Announcing Vitess 23

Vitess 23.0.0 introduces enhancements designed to improve deployment, observability, and scalability of MySQL workloads, building on the foundation of version 22. Key updates include adopting MySQL 8.4 as a default, which ensures future compatibility and enhances operational tooling. New metrics offer deeper insights into transaction routing and shard behavior, while deprecated metrics and APIs are removed to streamline monitoring. Improvements in VTOrc and topology controls enhance operational safety for large-scale fleets, and updates to VTTablet and CLI/Docker workflows bring consistency and security. The release emphasizes better observability, operational strength, and future compatibility, with contributions from the Vitess community and PlanetScale team.