ESP-01s, WiFi and 2305.3.0. Whats changed?

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Since the upgrade of ESPHone Device Builder 2305.3.0 earlier this week, my ESP-01s thermometers are failing to join my WiFi network? I have five and as far as I can tell, they are all the same.

My esp32 devices seem to be unaffected.

My AP log shows:

Fri Mar 21 10:08:38 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: phy0-ap0: STA ec:fa:bc:34:c7:c9 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response
Fri Mar 21 10:08:42 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: phy0-ap0: STA 48:55:19:6b:ca:a8 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response
Fri Mar 21 10:08:53 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: phy0-ap0: STA 48:55:19:6b:ca:a8 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response
Fri Mar 21 10:08:59 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: phy0-ap0: STA ec:fa:bc:34:c7:c9 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response

… over and over again.
If left to there own devices (whatever that is) they will sometimes connect (tens of minuets) and then fail some time later.

This is my yaml:

esphome:
  name: "esp01-ds18b20-1"
  #friendly_name: "esp01-ds18b20-1"

esp8266:
  board: esp01_1m     #The compiler "says" that this will always work!

  

# Enable logging
logger:
  level: DEBUG

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
  
ota:
  - platform: esphome
    password: !secret ota_password
 

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password
  domain: .peritonlane
  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
captive_portal:
      


web_server:
  port: 80

text_sensor:
  - platform: wifi_info
    ip_address:
      id: my_ip_addrs
      name: "DS18B20-1 IP Address"  
      
#dallas:
one_wire:
  - platform: gpio
    pin: GPIO0
    

sensor:
  - platform: dallas_temp
    address: 0x3500000001c3ba28 #ROM code backwards!
    name: "DS18B20-1 Temperature"
    update_interval: 10s


#The source of "status LED" is: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/status-led-status-led-light-binary-light-light-components/443263/2
#Healthy = 0.2Hz (once every 5sec)
#Warning = 1Hz
#Error   = 2Hz

light:
  - platform: status_led
    #pin: GPIO16 #Marked D0 on D1 Mini board
    pin: GPIO2
    id: led_status_light
    restore_mode: ALWAYS_ON
    internal: true
    effects:
    - strobe:
        name: "Slow Blink" # 0.05s on, 5s off
        colors:
          - state: true
            duration: 5s
          - state: false
            duration: 1ms
    on_turn_on:
      - light.turn_on:
          id: led_status_light
          effect: "Slow Blink"

This has not changed. Nor, as far as I know has anything else.

Is anyone else seeing this?

Regards, Martin