diff --git a/blog/2024-10-09-extend-deprecation-hass-helpers.md b/blog/2024-10-09-extend-deprecation-hass-helpers.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..98000ae4 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/2024-10-09-extend-deprecation-hass-helpers.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +--- +author: Jan-Philipp Benecke +authorURL: https://github.com/jpbede +authorImageURL: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3989428?s=96&v=4 +title: "Extend deprecation period of hass.helpers" +--- + +On March 30, 2024, we [announced the deprecation](/blog/2024/03/30/deprecate-hass-helpers/) of the `hass.helpers` attribute for the Home Assistant 2024.11 release. +Due to the large number of custom integrations that still use them and the recent HACS v2 update, we have decided to extend the deprecation period for another six months. + +This means that starting with Home Assistant 2025.5, `hass.helpers` will be removed. + +We encourage all developers of custom integrations to update their code to avoid any issues prior to the Home Assistant 2025.5 release.