# Multipass changelog
> Instant Ubuntu VMs on Windows, macOS and Linux with a single command.
- Vendor: Canonical
- Category: Developer Tools
- Platforms: Desktop
- Official site: https://canonical.com/multipass
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/multipass)
- Harvested from: GitHub (canonical/multipass)
- Entries below: 10 (newest first)
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## Releases
### v1.16.3 — 1.16.3
- Date: 2026-05-26
- Version: v1.16.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases/tag/v1.16.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/multipass/releases/v1.16.3
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop
- **added** — Added core26 to the list of available images
- **fixed** — Fix M4 chip QEMU bug on macOS
- **fixed** — Fix sshfs path normalization
- **fixed** — Change ownership of binaries on macOS
- **security** — Patched two vulnerability issues
This Multipass 1.16.3 patch release adds Ubuntu Core 26, fixes compatibility issues of QEMU on macOS with M4 chips, and patches two vulnerability issues.
##### Features
- [core] Added `core26` to the list of available images (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4886)
##### Bug fixes
- [macos] Fix M4 chip QEMU bug (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4852)
- [sshfs] Sshfs path normalization (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4857)
- [macos] Change ownership of binaries (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4858)
##### Changes
See also the full diff: [`v1.16.2...v1.16.3`](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/compare/v1.16.2...v1.16.3).
##### Feedback
Please file issues on the [Multipass GitHub](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/new/choose) for problems and feature requests, or join the [Multipass Discourse forum](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/project/multipass) to chat. You can also find us in the [Multipass room on Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#multipass:ubuntu.com).
### v1.16.3-rc2 — 1.16.3 RC
- Date: 2026-05-20
- Version: v1.16.3-rc2
- Original notes: https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases/tag/v1.16.3-rc2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/multipass/releases/v1.16.3-rc2
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: Desktop
- **added** — Add core26 to the list of available images
- **fixed** — Fix M4 chip QEMU bug on macOS
- **fixed** — Fix sshfs path normalization
- **fixed** — Change ownership of binaries on macOS
This Multipass 1.16.3 patch release adds Ubuntu Core 26, fixes compatibility issues of QEMU on macOS with M4 chips, and patches two vulnerability issues.
##### Features
- [core] Added `core26` to the list of available images (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4886)
##### Bug fixes
- [macos] Fix M4 chip qemu bug (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4852)
- [sshfs] Sshfs path normalization (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4857)
- [macos] Change ownership of binaries (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4858)
##### Changes
See also the full diff: [`v1.16.2...v1.16.3-rc2`](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/compare/v1.16.2...v1.16.3-rc2).
##### Feedback
Please file issues on the [Multipass GitHub](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/new/choose) for problems and feature requests, or join the [Multipass Discourse forum](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/project/multipass) to chat. You can also find us in the [Multipass room on Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#multipass:ubuntu.com).
### v1.16.2 — 1.16.2
- Date: 2026-04-27
- Version: v1.16.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases/tag/v1.16.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/multipass/releases/v1.16.2
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop
- **fixed** — Fix Qt object lifetime during VM creation
- **fixed** — Make image pruning resilient when last_used_at is missing and avoid timestamp overflow
- **fixed** — Fix macOS Tahoe 26 subnet collision in vmnet
- **fixed** — Fix transition of suspended instances on change of snap revision
- **fixed** — Refresh management IP on VM reboot in Windows
- **fixed** — Allow signal propagation to dnsmasq in Ubuntu
- **fixed** — Improve shutdown behavior of dnsmasq in Ubuntu
- **added** — Add inter-process locking with retry and backoff for transactional JSON writes
- **added** — Support the new LXD 6/stable backend
- **added** — Provide a stable UUID per VM
This Multipass 1.16.2 patch release fixes usage on the latest macOS 26, supports the new LXD backend, fixes backend issues in QEMU and HyperV, and improves process handling in Linux.
##### Bug fixes
- Fix Qt object lifetime during VM creation ([#4772](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4772))
- Make image pruning resilient when last_used_at is missing and avoid timestamp overflow ([#4336](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4336))
- Fix MacOS Tahoe 26 subnet collision in `vmnet` ([#4383](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4383))
- Fix transition of suspended instances on change of snap revision ([#4708](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4708))
- Refresh management IP on VM reboot in Windows ([#4207](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4207))
- Allow signal propagation to `dnsmasq` in Ubuntu ([#4237](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4237))
- Improve shutdown behavior of `dnsmasq` in Ubuntu ([#4236](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4236))
##### New features & improvements
- Add inter-process locking + retry/backoff for transactional JSON writes ([#4294](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4294))
- Support the new LXD 6/stable backend ([#4725](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4725))
- Provide a stable UUID per VM ([#4733](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4733))
##### New contributors
- @tobe2098's [first PR](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4686)
- @jimporter's [first PR](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4352)
##### Changes
See also the [v1.16.2](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/milestone/35) milestone and the full diff: [`v1.16.1...v1.16.2`](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/compare/v1.16.1...v1.16.2).
##### Feedback
Please file issues on the [Multipass GitHub](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/new/choose) for problems and feature requests, or join the [Multipass Discourse forum](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/project/multipass) to chat. You can also find us in the [Multipass room on Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#multipass:ubuntu.com).
### v1.16.2-rc3 — 1.16.2 RC
- Date: 2026-04-17
- Version: v1.16.2-rc3
- Original notes: https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases/tag/v1.16.2-rc3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/multipass/releases/v1.16.2-rc3
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: Desktop
- **fixed** — Fix Qt object lifetime during VM creation
- **added** — Add inter-process locking and retry/backoff for transactional JSON writes
- **changed** — Improve file:// custom image handling
- **added** — Support the LXD 6/stable backend
- **fixed** — Make image pruning resilient when last_used_at is missing and avoid timestamp overflow
- **changed** — Add image release to log message
- **fixed** — Fix macOS 26 subnet collision in vmnet
- **fixed** — Fix transition of suspended instances on change of revision
- **added** — Provide stable UUID per VM
- **fixed** — Refresh management IP on VM reboot
- **changed** — Allow signal propagation to dnsmasq
- **changed** — Improve shutdown behavior of dnsmasq
Multipass version 1.16.2-rc3
This Multipass maintenance release fixes usage on the latest macOS 26, supports the new LXD backend, fixes backend issues in QEMU and HyperV, and improves process handling in Linux.
- [daemon] fix Qt object lifetime during VM creation ([#4772](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4772))
- [json] add inter-process locking + retry/backoff for transactional JSON writes ([#4294](https:://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4294))
- [image] Improve file:// custom image handling ([#4352](https:://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4352))
- [lxd] Support the LXD 6/stable backend ([#4725](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4725))
- [lxd] Make image pruning resilient when last_used_at is missing and avoid timestamp overflow ([#4336](https:://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4336))
- [lxd] Add image release to log message ([#4828](https:://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4828))
- [qemu][macos] Fix MacOS 26 subnet collision in vmnet ([#4383](https:://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4383))
- [qemu] Fix transition of suspended instancess on change of revision ([#4708](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4708))
- [qemu] Provide stable UUID per VM ([#4733](https:://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4733))
- [hyperv] Refresh management IP on VM reboot ([#4207](https:://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4207))
- [dnsmasq][linux] Allow signal propagation to dnsmasq ([#4237](https:://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4237))
- [dnsmasq][linux] Improve shutdown behavior of dnsmasq ([#4236](https:://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4236))
See also the [v1.16.2](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/milestone/35) milestone and the full diff: [`v1.16.1...v1.16.2-rc3`](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/compare/v1.16.1...v1.16.2-rc3)
