# \[RELEASE\] ScyllaDB Operator v1.8.0-rc.0

**URL:** <https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-scylladb-operator-v1-8-0-rc-0/230>\
**Category:** Release Notes\
**Tags:** release-candidate, operator, operator-release\
**Created:** [January 3, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-scylladb-operator-v1-8-0-rc-0/230 "2023-01-03T08:28:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![zimnx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/zimnx/32/150_2.png) [@zimnx](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/zimnx)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-scylladb-operator-v1-8-0-rc-0/230/1 "2023-01-03T08:28:52Z")

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The ScyllaDB team is pleased to announce the release of scylla-operator v1.8.0-rc.0 🚀  
We’ll welcome your feedback on the release candidate.

Release notes are available on

> **[Release v1.8.0-rc.0 · scylladb/scylla-operator](https://github.com/scylladb/scylla-operator/releases/tag/v1.8.0-rc.0)**
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> Release notes for 1.8.0-rc.0
> Container images
> docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:1.8.0-rc.0
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> Changes By Kind (since 1.7.4)
> Feature
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> Expose node-exporter metrics in Scylla Pods (#952,@zimnx)
> Add hos...

If you haven’t heard about the operator yet, here are some links to get you started:  
[https://operator.docs.scylladb.com/](https://operator.docs.scylladb.com/)