# Colima v0.8.1

- Product: Colima (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/colima)
- Vendor: Abiola Ibrahim
- Date: 2024-12-16
- Version: v0.8.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/releases/tag/v0.8.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/colima/releases/v0.8.1
- Labels: Platforms: macOS, Linux

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- **fixed** — Cleanup of network assets directory on startup
- **fixed** — Use of primary network adapter as default route when external network address is enabled
- **changed** — VZ is now the default virtual machine type on macOS 13 or newer
- **added** — Disk image can now be downloaded locally and specified with the --disk-image flag for colima start
- **changed** — Docker version updated to 27.4.0
- **changed** — Nerdctl version updated to 2.0.2
- **changed** — Incus version updated to 6.8
- **added** — Add --json flag to status command
- **added** — Ability to specify memory in decimal GiB

##### Highlights

This is an incremental release with bug fixes.

##### Fixes

- Cleanup of network assets directory on startup. Fixes #1210, #1029, #1212, #1116.
- Use of primary network adapter as default route when external network address is enabled. Fixes #1214.

##### Other Updates

- `VZ` is now the default virtual machine type on macOS 13 or newer. Qemu can still be used if specified.
- Disk image can now be downloaded locally and specified with the `--disk-image` flag for `colima start`.

###### Runtime version bumps

Runtime version can be updated running the `colima update` command.

- Docker version updated to `27.4.0`
- Nerdctl version updated to `2.0.2`
- Incus version updated to `6.8`

##### Commits
* ci: fix integration tests by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1190
* build(deps): bump golang.org/x/term from 0.25.0 to 0.26.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1189
* core: update disk images by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1191
* cli: add --json flag to status command by @ecrousseau in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1196
* config: ability to specifying memory in decimal GiB by @qiao-summer in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1206
* build(deps): bump golang.org/x/term from 0.26.0 to 0.27.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1207
* net: clear assets directory on startup by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1213
* net: set route for external address by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1214
* core: update disk images by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1215
* vm: add support for custom disk images by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1216
* config: use vz as default vm type on macOS 13 or newer by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1217
* ci: clean up by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1220

##### New Contributors
* @ecrousseau made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1196
* @qiao-summer made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1206

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1