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title: “Release Apache SkyWalking APM 8.1.0” date: 2020-08-03 author: SkyWalking Team

SkyWalking APM 8.1.0 is release. Go to downloads page to find release tars.

• Support Kafka as an optional trace, JVM metrics, profiling snapshots and meter system data transport layer.
• Support Meter system, including the native metrics APIs and the Spring Sleuth adoption.
• Support JVM thread metrics.