# v0.8.0
## Highlights
- **Replaced tracing with custom event system**: Removed tracing, tracing-subscriber, and valuable dependencies. New broadcast-based logging with dedicated handler threads sustains 24K+ req/sec. Fixes `cargo install` without requiring RUSTFLAGS.
## Raw commits
* refactor: replace tracing with broadcast-based event system (2026-01-01)
* docs: center README header with logo, nav links, and badges (2026-01-01)
* docs: add tarball verification step to release process (2025-12-31)