Home Assistant Daily: 2026.5.1 Release and Cover Control Fixes
Home Assistant released version 2026.5.1 with 27 bug fixes and improvements, while the Overkiz integration received multiple cover control fixes for various device types.
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- Show: Home Assistant Daily
- Published: 2026-05-09T10:01:25Z
- Audio duration: PT2M8S
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Good morning, this is Home Assistant Daily for Thursday, May 9th, 2026.
The major news today is the release of Home Assistant 2026.5.1. Frenck merged the release pull request containing 27 bug fixes and improvements across 50 files. Key fixes include WiZ Light config flow timeout resolution, IntelliFire setup recovery, and a hassio auth IndexError fix for Supervisor Unix socket requests.
The Overkiz integration saw significant attention with multiple cover-related fixes. iMicknl merged several PRs addressing issues from a recent refactor: fixing cover controls for UpDownBioclimaticPergola devices, restoring tilt support for UpDownVenetianBlind components, and correcting the is_closed state for…
Several integrations gained new functionality. piitaya added reconfigure flow and diagnostics support to the Novy Cooker Hood integration, while oyvindwe implemented DHCP discovery for nobo_hub and updated temperature sensor precision. ronaldvdmeer contributed system health monitoring to the Duco integration,…
Multiple dependency updates were merged, including ZHA to version 1.3.1, pyprusalink to 2.2.0, and updates for axis, blebox, and bsblan libraries. These updates primarily address bug…
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