### v1.16.1 — 1.16.1
- Date: 2025-08-27
- Version: v1.16.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases/tag/v1.16.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/multipass/releases/v1.16.1
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop
- **fixed** — regenerate gRPC server certificate on root ca mismatch
- **fixed** — Certificates inaccessible when MULTIPASS_STORAGE is set
- **fixed** — make chown return 0 on Windows in sshfs-mount
#### Multipass version 1.16.1
A patch release fixing issues with certificates and external directories, as well as in mounts:
- [multipassd] regenerate gRPC server certificate on root ca mismatch (#4218)
- Certificates inaccessible when MULTIPASS_STORAGE is set (#4246)
- [sshfs-mount] make chown return 0 on Windows (#4288)
See also the [v1.16.1](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/milestone/34?closed=1) milestone and the full diff: https://github.com/canonical/multipass/compare/v1.16.0...v1.16.1
### v1.16.1-rc3 — 1.16.1 RC
- Date: 2025-08-22
- Version: v1.16.1-rc3
- Original notes: https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases/tag/v1.16.1-rc3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/multipass/releases/v1.16.1-rc3
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: Desktop
- **fixed** — multipassd now regenerates gRPC server certificate on root CA mismatch
- **fixed** — Certificates are now accessible when MULTIPASS_STORAGE is set
- **fixed** — sshfs-mount chown now returns 0 on Windows
#### Multipass version 1.16.1
A patch release fixing issues with certificates and external directories, as well as in mounts:
- [multipassd] regenerate gRPC server certificate on root ca mismatch (#4218)
- Certificates inaccessible when MULTIPASS_STORAGE is set (#4246)
- [sshfs-mount] make chown return 0 on Windows (#4288)
See also the [v1.16.1](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/milestone/34?closed=1) milestone and the full diff: https://github.com/canonical/multipass/compare/v1.16.0...v1.16.1-rc3
### v1.16.0 — 1.16.0
- Date: 2025-07-10
- Version: v1.16.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases/tag/v1.16.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/multipass/releases/v1.16.0
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop
- **added** — Custom image launch is now supported on macOS and Windows with file:// or https:// URLs
- **added** — GUI button to launch and configure next instance to facilitate reusing launch configurations
- **added** — Terminal zoom support in GUI using Ctrl or ⌘ with +, -, or 0
- **added** — Support for the QEMU driver on ARM Linux hosts
- **added** — Start VMs with the Open shell button
- **changed** — GUI now remembers window size and provides better default sizes
- **changed** — Improve copy-paste support
- **changed** — Improve gRPC security with standard mTLS
- **changed** — Update almost all dependencies and move some more to Vcpkg
- **deprecated** — LXD and libvirt drivers are being deprecated and will be removed in the next feature release
- **deprecated** — Blueprints are being deprecated and will be removed in the next feature release
- **fixed** — Fix crash conditions in multiple areas
- **fixed** — Fix issues with mounts, file transfer, and SSH
#### Multipass version 1.16.0
We're pleased to announce Multipass 1.16.0, where the entire code base became fully open source! This is a consolidation release, bringing a ton of improvements to our GUI, fixes to the Multipass daemon/service, as well as important security enhancements.
##### Notices 📣
- Fully open source. Previously proprietary bits for Windows and macOS are now part of this repository.
- [Our documentation](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/multipass/en/latest/) has been migrated to ReadTheDocs and included in [this repository](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/tree/main/docs).
- LXD and libvirt drivers are being deprecated, along with [blueprints](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/multipass/en/latest/explanation/blueprint/). The plan is to remove them in the next feature release.
- This is also likely to be the last release that will support macOS 13.
##### Spotlight 🌟
- Custom image launch! It is now supported on macOS and Windows too (with `file://` or `https://` URLs).
- GUI improvements:
- Facilitate reusing launch configurations with a button to "Launch and configure next"
- Support zoom in the terminal (use Ctrl or ⌘ together with +, -, or 0)
- Support the QEMU driver on ARM Linux hosts
###### Other highlights ✨
- Start VMs with the "Open shell" button
- Remember window size + better default sizes
- Improve copy-paste support
- Improve gRPC security with standard mTLS
- Update almost all our dependencies and move some more to Vcpkg
- Fix 5 different crash conditions (#3978, #4004, #4006, #4010, #4016)
- Fix issues with mounts, file transfer, and SSH (#3902, #3971, #3959, #4007)
See also the [v1.16.0](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/milestone/32?closed=1) milestone for more details.
