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+## [v1.97.1](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v1.97.1)
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+Released at 2024-02-01
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 * FEATURE: [vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent.html): add support for `username_file` option at `basic_auth` section in [`scrape_configs`](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/sd_configs/#http-api-client-options). See [this feature request](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/5511). Thanks to @wasim-nihal for [the initial implementation](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/pull/5720).
 
 * BUGFIX: [vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent.html): fix the increased CPU usage when sending the data to remote storage. The issue has been introduced in [v1.97.0](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v1.97.0).