We are happy to announce a new release of Kuma – v1.0.8 – that ships with new health checking features and several improvements! We highly suggest to upgrade to this new version.
For a complete list of features and updates, take a look at the [full changelog](https://github.com/Kong/kuma/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#060)full changelog.
Join us on our [community channels](https://kuma.io/community)community channels to learn more about Kuma, including our official Slack chat. The community channels are useful to get up and running with Kuma, as well as to learn how to contribute to and discuss the project roadmap. Kuma is a CNCF Sandbox project: neutral, open and inclusive.
The next community call will be hosted on [March 3rd at 8:30am PT](https://kuma.io/community)March 3rd at 8:30am PT. Also don’t forget to follow Kuma [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/kumamesh)on Twitter and star it [on GitHub](https://github.com/kumahq/kuma)on GitHub!
Be sure to carefully read the [Upgrade Guide](https://github.com/Kong/kuma/blob/master/UPGRADE.md)Upgrade Guide before upgrading Kuma.
[Install Kuma 1.0.8](https://kuma.io/install)Install Kuma 1.0.8
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