• Introduced the --json-output option to the pio test command, enabling users to generate test results in the JSON format
• Upgraded the build engine to the latest version of SCons (4.7.0) to improve build performance, reliability, and compatibility with other tools and systems (release notes)
• Broadened version support for the pyelftools dependency, enabling compatibility with lower versions and facilitating integration with a wider range of third-party tools (issue #4834)
• Addressed an issue where passing a relative path (--project-dir) to the pio project init command resulted in an error (issue #4847)
• Enhanced Static Code Analysis to accommodate scenarios where custom src_dir or include_dir are located outside the project folder (pull #4874)
• Corrected the validation of symlink:// package specifications , resolving an issue that caused the package manager to repeatedly reinstall dependencies (pull #4870)
• Resolved an issue related to the relative package path in the pio pkg publish command
• Resolved an issue where the LDF selected an incorrect library version (issue #4860)
• Resolved an issue with the hexlify filter in the device monitor command, ensuring proper representation of characters with Unicode code points higher than 127 (issue #4732)