This release fixes some critical issues, and also addresses some usability improvements over the Alpha7 release. Bug - [FORGE-1037 <https://issues.jboss.org/browse/FORGE-1037>] - REGRESSION: Addon installed in different repository does not register @Exported instances in AddonRegistry - [FORGE-1038 <https://issues.jboss.org/browse/FORGE-1038>] - AddonManager should not attempt to update addons from immutable repositories - [FORGE-1047 <https://issues.jboss.org/browse/FORGE-1047>] - FurnaceManagerResolverMaven leaks ObjectWeb classes onto the classpath when they are not required Enhancement - [FORGE-1048 <https://issues.jboss.org/browse/FORGE-1048>] - META-INF/beans.xml file is not created for addons created by the NewProjectWizard - [FORGE-1050 <https://issues.jboss.org/browse/FORGE-1050>] - DependencyInstaller duplicates the version already set in the dependencyManagement section Feature Request - [FORGE-1041 <https://issues.jboss.org/browse/FORGE-1041>] - Furnace Test Harness should support testing of Multiple Repositories - [FORGE-1046 <https://issues.jboss.org/browse/FORGE-1046>] - Creation of InputComponents without CDI -- Lincoln Baxter, III http://ocpsoft.org "Simpler is better."