# RELEASE NOTES

24 March 2021 - Apache Newtmgr v1.9.0

For full release notes, please visit the
[Apache Mynewt Wiki](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MYNEWT/Release+Notes).

Newt Manager (newtmgr) is the application tool that enables a user to communicate with and manage
remote devices running the Mynewt OS. It uses a connection profile to establish a connection with
a device and sends command requests to the device.
Thew newtmgr tool is documented at http://mynewt.apache.org/latest/newtmgr/overview/

New features in this version of newtmgr include:

* support for MacOS Mojave/Catalina
* DFU speed optimizations
* various bugfixes

If working on next-generation build and source package management systems
sounds exciting to you, get in touch, by sending a mail to the Apache Mynewt
Developer's list, dev@mynewt.apache.org.
