[Docs] release notes Industrial Edge Insights Multimodal main (open-edge-platform#2075)

Author: kblaszczak-intel

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-# Release Notes
+# Release Notes: Industrial Edge Insights Multimodal
 
-- [December 2025](./release-notes/dec-2025.md)
+## Version 2026.0
+
+**March 24, 2026**
+
+This release introduces **S3-based frame storage**, **deployment hardening**, and
+**documentation improvements**.
+
+**New**
+
+- **RTP Timestamp Alignment**: Fusion Analytics now uses the RTP sender NTP timestamp
+  (`metadata.rtp.sender_ntp_unix_timestamp_ns`) to match frames with the nearest metadata
+  records for improved synchronization.
+- **SeaweedFS S3 Integration**: DL Streamer now stores output frames and images in an
+  S3-compatible SeaweedFS backend, with full Helm chart support.
+- **Vision Metadata Persistence**: DL pipeline vision metadata is now saved persistently to
+  InfluxDB through Fusion Analytics for improved traceability.
+- **Helm Deployment**: Helm charts for multimodal deployment are now available.
+
+**Improved**
+
+- Simulation data is now embedded directly into the container image, removing the external
+  PV/PVC volume dependency and simplifying weld-data-simulator deployment.
+- System requirements have been updated to reflect CPU-only validated configurations.
+- Third-party service images have been updated: Telegraf, Grafana, Eclipse Mosquitto,
+  MediaMTX, Coturn, and SeaweedFS.
+- **Security**: SeaweedFS container runtime has been hardened.
+- Documentation has been extended and improved for ease of navigation, covering updates to
+  setup guides, Helm deployment, and more.
+
+
+For information on older versions, check [release notes 2025](./release-notes/release-notes-2025.md)
 
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 # December 2025
 
-## [v1.0.0]
+## version 1.0.0
 
-This is the first version of the Multimodal - Weld Defect Detection sample app
-showcasing a Vision and Time Series defect detection use case by detecting anomalous welding.
+This is the first version of the Multimodal - Weld Defect Detection sample app,
+showcasing the Vision and Time Series defect detection use case by detecting anomalous welding.
 
-### Deployments
+**Deployments**
 
-- Docker compose deployment on a single node
+- Docker compose deployment on a single node.
 
-### Features
+**Features**
 
 - Introduced a comprehensive sample application combining vision (video inspection) and
   time-series sensor analytics for industrial weld defect detection.