##### New contributors 🤝
Special thanks to our new contributors :wink:
* @Artem-OSSRevival made their first contribution in https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4138
* @didrocks made their first contribution in https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3931
* @xmkg made their first contribution in https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4058
* @network-charles made their first contribution in https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4051
* @ntorresalberto made their first contribution in https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3904
* @rico33631 made their first contribution in https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3880
* @rshrj made their first contribution in https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4012
##### Feedback 🗣️
Please file issues on the [Multipass GitHub](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/new/choose) for problems and feature requests, or join the [Multipass Discourse forum](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/project/multipass) to chat. You can also find us in the [Multipass room on Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#multipass:ubuntu.com). See you there :slightly_smiling_face:
### v1.16.0-rc5 — 1.16.0 RC
- Date: 2025-06-27
- Version: v1.16.0-rc5
- Original notes: https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases/tag/v1.16.0-rc5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/multipass/releases/v1.16.0-rc5
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: Desktop
- **added** — Custom image launch is now supported on macOS and Windows with file:// or https:// URLs
- **added** — Support zoom in the terminal using Ctrl or Command together with +, -, or 0
- **added** — Support the QEMU driver on ARM Linux hosts
- **added** — Start VMs with the Open shell button
- **changed** — GUI now facilitates reusing launch configurations with a button to Launch and configure next
- **changed** — Remember window size and provide better default sizes
- **changed** — Improve copy-paste support
- **changed** — Improve gRPC security with standard mTLS
- **changed** — Update almost all dependencies and move some more to Vcpkg
- **fixed** — Fix 5 different crash conditions
- **fixed** — Fix issues with mounts, file transfer, and SSH
- **deprecated** — LXD and libvirt drivers are being deprecated
- **deprecated** — Blueprints are being deprecated
#### Multipass version 1.16.0
We're pleased to announce Multipass 1.16.0, where the entire code base became fully open source! This is a consolidation release, bringing a ton of improvements to our GUI, fixes to the Multipass daemon/service, as well as important security enhancements.
##### Notices 📣
- Fully open source. Previously proprietary bits for Windows and macOS are now part of this repository.
- [Our documentation](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/multipass/en/latest/) has been migrated to ReadTheDocs and included in [this repository](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/tree/main/docs).
- LXD and libvirt drivers are being deprecated, along with [blueprints](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/multipass/en/latest/explanation/blueprint/). The plan is to remove them in the next feature release.
- This is also likely to be the last release that will support macOS 13.
##### Spotlight 🌟
- Custom image launch! It is now supported on macOS and Windows too (with `file://` or `https://` URLs).
- GUI improvements:
- Facilitate reusing launch configurations with a button to "Launch and configure next"
- Support zoom in the terminal (use Ctrl or ⌘ together with +, -, or 0)
- Support the QEMU driver on ARM Linux hosts
###### Other highlights ✨
- Start VMs with the "Open shell" button
- Remember window size + better default sizes
- Improve copy-paste support
- Improve gRPC security with standard mTLS
- Update almost all our dependencies and move some more to Vcpkg
- Fix 5 different crash conditions (#3978, #4004, #4006, #4010, #4016)
- Fix issues with mounts, file transfer, and SSH (#3902, #3971, #3959, #4007)
See also the [v1.16.0](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/milestone/32?closed=1) milestone for more details.
##### New contributors 🤝
Special thanks to our new contributors :wink:
* @Artem-OSSRevival made their first contribution in https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4138
* @didrocks made their first contribution in https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3931
* @xmkg made their first contribution in https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4058
* @network-charles made their first contribution in https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4051
* @ntorresalberto made their first contribution in https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3904
* @rico33631 made their first contribution in https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3880
* @rshrj made their first contribution in https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4012
##### Feedback 🗣️
Please file issues on the [Multipass GitHub](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/new/choose) for problems and feature requests, or join the [Multipass Discourse forum](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/project/multipass) to chat. You can also find us in the [Multipass room on Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#multipass:ubuntu.com). See you there :slightly_smiling_face:
### v1.15.1 — 1.15.1
- Date: 2025-02-26
- Version: v1.15.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases/tag/v1.15.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/multipass/releases/v1.15.1
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop
- **fixed** — Fixed permission denied errors when editing, adding, or removing files on mounts
- **fixed** — Mount target and sources are now properly checked to prevent code injection
- **fixed** — Corrected incorrect CPU and memory reporting in GUI
- **fixed** — Resolved an intermittent Connection is being forcefully terminated error due to premature disposal of RPC streams
- **fixed** — Correctly restore console output settings after CLI test run on Windows
- **fixed** — Fixed cursor color in Windows console
- **fixed** — Fixed GUI crash on close on Windows
- **fixed** — Unified return codes for invalid states in error handling
- **fixed** — Fixed a build failure on Ubuntu ARM64 due to missing dependencies
- **changed** — Clarified and updated the launch command help text
- **changed** — GUI now updates the version automatically
- **changed** — Updated Multipass references to point to the correct website
#### Multipass version 1.15.1
We're pleased to announce Multipass 1.15.1, a bug fix release addressing various issues across platforms. Thanks to our contributors for their efforts in addressing these issues.
