# Zeek feature pre-release v8.1.0-rc1

**URL:** <https://community.zeek.org/t/zeek-feature-pre-release-v8-1-0-rc1/7918>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** announcement, releases\
**Created:** [December 15, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/zeek-feature-pre-release-v8-1-0-rc1/7918 "2025-12-15T19:24:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tim\_Wojtulewicz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/community.zeek.org/tim_wojtulewicz/32/594_2.png) [@Tim\_Wojtulewicz](https://community.zeek.org/u/Tim_Wojtulewicz)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/zeek-feature-pre-release-v8-1-0-rc1/7918/1 "2025-12-15T19:24:05Z")

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Zeek feature pre-release v8.1.0-rc1 is now available:

[https://zeek.org/get-zeek](https://zeek.org/get-zeek)  
[https://download.zeek.org/zeek-8.1.0-rc1.tar.gz](https://download.zeek.org/zeek-8.1.0-rc1.tar.gz)

We are targeting shortly after the new year for the full release of this feature release, assuming nothing major comes up in our final testing. As a reminder, with the release of 8.1.0, the 7.0.x line of Zeek LTS releases will be considered end-of-life and there will not be any more releases in that line. The 8.0.x line of Zeek LTS releases will continue getting patch releases as normal.

See the release notes for details of the new functionality, breaking changes, and changed functionality

[Release v8.1.0-rc1 - zeek/zeek - GitHub](https://github.com/zeek/zeek/releases/tag/v8.1.0-rc1)

Binary packages for the new releases will also be available shortly:

[Binary Packages - zeek/zeek Wiki - GitHub](https://github.com/zeek/zeek/wiki/Binary-Packages)