# wasmCloud v2.9.0

> Orchestration & Management · 2026-09-08

A feature release that adds plugin, runtime, concurrency, and observability capabilities. It also corrects runtime defects and enforces guest-memory limits.

## Action needed
- **[breaking]** The `max-guest-memory` limit is enforced
  - This release enforces the `max-guest-memory` limit.

## Plan ahead
- **[deprecated]** The deprecated `--enable-meters` flag alias
  - The `wash` command aliases the deprecated `--enable-meters` flag.

## Other recorded changes
- 23 (defect_corrected 10, added 8, value_changed 4, constraint_changed 1)

[Full analysis](https://ratatosk.io/en/releases/wasmcloud/v2.9.0)

[Original release notes](https://github.com/wasmCloud/wasmCloud/releases/tag/v2.9.0)