The SonarQube server now shuts down gracefully. I.E. it completes any currently-processing (but not queued) background tasks before shutting down. This may mean that shutdown takes longer than previously. ([SONAR-12043](https://jira.sonarsource.com/browse/SONAR-12043))
**Additional authentication methods embedded**
-The SAML and GitHub Authentication plugins are now embedded in all versions ([SONAR-11894](https://jira.sonarsource.com/browse/SONAR-11894))
+The SAML and GitHub Authentication plugins are now embedded in all editions ([SONAR-11894](https://jira.sonarsource.com/browse/SONAR-11894))
**Scanner version compatibility**
Only the following scanner versions are compatible with SonarQube 7.8: