# ESPHome changelog

> Control ESP8266/ESP32 devices through simple configuration.

- Vendor: Open Home Foundation
- Category: Developer Tools
- Official site: https://esphome.io
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/esphome)
- Harvested from: GitHub (esphome/esphome)
- Entries below: 10 (newest first)

What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog.

## Releases

### 2026.7.4

- Date: 2026-08-05
- Version: 2026.7.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/releases/tag/2026.7.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/esphome/releases/2026.7.4

- **fixed** — Fix device adoption failing on first attempt by locking the clone cache against concurrent resolutions
- **fixed** — Fix double free when overflow buffer drain is re-entered in the API
- **changed** — Default init sequence to empty not None in epaper_spi
- **changed** — Use forward slashes in generated component CMakeLists for espidf
- **changed** — Restrict toolchain validation to supported values for esp32
- **changed** — Explicitly disable BLE 5.0 in esp32

- Bump filelock from 3.29.0 to 3.32.0 [esphome#17759](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17759) by [@dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)
- Bump platformdirs from 4.10.0 to 4.11.0 [esphome#17756](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17756) by [@dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.8.0 [esphome#17953](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17953) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.8.1 [esphome#17964](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17964) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- [epaper_spi] Default init sequence to empty not None [esphome#17966](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17966) by [@clydebarrow](https://github.com/clydebarrow)
- [git] Fix device adoption failing on first attempt: lock the clone cache against concurrent resolutions [esphome#17923](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17923) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [espidf] Use forward slashes in generated component CMakeLists [esphome#17965](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17965) by [@swoboda1337](https://github.com/swoboda1337)
- [esp32] Restrict toolchain validation to supported values [esphome#17972](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17972) by [@jesserockz](https://github.com/jesserockz)
- [api] Fix double free when overflow buffer drain is re-entered [esphome#17969](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17969) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.8.2 [esphome#17995](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17995) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.9.0 [esphome#18017](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18017) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.9.1 [esphome#18025](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18025) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.9.2 [esphome#18051](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18051) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- [esp32] explicitly disable BLE 5.0 [esphome#18047](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18047) by [@ssieb](https://github.com/ssieb)

### 2026.7.3

- Date: 2026-07-28
- Version: 2026.7.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/releases/tag/2026.7.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/esphome/releases/2026.7.3

- **changed** — Forward ESP_GAP_BLE_SCAN_RSP_DATA_RAW_SET_COMPLETE_EVT to GAP handlers in esp32_ble
- **changed** — Honor compile_process_limit in native ESP-IDF builds
- **changed** — Include .cc, .cxx and .c++ sources in the app source glob for espidf
- **changed** — Lock scan results shared with the captive portal web task in wifi
- **fixed** — Fix submodule update failure when cloning libraries on the esp-idf toolchain
- **fixed** — Escape SSID when building config JSON in captive_portal
- **changed** — Set SPI CS hold time for ENC28J60 in ethernet
- **fixed** — Ensure binary light is off with brightness 0

- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.6.10 [esphome#17801](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17801) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- [esp32_ble] Forward ESP_GAP_BLE_SCAN_RSP_DATA_RAW_SET_COMPLETE_EVT to GAP handlers [esphome#17833](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17833) by [@mvoss96](https://github.com/mvoss96)
- [espidf] Honor compile_process_limit in native ESP-IDF builds [esphome#17857](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17857) by [@swoboda1337](https://github.com/swoboda1337)
- [espidf] Include .cc, .cxx and .c++ sources in the app source glob [esphome#17754](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17754) by [@ruimarinho](https://github.com/ruimarinho)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.7.0 [esphome#17871](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17871) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- [wifi] Lock scan results shared with the captive portal web task [esphome#17850](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17850) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [git] Fix submodule update failure when cloning libraries on the esp-idf toolchain [esphome#17862](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17862) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [captive_portal] Escape SSID when building config JSON [esphome#17872](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17872) by [@jesserockz](https://github.com/jesserockz)
- [ethernet] Set SPI CS hold time for ENC28J60 [esphome#17885](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17885) by [@swoboda1337](https://github.com/swoboda1337) (breaking-change)
- [light] Ensure binary light is off with brightness 0 [esphome#17893](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17893) by [@clydebarrow](https://github.com/clydebarrow)
- Update webserver local assets to 20260728-053845 [esphome#17899](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17899) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)

