diff --git a/docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml b/docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml
index 39ca0e34dd..51c1993eed 100644
--- a/docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ services:
   # OpenTelemetry Collector: receives spans from xrpld via OTLP protocol,
   # batches them for efficiency, and forwards to Tempo for storage.
   otel-collector:
-    image: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.121.0
+    image: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.158.0
     command: ["--config=/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml"]
     ports:
       - "4317:4317" # OTLP gRPC
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ services:
   # Grafana Tempo: distributed tracing backend that stores and indexes
   # spans. Queryable via TraceQL in Grafana Explore.
   tempo:
-    image: grafana/tempo:2.7.2
+    image: grafana/tempo:2.9.4
     command: ["-config.file=/etc/tempo.yaml"]
     ports:
       - "3200:3200" # Tempo HTTP API (health check, query)
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ services:
       - xrpld-telemetry
 
   prometheus:
-    # Pinned to the v2.53 LTS line for reproducible, config-stable runs.
-    image: prom/prometheus:v2.53.3
+    # Pinned to an exact patch release for reproducible, config-stable runs.
+    image: prom/prometheus:v3.13.2
     ports:
       - "9090:9090"
     volumes:
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ services:
   # Grafana: visualization UI with Tempo pre-configured as a datasource.
   # Anonymous admin access enabled for local development convenience.
   grafana:
-    image: grafana/grafana:11.5.2
+    image: grafana/grafana:13.1.2
     environment:
       - GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ENABLED=true # No login required for local dev
       - GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ORG_ROLE=Admin # Full access without auth
diff --git a/docker/telemetry/grafana/dashboards/ledger-data-sync.json b/docker/telemetry/grafana/dashboards/ledger-data-sync.json
index 2f01f834d9..5f02984c72 100644
--- a/docker/telemetry/grafana/dashboards/ledger-data-sync.json
+++ b/docker/telemetry/grafana/dashboards/ledger-data-sync.json
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@
             "type": "prometheus",
             "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
           },
-          "expr": "label_replace(label_join(label_replace(sum by (service_instance_id, xrpl_branch, xrpl_node_role) (rate(nodestore_state{service_instance_id=~\"$node\", deployment_environment=~\"$deployment_environment\", xrpl_network_type=~\"$xrpl_network_type\", service_name=~\"$service_name\", xrpl_work_item=~\"$xrpl_work_item\", xrpl_branch=~\"$xrpl_branch\", xrpl_node_role=~\"$xrpl_node_role\", metric=\"node_reads_duration_us\"}[$__rate_interval])) / clamp_min(sum by (service_instance_id, xrpl_branch, xrpl_node_role) (rate(nodestore_state{service_instance_id=~\"$node\", deployment_environment=~\"$deployment_environment\", xrpl_network_type=~\"$xrpl_network_type\", service_name=~\"$service_name\", xrpl_work_item=~\"$xrpl_work_item\", xrpl_branch=~\"$xrpl_branch\", xrpl_node_role=~\"$xrpl_node_role\", metric=\"node_reads_total\"}[$__rate_interval])), 1), \"series\", \"NuDB us/read\", \"\", \"\"), \"xrpl_ident\", \", \", \"service_instance_id\", \"xrpl_branch\", \"xrpl_work_item\"), \"xrpl_ident\", \"[$1]\", \"xrpl_ident\", \"(?:, )*(.*[^, ])(?:, )*\")"
+          "expr": "label_replace(label_join(label_replace(sum by (service_instance_id, xrpl_branch, xrpl_node_role) (rate(nodestore_state{service_instance_id=~\"$node\", deployment_environment=~\"$deployment_environment\", xrpl_network_type=~\"$xrpl_network_type\", service_name=~\"$service_name\", xrpl_work_item=~\"$xrpl_work_item\", xrpl_branch=~\"$xrpl_branch\", xrpl_node_role=~\"$xrpl_node_role\", metric=\"node_reads_duration_us\"}[$__rate_interval])) / (sum by (service_instance_id, xrpl_branch, xrpl_node_role) (rate(nodestore_state{service_instance_id=~\"$node\", deployment_environment=~\"$deployment_environment\", xrpl_network_type=~\"$xrpl_network_type\", service_name=~\"$service_name\", xrpl_work_item=~\"$xrpl_work_item\", xrpl_branch=~\"$xrpl_branch\", xrpl_node_role=~\"$xrpl_node_role\", metric=\"node_reads_total\"}[$__rate_interval])) > 0), \"series\", \"NuDB us/read\", \"\", \"\"), \"xrpl_ident\", \", \", \"service_instance_id\", \"xrpl_branch\", \"xrpl_work_item\"), \"xrpl_ident\", \"[$1]\", \"xrpl_ident\", \"(?:, )*(.*[^, ])(?:, )*\")"
         }
       ],
       "fieldConfig": {
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@
             "type": "prometheus",
             "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
           },
