Hi,

We are pleased to announce the release of Zephyr kernel version 1.8.0.

Major enhancements with this release include:

* Tickless kernel

* IP Stack improvements

* Bluetooth 5.0 features

* Ecosystem: Tracing, debugging support through third-party tools (openocd,

  Segger Systemview)

* Improved build support on Mac and Windows development environments

* Xtensa GCC support

* Initial implementation of MMU/MPU support

* Expanded device support

More details can be found here: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/releases

Many thanks to all of you who made this release happen. Thank you for the contribution and participation.

Regards,

Anas