##### Highlights
* Mounts:
* “permission denied” errors were returned when editing, adding, or removing files. (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/3834)
* Mount target and sources are now properly checked to prevent code injection (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/3759)
* GUI
* Corrected incorrect CPU and memory reporting (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/3838)
* Resolved an intermittent “Connection is being forcefully terminated" due to a premature disposal of RPC streams (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3829)
##### Windows-specific fixes
* Correctly restore console output settings after CLI test run that prevented remaining tests to use the console (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/3788)
* Fixed cursor color in Windows console (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/3840)
* Fixed GUI crash on close (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3910)
##### And more
* Error handling: Unified return codes for invalid states (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3764)
* ARM64 support: Fixed a build failure on Ubuntu ARM64 due to missing dependencies (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/3739)
* Documentation: Clarified and updated the launch command help text (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3833)
* Update the version in the GUI automatically (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3806)
* Updated Multipass references to point to the correct website (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/3839)
**Expanded changelog**: https://github.com/canonical/multipass/compare/v1.15.0...v1.15.1
### v1.15.1-rc2 — 1.15.1 RC
- Date: 2025-02-13
- Version: v1.15.1-rc2
- Original notes: https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases/tag/v1.15.1-rc2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/multipass/releases/v1.15.1-rc2
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: Desktop
- **fixed** — Native mounts now return correct permissions when editing, adding, or removing files
- **fixed** — Mount target and sources are now properly checked to prevent code injection
- **fixed** — Corrected incorrect CPU and memory reporting in GUI
- **fixed** — Resolved intermittent connection termination errors due to premature disposal of RPC streams
- **fixed** — Correctly restore console output settings after CLI test runs on Windows
- **fixed** — Fixed cursor color in Windows console
- **fixed** — Fixed GUI crash on close on Windows
- **changed** — Unified return codes for invalid states in error handling
- **fixed** — Fixed build failure on Ubuntu ARM64 due to missing dependencies
- **changed** — Clarified and updated the launch command help text
- **changed** — Update the version in the GUI automatically
- **changed** — Updated Multipass references to point to the correct website
#### Multipass version 1.15.1
We're pleased to announce Multipass 1.15.1, a bug fix release addressing various issues across platforms. Thanks to our contributors for their efforts in addressing these issues.
##### Highlights
* Native mounts:
* “permission denied” errors were returned when editing, adding, or removing files. (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/3834)
* Mount target and sources are now properly checked to prevent code injection (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/3759)
* GUI
* Corrected incorrect CPU and memory reporting (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/3838)
* Resolved an intermittent “Connection is being forcefully terminated" due to a premature disposal of RPC streams (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3829)
##### Windows-specific fixes
* Correctly restore console output settings after CLI test run that prevented remaining tests to use the console (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/3788)
* Fixed cursor color in Windows console (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/3840)
* Fixed GUI crash on close (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3910)
##### And more
* Error handling: Unified return codes for invalid states (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3764)
* ARM64 support: Fixed a build failure on Ubuntu ARM64 due to missing dependencies (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/3739)
* Documentation: Clarified and updated the launch command help text (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3833)
* Update the version in the GUI automatically (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/3806)
* Updated Multipass references to point to the correct website (https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/3839)
**Expanded changelog**: https://github.com/canonical/multipass/compare/v1.15.0...v1.15.1-rc2