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@ -31,11 +31,25 @@ Welcome to the latest Python on Microcontrollers newsletter! - *Ed.*
We're on [Discord](https://discord.gg/HYqvREz), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/search?q=circuitpython&src=typed_query&f=live), and for past newsletters - [view them all here](https://www.adafruitdaily.com/category/circuitpython/). If you're reading this on the web, [subscribe here](https://www.adafruitdaily.com/). Here's the news this week:
## Headline
## Two New Versions of CircuitPython Released
[![title](../assets/20230404/20230404-name.jpg)](url)
[![Two New Versions of CircuitPython](../assets/20230404/20230404cp.jpg)](https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/03/30/circuitpython-8-1-0-beta-1-released/)
text - [site](url).
There were two releases of CircuitPython at the end of last week: one to the stable version (8.0.5) and one to the latest beta version (8.1.0-beta.1):
The sdtable version was updated to fix known bugs - [8.0.5](https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/03/30/circuitpython-8-0-5-released/) and [release notes](https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/releases/tag/8.0.5).
The latest beta version fixes bugs for the proposed version 8.1.0 and adds some nice new capabilities - [8.1.0-beta.1](https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/03/30/circuitpython-8-1-0-beta-1-released/) and [release notes](https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/releases/tag/8.1.0-beta.1).
**Notable changes to 8.1.0 since 8.0.0**
* Add animated GIF support: `gifio.OnDiskGif`.
* Add `safemode.py`, for programmatic handling of safe mode.
* Add 7-color e-ink display support.
* Allow setting pystack size in `settings.toml`.
* Add dither support to `Palette`.
* Support `array.extend(iterable)`.
* Add `bitmaptools.drawpolygon()`.
* Add ESP-NOW support on Espressif.
## Feature