# Jaeger v2.17.0 — Release v2.17.0

- Product: Jaeger (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/jaeger)
- Vendor: CNCF
- Date: 2026-03-30
- Version: v2.17.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/releases/tag/v2.17.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/jaeger/releases/v2.17.0

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- **fixed** — Accept string-form error filters in trace search for memory storage
- **fixed** — Guard addjitter against zero or sub-nanosecond durations to prevent panic
- **fixed** — Clock skew adjuster to also adjust end timestamp
- **added** — Implement timer duration bucket parsing in metrics init
- **added** — Expose metrics storage to UI as storage capabilities
- **changed** — Implement safe self-tracing via OTEL collector telemetry factory
- **changed** — Optimize ClickHouse spans table for faster searching
- **added** — Add system prompt instructions for LLM clients in jaegermcp
- **fixed** — Enforce response limits in jaegermcp
- **added** — Add Go SDK dashboard generator for monitoring
- **added** — Enable tenancy enforcement in jaegermcp
- **added** — Enforce config-driven limits in jaegermcp handlers
- **fixed** — Fix jaegermcp server integration with Claude code
- **fixed** — Fix ClickHouse trace ID timestamps table schema and query to deduplicate trace IDs
- **changed** — Optimize ClickHouse get traces query by adding start and end time filter

###### Backend Changes

###### 🐞 Bug fixes, Minor Improvements

* Implement timer duration bucket parsing in metrics init ([@junaiddshaukat](https://github.com/junaiddshaukat) in [#7951](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/7951))
* Fix(memory): accept string-form error filters in trace search ([@YoungHypo](https://github.com/YoungHypo) in [#8217](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8217))
* Feat(monitor): restore grafana to spm docker-compose example (adr-007 step 1) ([@abhay1999](https://github.com/abhay1999) in [#8215](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8215))
* Safe self-tracing via otel collector telemetry factory ([@yurishkuro](https://github.com/yurishkuro) in [#8208](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8208))
* Fix: guard addjitter against zero/sub-nanosecond durations to prevent panic (fixes #8149) ([@shivamtiwari3](https://github.com/shivamtiwari3) in [#8178](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8178))
* Fix: clock skew adjuster to also adjust endtimestamp ([@Audio431](https://github.com/Audio431) in [#8170](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8170))
* Update mcp server readme ([@yurishkuro](https://github.com/yurishkuro) in [#8163](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8163))
* Feat(query): expose metricsstorage to ui as storage capabilities ([@hharshhsaini](https://github.com/hharshhsaini) in [#8154](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8154))

###### 🚧 Experimental Features

* [clickhouse] optimize spans table for faster searching ([@mahadzaryab1](https://github.com/mahadzaryab1) in [#8258](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8258))
* [jaegermcp] add system prompt instructions for llm clients (adr phase 4) ([@lopster568](https://github.com/lopster568) in [#8253](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8253))
* Fix(jaegermcp): enforce response limits ([@abhay1999](https://github.com/abhay1999) in [#8242](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8242))
* Feat(monitor): go sdk dashboard generator — adr-007 step 2a ([@abhay1999](https://github.com/abhay1999) in [#8216](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8216))
* [clickhouse][benchmarking] add initial results from benchmarking ([@mahadzaryab1](https://github.com/mahadzaryab1) in [#8181](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8181))
* [jaegermcp] enable tenancy enforcement ([@whiplashvin](https://github.com/whiplashvin) in [#8203](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8203))
* [jaegermcp] enforce config-driven limits in mcp handlers ([@rite7sh](https://github.com/rite7sh) in [#8194](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8194))
* [jaegermcp] fix mcp server integration with claude code ([@yurishkuro](https://github.com/yurishkuro) in [#8191](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8191))
* [clickhouse] fix trace id timestamps table schema / query to deduplicate trace_ids ([@mahadzaryab1](https://github.com/mahadzaryab1) in [#8180](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8180))
* [clickhouse] optimize get traces query by adding start and end time filter ([@mahadzaryab1](https://github.com/mahadzaryab1) in [#8152](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8152))

###### 👷 CI Improvements

* Fix: create reusable setup-go action to fix go module cache in ci workflows ([@Copilot](https://github.com/apps/copilot-swe-agent) in [#8257](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8257))
* Use gotestsum for all test execution ([@Copilot](https://github.com/apps/copilot-swe-agent) in [#8256](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8256))
* Fix(ci): correct metrics snapshot comparison noise ([@Copilot](https://github.com/apps/copilot-swe-agent) in [#8246](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8246))
* Ci(monitor): add dashboard sync check for go sdk generator (adr-007 step 3) ([@abhay1999](https://github.com/abhay1999) in [#8240](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pull/8240))
* Fix(ci): add retry logic fo

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