# Deno v1.8.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Deno (https://deno.com)
- **Version:** v1.8.0
- **Released:** Mar 03, 2021
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/deno/updates/v1.8.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Deno v1.8.0. Source highlight: feat: Align import map to spec and stabilize (#9616, #9526)

## New Features
- feat: Align import map to spec and stabilize (#9616, #9526)
- feat: Deno.emit supports bundling as IIFE (#9291)
- feat: Use top user frame for error source lines (#9604)
- feat: WebGPU API (#7977)
- feat: add "deno coverage" subcommand (#8664)
- feat: add --ext flag to deno eval (#9295)

## Bug Fixes
- fix(core): Add stacks for dynamic import resolution errors (#9562)
- fix(core): Fix dynamic imports for already rejected modules (#9559)
- fix(lsp): improve exception handling on tsc snapshots (#9628)
- fix(repl): filter out symbol candidates (#9555)
- fix(runtime): do not panic on irregular dir entries (#9579)
- fix(runtime/testing): false positive for timers when an error is thrown (#9553)