This release introduces significant security and operational enhancements. Administrators can now enforce secure STS credential exchange, and client certificate validation is improved for standard PKI configurations. Operational resilience is strengthened with backup and restore capabilities for the site replication service account, preventing replication failures.

### Security
- Administrators can now enforce secure STS credential exchange, ensuring temporary access tokens are transmitted only over secure channels. **Note:** When enabled, client operations using insecure protocols for STS will be blocked. (#372)
- Updated underlying software dependencies to incorporate the latest security patches and enhancements. (#388)

### Improvements
- Improved client certificate validation to support intermediate Certificate Authorities (CAs) during mTLS and STS authentication, enabling more flexible PKI configurations. (#379)
- The `site-replicator` service account can now be backed up and restored, preventing replication failures from accidental account deletion and enabling faster recovery. (#382)
- The TLS session cache size now adjusts dynamically in large-scale deployments (>100 nodes), optimizing performance and resource use for encrypted connections. (#386)
- Optimized the drive formatting process by adding a brief delay between retries, improving efficiency when drive availability is intermittent. (#387)

### Bug Fixes
- Resolved an issue that could cause errors in the audit logging system, ensuring complete and accurate audit trails under all conditions. (#384)
- Ensured successful replication for single-part multipart uploads, which commonly occur with SFTP/FTP clients. (#389)
- Addressed a file migration issue to ensure data is transferred completely and correctly during migration operations. (#391)
- Fixed a file path resolution issue, ensuring reliable access to data on mounted drives (e.g., `/data/drive*`). (#383)
- Improved internal testing for the drive reformatting feature to ensure more robust and predictable drive management operations. (#390)
- Corrected outdated documentation links displayed during server startup and in help commands to direct users to current resources. (#380)