Release notes

All the notable changes to the Zigbee R22 add-on for the nRF Connect SDK are listed here. See also the Release notes for the nRF Connect SDK and the ZBOSS stack changelog

Note

Zigbee R22 is currently in maintenance mode, and it is not recommended to use it for new Zigbee designs. While critical bug fixes and security updates will be provided as necessary, it will not receive any enhancements or new features. The Zigbee R23 add-on represents Nordic’s primary solution for future Zigbee developments, offering improvements, support for new features, and support for the nRF52840 SoC and new platforms such as the nRF54L series.

The Zigbee R22 add-on v1.0.1 is compatible with nRF Connect SDK v2.9.0 and uses the ZBOSS stack version 3.11.8.0. For a full list of Zigbee R22 add-on releases, related nRF Connect SDK and ZBOSS stack and NCP host package versions, view the following table:

Zigbee R22 add-on version

nRF Connect SDK version

ZBOSS stack version

NCP host version

1.0.1

2.9.0

3.11.8.0

2.2.7

1.0.0

3.11.7.0

2.2.6

Zigbee R22 add-on v1.0.1 - 15/07/2025

This is a production-ready release of Zigbee R22 add-on.

  • Updated:

    • Fixed security vulnerability.

    • Fixed build issues when FACTORY_RESET is disabled.

    • Improved transmission handling in scenarios where acknowledgments are not received.

    • Adjusted the NVRAM partition size to optimize performance on the nRF52833 platform.

Zigbee R22 add-on v1.0.0 - 07/03/2025

This is a production-ready release of Zigbee R22 add-on.

  • Updated:

    • Fixed the logging of negative temperatures in the Thingy:53: Zigbee weather station application.

    • Fixed an issue where an assert occurs on an empty record during NVRAM migration after upgrading to ZBOSS from NCS 2.7.0 or higher.

    • Fixed a fatal error after changing the ZB_DEV_REJOIN_TIMEOUT_MS setting.

    • Fixed the process for setting the endpoint field in the ZCL device callback.