# Colima v0.8.4

- Product: Colima (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/colima)
- Vendor: Abiola Ibrahim
- Date: 2025-08-06
- Version: v0.8.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/releases/tag/v0.8.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/colima/releases/v0.8.4
- Labels: Platforms: macOS, Linux

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- **fixed** — Fix exec format error when running cross-architecture images
- **changed** — Disable implicit loading of config from template and require the --template flag
- **added** — Cross-architecture container execution can now be disabled by setting --binfmt=false flag
- **fixed** — Fix binfmt not enabled after restart

##### Highlights

This is another hotfix release to address a regression that causes `exec /bin/sh: exec format error` when running a cross-architecture image. The issue is finally resolved.

##### Other Updates
- Disable implicit loading of config from template (when present). Now requires the `--template` flag.
- Cross-architecture container execution can now be disabled by setting `--binfmt=false` flag.

##### Commits
* vm: fix binfmt not enabled after restart by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1371
* config: make template optional when present by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/1372


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/compare/v0.8.3...v0.8.4