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+<!-- 8.5.1 START -->
+
+# 8.5.1 (2022-04-27)
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- **Azure Monitor:** Fix space character encoding for metrics query link to Azure Portal. [#48139](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48139), [@kevinwcyu](https://github.com/kevinwcyu)
+- **CloudWatch:** Prevent log groups from being removed on query change. [#47994](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/47994), [@asimpson](https://github.com/asimpson)
+- **Cloudwatch:** Fix template variables in variable queries. [#48140](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48140), [@iwysiu](https://github.com/iwysiu)
+- **Explore:** Prevent direct access to explore if disabled via feature toggle. [#47714](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/47714), [@Elfo404](https://github.com/Elfo404)
+- **InfluxDB:** Fixes invalid no data alerts. [#48295](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48295), [@yesoreyeram](https://github.com/yesoreyeram)
+- **Navigation:** Prevent navbar briefly showing on login. [#47968](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/47968), [@ashharrison90](https://github.com/ashharrison90)
+- **Plugins Catalog:** Fix styling of hyperlinks. [#48196](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48196), [@marefr](https://github.com/marefr)
+- **Table:** Fix filter crashes table. [#48258](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48258), [@zoltanbedi](https://github.com/zoltanbedi)
+- **TimeSeries:** Properly stack series with missing datapoints. [#48321](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48321), [@leeoniya](https://github.com/leeoniya)
+
+<!-- 8.5.1 END -->
 <!-- 8.5.0 START -->
 
 # 8.5.0 (2022-04-21)
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 Here you can find detailed release notes that list everything that is included in every release as well as notices
 about deprecations, breaking changes as well as changes that relate to plugin development.
 
+- [Release notes for 8.5.1]({{< relref "release-notes-8-5-1" >}})
 - [Release notes for 8.5.0]({{< relref "release-notes-8-5-0" >}})
 - [Release notes for 8.5.0-beta1]({{< relref "release-notes-8-5-0-beta1" >}})
 - [Release notes for 8.4.7]({{< relref "release-notes-8-4-7" >}})
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+title = "Release notes for Grafana 8.5.1"
+hide_menu = true
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+
+<!-- Auto generated by update changelog github action -->
+
+# Release notes for Grafana 8.5.1
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- **Azure Monitor:** Fix space character encoding for metrics query link to Azure Portal. [#48139](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48139), [@kevinwcyu](https://github.com/kevinwcyu)
+- **CloudWatch:** Prevent log groups from being removed on query change. [#47994](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/47994), [@asimpson](https://github.com/asimpson)
+- **Cloudwatch:** Fix template variables in variable queries. [#48140](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48140), [@iwysiu](https://github.com/iwysiu)
+- **Explore:** Prevent direct access to explore if disabled via feature toggle. [#47714](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/47714), [@Elfo404](https://github.com/Elfo404)
+- **InfluxDB:** Fixes invalid no data alerts. [#48295](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48295), [@yesoreyeram](https://github.com/yesoreyeram)
+- **Navigation:** Prevent navbar briefly showing on login. [#47968](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/47968), [@ashharrison90](https://github.com/ashharrison90)
+- **Plugins Catalog:** Fix styling of hyperlinks. [#48196](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48196), [@marefr](https://github.com/marefr)
+- **Table:** Fix filter crashes table. [#48258](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48258), [@zoltanbedi](https://github.com/zoltanbedi)
+- **TimeSeries:** Properly stack series with missing datapoints. [#48321](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48321), [@leeoniya](https://github.com/leeoniya)