build(deps): bump esphome from 2026.7.4 to 2026.8.1

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Bumps esphome from 2026.7.4 to 2026.8.1.

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2026.8.1

• [wifi] Take the lwIP core lock around sntp_servermode_dhcp() esphome#18511 by @​SoundGoof
• Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.12.1 esphome#18541 by @​esphome[bot]
• [nrf52] Rebuild the Python env when its interpreter symlink dangles esphome#18540 by @​bdraco
• [core] Keep templated !include filenames as strings so Windows path normalization cannot corrupt them esphome#18549 by @​bdraco
• Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.12.2 esphome#18573 by @​esphome[bot]
• [espnow] Fix dump_config crash when enable_on_boot is false esphome#18572 by @​bdraco
• [emontx] Fix sensor state_class defaults not being applied correctly esphome#17610 by @​FredM67
• [esp32_hosted] Fire on_update_available trigger when update is detected esphome#18591 by @​swoboda1337
• Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.12.3 esphome#18601 by @​esphome[bot]
• Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.12.4 esphome#18651 by @​esphome[bot]
• [bk72xx_ble] Block BK7238 until the LibreTiny bonding partition fix lands esphome#18649 by @​bdraco
• [esp32_ble] Log connection parameter update results esphome#18607 by @​bdraco
• [esp8266] Don't report stale crash state after hardware WDT resets esphome#18597 by @​bdraco
• [core] Dump the main.cpp config comment with sorted keys esphome#18653 by @​bdraco
• [esp32] Report abort and task watchdog panics correctly in crash handler esphome#18575 by @​bdraco
• [core] Retry transient network errors when downloading external files esphome#18538 by @​bdraco
• [api] Fix loop stall that triggers the task watchdog when entity list sends block esphome#18577 by @​bdraco
• [esp32_ble_tracker] Scan at the default window while a GATT connection is active esphome#18609 by @​bdraco

2026.8.0

https://esphome.io/changelog/2026.8.0.html

2026.8.0b6

• [api] Bump noise-c to 0.1.20 esphome#18482 by @​bdraco
• [ci] Fail the benchmark job when the C++ benchmark build fails esphome#18480 by @​bdraco
• [api] Bump noise-c to 0.1.21 esphome#18484 by @​bdraco
• [modbus] CRC scan all unknown function codes esphome#18483 by @​exciton
• [platformio] Give the ccache wrapper a cmd.exe safe path esphome#18495 by @​bdraco
• [vscode] Report the origin of an unexpected exception during validation esphome#18494 by @​bdraco
• [esp32] Fix ESP32-P4 bootloop on rev3 (v3.x) chips when only variant is set esphome#18500 by @​swoboda1337
• [ci] Stop persisting the integration test ccache esphome#18504 by @​swoboda1337
• Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.11.3 esphome#18505 by @​esphome[bot]
• Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.11.4 esphome#18506 by @​esphome[bot]
• Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.11.5 esphome#18507 by @​esphome[bot]
• [ci] Key PlatformIO cache on the Python version so a runner image bump does not serve a broken LibreTiny venv esphome#18512 by @​bdraco
• Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.12.0 esphome#18514 by @​esphome[bot]
• [image] Restore defaults:/files: support for platform entries esphome#18032 by @​clydebarrow (new-feature)
• [ci] Stop jobs hanging on apt by restoring the cached apt action and bounding raw apt calls esphome#18518 by @​bdraco

2026.8.0b5

• Bump aioesphomeapi from 45.10.1 to 45.10.2 esphome#18357 by @​esphome[bot]
• [ld2420] Drop the setup priority override so setup runs after the UART bus esphome#18428 by @​bdraco
• Bump aioesphomeapi from 45.10.2 to 45.10.3 esphome#18433 by @​esphome[bot]
• [api] Bump noise-c to 0.1.18 esphome#18451 by @​bdraco
• Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.11.1 esphome#18475 by @​esphome[bot]
• [api] Bump noise-c to 0.1.19 esphome#18473 by @​bdraco
• Bump bundled esphome-device-builder to 1.11.2 esphome#18477 by @​esphome[bot]
• [socket] Fix multi-second TCP stalls on ESP8266 by yielding to the SYS context esphome#18455 by @​bdraco
• [light] Replace rgb_order/is_rgbw/is_wrgb with channel_colors esphome#18474 by @​jesserockz (new-feature)

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Commits

• c4096d4 Merge pull request #18696 from esphome/bump-2026.8.1
• 68f3a6b Bump version to 2026.8.1
• 662bf7d [esp32_ble_tracker] Scan at the default window while a GATT connection is act...
• 0d71ab8 [api] Fix loop stall that triggers the task watchdog when entity list sends b...
• 4ce4768 [core] Retry transient network errors when downloading external files (#18538)
• fb13327 [esp32] Report abort and task watchdog panics correctly in crash handler (#18...
• 4c62420 [core] Dump the main.cpp config comment with sorted keys (#18653)
• ca3f316 [esp8266] Don't report stale crash state after hardware WDT resets (#18597)
• d770004 [esp32_ble] Log connection parameter update results (#18607)
• b28efcd [bk72xx_ble] Block BK7238 until the LibreTiny bonding partition fix lands (#1...
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