# Lima v2.2.0-beta.0

- Product: Lima (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/lima)
- Vendor: Lima Project
- Date: 2026-07-02
- Version: v2.2.0-beta.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/releases/tag/v2.2.0-beta.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/lima/releases/v2.2.0-beta.0
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: macOS, Linux

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- **added** — Experimentally support Windows Server 2025 guest OS
- **added** — Add limactl screenshot command
- **added** — Implement TPM emulation
- **changed** — Move almalinux-kitten template to experimental/

##### Changes
- Guest OS support:
  - Experimentally support Windows server 2025 guest (#5138, thanks to @mie313)

- `limactl` CLI:
  - Add `limactl screenshot` (#5098, thanks to @trodemaster)

- QEMU:
  - Implement TPM emulation (#5148, thanks to @mie313)

- Templates:
  -  Move `almalinux-kitten` to `experimental/` (#4736)

Full changes: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/milestone/70?closed=1
Thanks to @Aneesh-Hegde @Nachiket-Roy @SABITHSAHEB @afbjorklund @arixmkii @bitalizer @coulof @ekalinin @gaurav0107 @itsme-ranger @jandubois @kavirakesh14 @loncharles @mie313 @pirate @resker @trodemaster @unsuman

##### Usage
```console
$ limactl create
$ limactl start
...
INFO[0029] READY. Run `lima` to open the shell.

$ lima uname
Linux
```

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The binaries were built automatically on GitHub Actions.
The build log is available for 90 days: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/actions/runs/28587104670

The sha256sum of the SHA256SUMS file itself is `708348bfe3ec40477c864b49dde0e2d4c7056c70e92a4211047c6927eee1b642` .
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Release manager: @AkihiroSuda