# Multipass v1.16.2-rc3 — 1.16.2 RC

- Product: Multipass (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/multipass)
- Vendor: Canonical
- 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

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- **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)