# Julia v1.8.0-rc1 is now available

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v1-8-0-rc1-is-now-available/82021>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** release\
**Created:** [June 1, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v1-8-0-rc1-is-now-available/82021 "2022-06-01T00:18:26Z")\
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The Julia developers are pleased to announce that the first release candidate for Julia v1.8.0 is now available. Binaries are available at [https://julialang.org/downloads/](https://julialang.org/downloads/) in the “upcoming release” section for the following platforms, listed here by [support tier](https://julialang.org/downloads/#supported_platforms):

- Tier 1:
  - Linux x86\_64 (glibc)
  - Linux i686 (glibc)
  - macOS x86\_64 (Intel or Rosetta)
  - Window x86\_64

- Tier 2:
  - FreeBSD x86\_64
  - Linux AArch64 (glibc)
  - Windows i686

- Tier 3:
  - Linux x86\_64 (musl)
  - macOS AArch64 (M-Series)

Check out the [NEWS file](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/blob/v1.8.0-rc1/NEWS.md) to see what will be new in 1.8.0. You can also see the list of commits included since 1.8.0-beta3 [here](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/compare/v1.8.0-beta3...v1.8.0-rc1).

As a release _candidate_, this should **not** be considered production-ready. Rather, it’s intended to give users, especially package developers, a chance to try our their code with 1.8.0 prior to a full release. Note that `1.8` on [Travis](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages/julia/), [AppVeyor](https://github.com/JuliaCI/Appveyor.jl), and [Cirrus](https://github.com/ararslan/CirrusCI.jl) now refers to 1.8.0-rc1. On [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/julia-actions/setup-julia), use `~1.8.0-0`.

Let us know in the [issue tracker](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues) if you run into any issues. Please note that any bugs you may encounter should be posted there rather than being discussed in this thread to ensure visibility to the developers.

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**Author:** ![StefanKarpinski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stefankarpinski/32/24_2.png) [@StefanKarpinski](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StefanKarpinski)\
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A post was merged into an existing topic: [How to update Julia? (Installment No 937)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-update-julia-installment-no-937/82058/3)

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**Author:** ![StefanKarpinski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stefankarpinski/32/24_2.png) [@StefanKarpinski](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StefanKarpinski)\
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5 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Package load time regressions in v1.8-beta3](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-load-time-regressions-in-v1-8-beta3/78875/22)

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