-          "expr": "label_replace(label_join(label_replace(sum by (service_instance_id, xrpl_branch, xrpl_node_role) (rate(nodestore_state{service_instance_id=~\"$node\", deployment_environment=~\"$deployment_environment\", xrpl_network_type=~\"$xrpl_network_type\", service_name=~\"$service_name\", xrpl_work_item=~\"$xrpl_work_item\", xrpl_branch=~\"$xrpl_branch\", xrpl_node_role=~\"$xrpl_node_role\", metric=\"node_reads_hit\"}[$__rate_interval])) / clamp_min(sum by (service_instance_id, xrpl_branch, xrpl_node_role) (rate(nodestore_state{service_instance_id=~\"$node\", deployment_environment=~\"$deployment_environment\", xrpl_network_type=~\"$xrpl_network_type\", service_name=~\"$service_name\", xrpl_work_item=~\"$xrpl_work_item\", xrpl_branch=~\"$xrpl_branch\", xrpl_node_role=~\"$xrpl_node_role\", metric=\"node_reads_total\"}[$__rate_interval])), 1), \"series\", \"NuDB Found Ratio\", \"\", \"\"), \"xrpl_ident\", \", \", \"service_instance_id\", \"xrpl_branch\", \"xrpl_work_item\"), \"xrpl_ident\", \"[$1]\", \"xrpl_ident\", \"(?:, )*(.*[^, ])(?:, )*\")"
+          "expr": "label_replace(label_join(label_replace(sum by (service_instance_id, xrpl_branch, xrpl_node_role) (rate(nodestore_state{service_instance_id=~\"$node\", deployment_environment=~\"$deployment_environment\", xrpl_network_type=~\"$xrpl_network_type\", service_name=~\"$service_name\", xrpl_work_item=~\"$xrpl_work_item\", xrpl_branch=~\"$xrpl_branch\", xrpl_node_role=~\"$xrpl_node_role\", metric=\"node_reads_hit\"}[$__rate_interval])) / (sum by (service_instance_id, xrpl_branch, xrpl_node_role) (rate(nodestore_state{service_instance_id=~\"$node\", deployment_environment=~\"$deployment_environment\", xrpl_network_type=~\"$xrpl_network_type\", service_name=~\"$service_name\", xrpl_work_item=~\"$xrpl_work_item\", xrpl_branch=~\"$xrpl_branch\", xrpl_node_role=~\"$xrpl_node_role\", metric=\"node_reads_total\"}[$__rate_interval])) > 0), \"series\", \"NuDB Found Ratio\", \"\", \"\"), \"xrpl_ident\", \", \", \"service_instance_id\", \"xrpl_branch\", \"xrpl_work_item\"), \"xrpl_ident\", \"[$1]\", \"xrpl_ident\", \"(?:, )*(.*[^, ])(?:, )*\")"
         }
       ],
       "fieldConfig": {
diff --git a/docker/telemetry/grafana/dashboards/transaction-overview.json b/docker/telemetry/grafana/dashboards/transaction-overview.json
index f698c5701c..b6ece294c5 100644
--- a/docker/telemetry/grafana/dashboards/transaction-overview.json
+++ b/docker/telemetry/grafana/dashboards/transaction-overview.json
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
       "type": "timeseries",
       "gridPos": {
         "h": 8,
-        "w": 12,
+        "w": 24,
         "x": 0,
         "y": 48
       },
@@ -565,47 +565,6 @@
         "overrides": []
       }
     },
-    {
-      "title": "Queue Bypass Ratio (Direct Apply vs Enqueue)",
-      "description": "**What:** Fraction of transactions that applied straight to the open ledger versus those that had to be queued.\n**How it's computed:** Ratio of direct applies to direct-plus-queued over a 5-minute window, per node.\n**Reading it:** A high fraction means the network is keeping up without escalation.\n**Healthy range:** Near 1.0 in normal conditions.\n**Watch for:** A falling fraction is the cleanest single signal the network has entered sustained fee escalation.\n**Source:** src/xrpld/app/misc/detail/TxQ.cpp:TxQ::tryDirectApply, TxQ::apply",
-      "type": "timeseries",
-      "gridPos": {
-        "h": 8,
-        "w": 12,
-        "x": 12,
-        "y": 48
-      },
-      "options": {
-        "tooltip": {
-          "mode": "multi",
-          "sort": "desc",
-          "maxHeight": 600
-        }
-      },
-      "targets": [
-        {
-          "datasource": {
-            "type": "prometheus"
-          },
-          "expr": "sum by (service_instance_id) (rate(span_calls_total{service_instance_id=~\"$node\", deployment_environment=~\"$deployment_environment\", xrpl_network_type=~\"$xrpl_network_type\", service_name=~\"$service_name\", span_name=\"txq.apply_direct\"}[$__rate_interval])) / clamp_min(sum by (service_instance_id) (rate(span_calls_total{service_instance_id=~\"$node\", deployment_environment=~\"$deployment_environment\", xrpl_network_type=~\"$xrpl_network_type\", service_name=~\"$service_name\", span_name=\"txq.apply_direct\"}[$__rate_interval])) + sum by (service_instance_id) (rate(span_calls_total{service_instance_id=~\"$node\", deployment_environment=~\"$deployment_environment\", xrpl_network_type=~\"$xrpl_network_type\", service_name=~\"$service_name\", span_name=\"txq.enqueue\"}[$__rate_interval])), 1)",
-          "interval": "15s",
-          "legendFormat": "Direct-Apply Fraction [{{service_instance_id}}]"
-        }
-      ],
-      "fieldConfig": {
-        "defaults": {
-          "unit": "percentunit",
-          "custom": {
-            "axisLabel": "Bypass Fraction",
-            "spanNulls": 1800000,
-            "insertNulls": false,
-            "showPoints": "auto",
-            "pointSize": 3
-          }
-        },
-        "overrides": []
-      }
-    },
     {
       "title": "Queue Accept (Drain) Duration per Ledger",
       "description": "**What:** Time spent draining queued transactions into a newly closed ledger.\n**How it's computed:** 95th and 50th percentile of per-ledger drain durations over a 5-minute window, per node.\n**Reading it:** Rises as the queue holds more transactions to process at close.\n**Healthy range:** A few milliseconds when the queue is light.\n**Watch for:** Rising drain time signals queue pressure at ledger close.\n**Source:** src/xrpld/app/misc/detail/TxQ.cpp:TxQ::accept",