# Incus v6.22.0 — Incus 6.22

- Product: Incus (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/incus)
- Vendor: LinuxContainers
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Version: v6.22.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/lxc/incus/releases/tag/v6.22.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/incus/releases/v6.22.0
- Labels: Platforms: Linux

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- **fixed** — Fix connected logic for non-NIC QEMU devices
- **fixed** — Fix SingleQuote to actually quote
- **fixed** — Fix get-client-certificate ignoring per-remote certs
- **changed** — Set IncusOS storage usage property in ZFS storage
- **changed** — Move IncusOS check to pool creation in LVM storage
- **added** — Add support for QCOW2 migration whether the instance is stopped
- **added** — Implement support for trust property in SR-IOV
- **added** — Implement direct backup exports
- **added** — Implement disk-only snapshot restore
- **fixed** — Propagate error when adding qcow2 backing block device
- **fixed** — Skip special disk devices in metrics
- **fixed** — Prevent moving shared storage volumes
- **added** — Add incus image generate-metadata command
- **added** — Support live migration of qcow2 volumes
- **added** — Add QCOW2 live migration support for instances with snapshots
- **added** — Implement VM fast reboot
- **fixed** — Remove instance volume on revert after failed live migration
- **fixed** — Fix source hang when target migration fails
- **fixed** — Prevent concurrent QCOW2 snapshot deletions
- **fixed** — Prevent concurrent snapshot deletions

##### What's Changed
* Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2854
* incusd/device/nic: Fix connected logic for non-NIC QEMU devices by @bensmrs in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2855
* Fix typo: Supported cConditions to Supported Conditions by @hnakamur in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2858
* incusd/storage/zfs: Set IncusOS storage usage property by @stgraber in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2857
* Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2861
* shared/util: Fix SingleQuote to actually quote by @stgraber in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2863
* Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2867
* Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2869
* incus: Fix get-client-certificate ignoring per-remote certs by @MarcosDaNight in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2866
* Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2870
* incusd/storage/lvm: Move IncusOS check to pool creation by @stgraber in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2871
* Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2874
* Improvements to incus-migrate by @stgraber in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2883
* tests: Fix SR-IOV attached key test by @Shaderbug in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2882
* Various bugfixes by @stgraber in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2891
* Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2901
* Add support for QCOW2 migration whether the instance is stopped by @presztak in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2896
* Assorted bugfixes by @stgraber in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2902
* incusd: Search OVS switch external_interfaces by @dankm in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2898
* SR-IOV: Implement support for trust property by @Shaderbug in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2903
* MarkdownLint fixes, fix nonstandard {Important} by @AJRepo in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2885
* Manual pattern snapshots maintain uniqueness with pongo-pattern. by @Mujib-Ahasan in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2880
* Propagate error when adding qcow2 backing block device by @presztak in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2908
* Implement direct backup exports by @bensmrs in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2899
* Implement disk-only snapshot restore by @stgraber in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2912
* Skip special disk devices in metrics by @stgraber in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2911
* Prevent moving shared storage volumes by @presztak in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2914
* Add `incus image generate-metadata` and update `incus-migrate`documentation by @stgraber in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2916
* Support live migration of qcow2 volumes  by @presztak in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2917
* Pass live migration flag and skip final filesystem sync for VMs by @presztak in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2925
* Add QCOW2 live migration support for instances with snapshots by @presztak in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2923
* doc/requirements: Bump minimal requirements by @stgraber in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2926
* Validate requested storage pool during instance migration by @presztak in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2931
* Implement VM fast reboot by @stgraber in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2933
* Improve live migration handling by @stgraber in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2934
* incus-migrate: Fix URL detection by @stgraber in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2935
* Remove instance volume on revert after failed live migration by @presztak in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2937
* Fix source hang when target migration fails by @presztak in https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/2938
* Prevent concurrent QCOW2 snapshot deletions by @p

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