# Akka gRPC 0.8.0 released **URL:** \ **Category:** Akka gRPC\ **Tags:** announcement\ **Created:** [March 13, 2020, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.akka.io/t/akka-grpc-0-8-0-released/6096 "2020-03-13T08:17:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![raboof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.akka.io/raboof/32/2913_2.png) [@raboof](https://discuss.akka.io/u/raboof)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.akka.io/t/akka-grpc-0-8-0-released/6096/1 "2020-03-13T08:17:08Z")
Dear hakkers, We’re happy to announce version 0.8.0 of [Akka gRPC](https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-grpc/)! [gRPC](https://grpc.io/) is a transport mechanism for request/response and (non-persistent) streaming use cases. See [Why gRPC?](https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-grpc/current/whygrpc.html) for more information about when to use gRPC as your transport. This release introduces a number of exciting new features, as well as moving us closer towards 1.0.0 which we expect to release in a number of weeks. Major improvements include: - Basic support for [gRPC Server Reflection](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/server-reflection.md) [#380](https://github.com/akka/akka-grpc/issues/380), which allows interactive/dynamic clients to discover services and methods, based on the implementation in [Cloudstate](https://github.com/cloudstateio/cloudstate/blob/master/proxy/core/src/main/scala/io/cloudstate/proxy/Reflection.scala) - Support for [gRPC-Web](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/PROTOCOL-WEB.md) [#695](https://github.com/akka/akka-grpc/issues/695), making gRPC usable for JavaScript clients in the browser, contributed by [@timw](https://github.com/timw) - Support for custom trailing response headers [#838](https://github.com/akka/akka-grpc/pull/838), which for example can be used to implement [rich error responses](https://grpc.io/docs/guides/error/#richer-error-model), contributed by [@drmontgomery](https://github.com/drmontgomery) - Improved client-side load balancing over multiple backend instances discovered through [Akka Discovery](https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka/current/discovery/) [#811](https://github.com/akka/akka-grpc/pull/811) For an overview of all changes see the [release overview](https://github.com/akka/akka-grpc/releases/tag/v0.8.0). ## Credits This release includes commits from 9 committers – thank you all very much! ```auto commits added removed 44 3136 984 Arnout Engelen 1 1180 353 Tim Whittington 1 842 214 David Montgomery 1 53 43 tayvs 8 156 45 Enno 2 16 8 Renato Cavalcanti 2 3 10 Ignasi Marimon-Clos 1 13 5 lukasito 1 2 0 Parth ``` The Akka core team is employed by [Lightbend](https://www.lightbend.com/). If you’re looking [to take your Akka systems to the next level](https://www.lightbend.com/lightbend-platform-subscription), let’s [set up a time](https://lightbend.com/contact) to discuss our enterprise-grade expert support, self-paced education courses, and technology enhancements that help you manage, monitor and secure your Akka systems - from development to production. Happy hakking! – The Akka Team