# ESPHome 2026.8.1

- Product: ESPHome (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/esphome)
- Vendor: Open Home Foundation
- Date: 2026-08-23
- Version: 2026.8.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/releases/tag/2026.8.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/esphome/releases/2026.8.1

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- **fixed** — Take the lwIP core lock around sntp_servermode_dhcp() in WiFi
- **changed** — Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.12.4
- **fixed** — Rebuild the Python env when its interpreter symlink dangles on nrf52
- **fixed** — Keep templated !include filenames as strings so Windows path normalization cannot corrupt them
- **fixed** — Fix dump_config crash when enable_on_boot is false in espnow
- **fixed** — Fix sensor state_class defaults not being applied correctly in emontx
- **added** — Fire on_update_available trigger when update is detected in esp32_hosted
- **changed** — Block BK7238 until the LibreTiny bonding partition fix lands in bk72xx_ble
- **changed** — Log connection parameter update results in esp32_ble
- **fixed** — Don't report stale crash state after hardware WDT resets on esp8266
- **changed** — Dump the main.cpp config comment with sorted keys
- **fixed** — Report abort and task watchdog panics correctly in crash handler on esp32
- **changed** — Retry transient network errors when downloading external files
- **fixed** — Fix loop stall that triggers the task watchdog when entity list sends block in api
- **changed** — Scan at the default window while a GATT connection is active in esp32_ble_tracker

- [wifi] Take the lwIP core lock around sntp_servermode_dhcp() [esphome#18511](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18511) by [@SoundGoof](https://github.com/SoundGoof)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.12.1 [esphome#18541](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18541) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- [nrf52] Rebuild the Python env when its interpreter symlink dangles [esphome#18540](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18540) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [core] Keep templated !include filenames as strings so Windows path normalization cannot corrupt them [esphome#18549](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18549) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.12.2 [esphome#18573](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18573) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- [espnow] Fix dump_config crash when enable_on_boot is false [esphome#18572](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18572) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [emontx] Fix sensor state_class defaults not being applied correctly [esphome#17610](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/17610) by [@FredM67](https://github.com/FredM67)
- [esp32_hosted] Fire on_update_available trigger when update is detected [esphome#18591](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18591) by [@swoboda1337](https://github.com/swoboda1337)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.12.3 [esphome#18601](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18601) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.12.4 [esphome#18651](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18651) by [@esphome[bot]](https://github.com/apps/esphome)
- [bk72xx_ble] Block BK7238 until the LibreTiny bonding partition fix lands [esphome#18649](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18649) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [esp32_ble] Log connection parameter update results [esphome#18607](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18607) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [esp8266] Don't report stale crash state after hardware WDT resets [esphome#18597](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18597) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [core] Dump the main.cpp config comment with sorted keys [esphome#18653](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18653) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [esp32] Report abort and task watchdog panics correctly in crash handler [esphome#18575](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18575) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [core] Retry transient network errors when downloading external files [esphome#18538](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18538) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [api] Fix loop stall that triggers the task watchdog when entity list sends block [esphome#18577](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18577) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)
- [esp32_ble_tracker] Scan at the default window while a GATT connection is active [esphome#18609](https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/18609) by [@bdraco](https://github.com/bdraco)