HomeAssistant Core 2026.8.0 released on 05-08-2026
Home Assistant Core 2026.8.0 is out now. It expands energy capabilities with new and improved energy sensors and templates, finer-grained device-level consumption reporting, better multi-tariff electricity price handling, enhanced solar and battery support, and stronger energy charts and reporting in the UI.
Read the official release notes on the Home Assistant blog for full details, integration migration notes and breaking changes: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/08/05/release-20268/
What’s in this release
- Energy and consumption enhancements: new/updated energy sensors and templates, device-level consumption reporting, improved multi-tariff/electricity price handling, and better solar and battery support with richer energy charts.
- Integrations and device support: several new and updated official integrations, improved device discovery and configuration flows, and Matter/Thread and wireless ecosystem improvements for more reliable onboarding.
- UI, Lovelace and automation improvements: updates to Lovelace editors and cards, new or improved automation triggers/conditions/actions, template performance optimisations, accessibility tweaks and general UX polish.
Upgrade notes
- Review the Breaking Changes, Deprecations and Upgrade Guidance section in the release notes before upgrading; follow per-integration migration instructions (entity renames, possible re-authentication and custom integration compatibility) as required.
- Back up your instance and take a snapshot before upgrading; test upgrades in a staging environment or perform rolling updates so you can restore the snapshot if you need to roll back.
Share any issues or wins after upgrading—comments on integration migrations, energy setup, or UI changes are especially useful to the community.
