diff --git a/.github/scripts/core_checker.py b/.github/scripts/core_checker.py
index e718946bb..34bbc29da 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/core_checker.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/core_checker.py
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ FREERTOS_IGNORED_PATTERNS = [
     r'FreeRTOS/Demo/AVR32_UC3/FreeRTOSConfig.h',
     r'FreeRTOS/Demo/RX700_RX72N_EnvisionKit_GCC_e2studio/src/smc_gen/.*',
     r'FreeRTOS/Demo/RX700_RX72N_EnvisionKit_IAR_e2studio_EWRX/src/smc_gen/.*',
-    r'FreeRTOS/Demo/RX700_RX72N_EnvisionKit_Renesas_e2studio_CS\+/src/smc_gen/.*'
+    r'FreeRTOS/Demo/RX700_RX72N_EnvisionKit_Renesas_e2studio_CS\+/src/smc_gen/.*',
+    r'FreeRTOS/Demo/CORTEX_MPS2_QEMU_IAR_GCC/TraceRecorderConfig/.*'
 ]
 
 FREERTOS_IGNORED_FILES = [
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b9efe8935..384e92643 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           # List of directories containing libraries whose doxygen output will be generated.
           libs_parent_dir_path: FreeRTOS-Plus/Source,FreeRTOS-Plus/Source/AWS,FreeRTOS-Plus/Source/Application-Protocols,FreeRTOS-Plus/Source/Utilities
           generate_zip: true
+          doxygen_dependencies: libclang-18-dev libclang-cpp18 graphviz
       - name: Upload doxygen artifact if main branch
         if: success() && ( github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/release-candidate' )
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/freertos_demos.yml b/.github/workflows/freertos_demos.yml
index 0a21b618c..ff7c0fd4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/freertos_demos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/freertos_demos.yml
@@ -406,8 +406,12 @@ jobs:
               # ${{ env.stepName }}
               echo -e "::group::${{ env.stepName }}"
               set +e
-              sudo apt-get -y update
-              sudo apt-get -y install gcc-msp430 build-essential
+              curl -L -O https://dr-download.ti.com/software-development/ide-configuration-compiler-or-debugger/MD-LlCjWuAbzH/9.3.1.2/msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.7z
+              sudo apt update -y
+              sudo apt install -y p7zip-full
+              7z x ./msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.7z
+              chmod +x ./msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.run
+              sudo ./msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.run --prefix /usr/bin/msp430-gcc --mode unattended
               exitStatus=$?
               set -e
               echo -e "::endgroup::"
@@ -427,7 +431,7 @@ jobs:
               # ${{ env.stepName }}
               echo -e "::group::${{ env.stepName }}"
               set +e
-              make -j
+              make -j  CC=/usr/bin/msp430-gcc/bin/msp430-elf-gcc OPT="-Os -I/usr/bin/msp430-gcc/include -L/usr/bin/msp430-gcc/include"
               exitStatus=$?
               set -e
               echo -e "::endgroup::"
@@ -476,7 +480,7 @@ jobs:
           set +e
           sudo apt-get -y update
           sudo apt-get -y install gcc-arm-none-eabi build-essential cmake git ninja-build python3-minimal
-          sudo apt-get -y install qemu-system-arm qemu-efi
+          sudo apt-get -y install qemu-system-arm qemu-efi-arm
           exitStatus=$?
           set -e
           echo -e "::endgroup::"
diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Source b/FreeRTOS/Source
index f31787d35..1b8f5965d 160000
--- a/FreeRTOS/Source
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Source
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f31787d35d5614620fc6fefa6c12df2583612fcf
+Subproject commit 1b8f5965d360953ebf5559c97418f5f5264bdbee
diff --git a/manifest.yml b/manifest.yml
index 3b10b0a7b..dcf0bcb4f 100644
--- a/manifest.yml
+++ b/manifest.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 
 dependencies:
   - name: "FreeRTOS-Kernel"
-    version: "f31787d"
+    version: "1b8f596"
     repository:
       type: "git"
       url: "https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel.git"