Version 2026.4.0-beta5

Notable changes since v2026.3.2

v2026.4.0-beta5 (2026-04-13)

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Merged pull requests:

• Release v2026.4.0-beta5 #407 (Olen)
• fix: use custom device class for VPD sensor #406 (Olen)

v2026.4.0-beta4 (2026-04-13)

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Closed issues:

• Sensor replacement – no data defined in bars. #400
• Plant Monitor Card doesn't show up in HACS #399
• VPD Helper Sensor #398
• Values not updated from Openplantbook after: Force refresh data from OpenPlantbook #392

Merged pull requests:

• Release v2026.4.0-beta4 #405 (Olen)
• fix: force refresh now actually updates threshold entities #404 (Olen)
• Add VPD (Vapour Pressure Deficit) computed sensor #403 (Olen)
• chore(deps): Bump actions/github-script from 8 to 9 #402 (dependabot[bot])
• chore(deps): Bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2 to 3 #401 (dependabot[bot])
• fix: bypass OPB cache on force refresh #397 (Olen)
• docs: add battery monitoring tips and HA template tutorial links #396 (Olen)

v2026.4.0-beta3 (2026-04-06)

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Merged pull requests:

• fix: websocket API sends NaN for unavailable threshold values #395 (Olen)

v2026.4.0-beta2 (2026-04-05)

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Closed issues:

• False problem state triggered after watering due to temporary over-moisture detection #389
• Cannot add conductivity entity #387
• Soil Moisture 0% is shown as "Unavailable" #386

Merged pull requests:

• fix: websocket API reports zero sensor values as unavailable #394 (Olen)
• fix: persist refreshed OpenPlantbook limits to config entry #393 (Olen)
• Added configurable grace period for moisture alerts #390 (jaynis)
• chore(deps): Bump codecov/codecov-action from 5 to 6 #388 (dependabot[bot])