ESPHome 2026.7.3 released on 28-07-2026
ESPHome 2026.7.3 is out now. It brings updated esphome-device-builder tooling and a set of fixes that improve native ESP-IDF builds, ESP32 BLE event handling, Wi‑Fi/captive portal behaviour and toolchain cloning.
See the ESPHome GitHub release notes for full details and links to the individual pull requests.
What’s in this release
- Bundled esphome-device-builder bumped (updates to 1.6.10 and 1.7.0) to refresh the device build tooling used during firmware creation and packaging.
- ESP-IDF build and ESP32 BLE fixes: the native ESP-IDF backend now honours compile_process_limit, the app source glob includes .cc, .cxx and .c++ files, and the esp32_ble code forwards ESP_GAP_BLE_SCAN_RSP_DATA_RAW_SET_COMPLETE_EVT to GAP handlers.
- Wi‑Fi/captive portal and git/toolchain fixes: scan results are locked when used by the captive portal web task, SSIDs are escaped when building captive portal JSON, and a git/toolchain fix prevents submodule update failures when cloning libraries on the esp-idf toolchain.
Upgrade notes
- Breaking change: the ENC28J60 Ethernet driver now sets the SPI chip-select (CS) hold time. Users with ENC28J60 hardware should verify timing and update related code or configuration as needed.
- If you need to revert, downgrade to the previous ESPHome release using your normal update mechanism or package manager.
Share any comments or issues on the project’s GitHub or community channels after you try the new release — feedback helps catch regressions and corner cases.
