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 * admin: added ``/stats/prometheus`` as an alternative endpoint for getting stats in prometheus format.
 * logger: all :ref:`logging levels <operations_admin_interface_logging>` can be configured
   at run-time: trace debug info warning error critical.
+* tracing: the sampling decision is now delegated to the tracers, allowing the tracer to decide when and if
+  to use it. For example, if the :ref:`x-b3-sampled <config_http_conn_man_headers_x-b3-sampled>` header
+  is supplied with the client request, its value will override any sampling decision made by the Envoy proxy.
 
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