### 2026.7.2

- Date: 2026-07-23
- Version: 2026.7.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/releases/tag/2026.7.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/esphome/releases/2026.7.2

- **added** — Add model option to sen5x to override autodetection
- **changed** — Bump aioesphomeapi from 45.6.2 to 45.7.0
- **changed** — Bump sendspin-cpp to v0.7.0
- **changed** — Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.6.9
- **fixed** — Fix partial update bug in mipi_spi
- **fixed** — Remap absolute file paths when compiling an extracted bundle

- Bump aioesphomeapi from 45.6.2 to 45.7.0 [esphome#17768](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17768) by [@dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)
- [sen5x] Add model option to override autodetection [esphome#17764](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17764) by [@bharvey88](https://github.com/bharvey88)
- [sendspin] Bump sendspin-cpp to v0.7.0 [esphome#17781](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17781) by [@kahrendt](https://github.com/kahrendt)
- [mipi_spi] fix partial update bug [esphome#17747](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17747) by [@Flautz](https://github.com/Flautz)
- [bundle] Remap absolute file paths when compiling an extracted bundle [esphome#17765](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17765) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.6.9 [esphome#17793](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17793) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)

### 2026.7.1

- Date: 2026-07-20
- Version: 2026.7.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/releases/tag/2026.7.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/esphome/releases/2026.7.1

- **fixed** — Fix negative external temperatures reported as large positives in emc2101
- **fixed** — Fix outdoor defrost temperature reporting the coil temperature in haier
- **changed** — Use repeated start when reading registers in as3935_i2c
- **added** — Implement ISRInternalGPIOPin::digital_write in zephyr
- **changed** — Include the local model file in bundles for micro_wake_word
- **changed** — Improve framework mirror selection, download errors, and version parsing in core
- **fixed** — Fix use-after-return of header collection state in IDF backend for http_request
- **fixed** — Use core format_hex_to helper for digest auth in web_server_idf to fix Arduino build
- **changed** — Set ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR for Zephyr SDK discovery in nrf52
- **changed** — Suggest installing missing system libraries when the tools install fails in espidf
- **fixed** — Fix srcFilter exclusions being silently ignored on Windows in core
- **changed** — Pin cryptography to 48.0.1 on Intel macOS
- **changed** — Ship component requirements.txt files in the sdist and wheel
- **changed** — Cap the logs reconnect backoff for deep-sleep devices
- **changed** — Install PlatformIO toolchain Python packages into a dedicated venv in nrf52
- **changed** — Bump recommended ESP-IDF to 5.5.5 and Arduino to 3.3.10 in esp32
- **fixed** — Split multi-token build.flags entries when generating ESP-IDF component CMakeLists
- **fixed** — Fix offset_x being ignored on SH1106/SH1107 displays in ssd1306
- **changed** — Download models in parallel in micro_wake_word
- **changed** — Accept git URLs passed as the library name in platformio

