v0.8.16

QwenLM/Qwen3-VLv0.8.16Jul 16, 2025by littleredcorvette

AI Summary

This release removes CLI-based account creation, improves the dockerd wrapper cleanup process, and completely removes all Cloud dependencies, commands, and flags as part of the Earthly Cloud shutdown.

Key Highlights

Removed CLI based account creation
dockerd wrapper now cleans up after itself
Removed all Cloud dependencies, commands, and flags
v0.8.15 will continue working with error messages, v0.8.16 emits no log messages

Breaking Changes

Removed CLI based account creation
Removed all Cloud dependencies, commands, and flags

Full Release Notes

### Changed
- Removed CLI based account creation [#4283](https://github.com/earthly/earthly/pull/4283)
- `dockerd` wrapper cleans up after itself [#4267](https://github.com/earthly/earthly/pull/4267)/[#4268](https://github.com/earthly/earthly/pull/4268)
- Removed all Cloud dependencies, commands, and flags as part of the [Earthly Cloud shutdown](https://earthly.dev/blog/shutting-down-earthfiles-cloud/) [#4235](https://github.com/earthly/earthly/pull/4325)

### Changed
- `v0.8.15` will continue working after the shutdown, but with some error messages interspersed in the output.
- `v0.8.16` does not emit log messages after the cloud shutdown. However, it removes many cloud-based commands and flags. If you are using these in your scripts or CI, please remove them.

### Additional Info
- This release has no changes to buildkit