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 ## main / unreleased
 
+# v2.7.0-rc.0
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 * [CHANGE] Disable gRPC compression in the querier and distributor for performance reasons [#4429](https://github.com/grafana/tempo/pull/4429) (@carles-grafana)
   If you would like to re-enable it, we recommend 'snappy'. Use the following settings:
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