- [emc2101] Fix negative external temperatures reported as large positives [esphome#17494](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17494) by [@swoboda1337](https://github.com/swoboda1337)
- [haier] Fix outdoor defrost temperature reporting the coil temperature [esphome#17492](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17492) by [@swoboda1337](https://github.com/swoboda1337)
- [as3935_i2c] Use repeated start when reading registers [esphome#17584](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17584) by [@swoboda1337](https://github.com/swoboda1337)
- [zephyr] implement ISRInternalGPIOPin::digital_write [esphome#17601](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17601) by [@quantum5](https://github.com/quantum5)
- [micro_wake_word] Include the local model file in bundles [esphome#17604](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17604) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [core] Improve framework mirror selection, download errors, and version parsing [esphome#17615](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17615) by [@swoboda1337](https://github.com/swoboda1337)
- [http_request] Fix use-after-return of header collection state in IDF backend [esphome#17627](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17627) by [@swoboda1337](https://github.com/swoboda1337)
- [web_server_idf] Use core format_hex_to helper for digest auth (fixes Arduino build) [esphome#17608](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17608) by [@swoboda1337](https://github.com/swoboda1337)
- [nrf52] Set ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR for Zephyr SDK discovery [esphome#17633](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17633) by [@jesserockz](https://github.com/jesserockz)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.6.2 [esphome#17640](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17640) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump aioesphomeapi from 45.6.0 to 45.6.1 [esphome#17653](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17653) by [@dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.6.3 [esphome#17651](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17651) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump aioesphomeapi from 45.6.1 to 45.6.2 [esphome#17654](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17654) by [@dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)
- [espidf] Suggest installing missing system libraries when the tools install fails [esphome#17619](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17619) by [@swoboda1337](https://github.com/swoboda1337)
- [core] Fix srcFilter exclusions being silently ignored on Windows [esphome#17648](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17648) by [@bharvey88](https://github.com/bharvey88)
- Pin cryptography to 48.0.1 on Intel macOS [esphome#17658](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17658) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- Ship component requirements.txt files in the sdist and wheel [esphome#17660](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17660) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [logs] Cap the logs reconnect backoff for deep-sleep devices [esphome#17656](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17656) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [nrf52] Install PlatformIO toolchain Python packages into a dedicated venv [esphome#17635](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17635) by [@jesserockz](https://github.com/jesserockz)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.6.4 [esphome#17662](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17662) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- [esp32] Bump recommended ESP-IDF to 5.5.5 and Arduino to 3.3.10 [esphome#17669](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17669) by [@swoboda1337](https://github.com/swoboda1337)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.6.5 [esphome#17675](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17675) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.6.6 [esphome#17681](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17681) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump bundl

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### 2026.7.0

- Date: 2026-07-16
- Version: 2026.7.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/releases/tag/2026.7.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/esphome/releases/2026.7.0

https://esphome.io/changelog/2026.7.0.html

### 2026.7.0b4

- Date: 2026-07-15
- Version: 2026.7.0b4
- Original notes: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/releases/tag/2026.7.0b4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/esphome/releases/2026.7.0b4
- Labels: Pre-release

### 2026.7.0b3

- Date: 2026-07-14
- Version: 2026.7.0b3
- Original notes: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/releases/tag/2026.7.0b3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/esphome/releases/2026.7.0b3
- Labels: Pre-release

### 2026.7.0b2

- Date: 2026-07-13
- Version: 2026.7.0b2
- Original notes: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/releases/tag/2026.7.0b2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/esphome/releases/2026.7.0b2
- Labels: Pre-release

### 2026.7.0b1

- Date: 2026-07-09
- Version: 2026.7.0b1
- Original notes: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/releases/tag/2026.7.0b1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/esphome/releases/2026.7.0b1
- Labels: Pre-release

https://beta.esphome.io/changelog/2026.7.0.html

### 2026.6.5

- Date: 2026-07-09
- Version: 2026.6.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/releases/tag/2026.6.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/esphome/releases/2026.6.5

- **changed** — Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.1.0

- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.0.24 [esphome#17332](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17332) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.0.25 [esphome#17333](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17333) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.0.26 [esphome#17369](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17369) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.0.27 [esphome#17370](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17370) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.0.28 [esphome#17382](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17382) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.0.29 [esphome#17384](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17384) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.1.0 [esphome#17412](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17412) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)