible release schedule</strong> <br/>
               While in beta, we will continue to create new releases of
-              {{ $displayName }}, but likely at irregular intervals. We will
-              provide release notes to make it easy to track updates.
+              {{ $displayName }}, but likely at irregular intervals. We will provide
+              <a href="/telegraf/controller/reference/release-notes/">Telegraf Controller release notes</a>
+              to make it easy to track updates.
             </li>
           </ul>
         </div>