Deco M5 after firmware 1.8.5 update, no IP on Guest Network

I have a mesh network of 6x Deco M5 all connected through ethernet on unmanaged gigabit switches. I run an AirBnb, with a guest network for guests and TVs.
Yesterday I updated the Deco firmware to 1.8.5 Build 20250612 Rel. 44225 on all Decos. Soon afterwards, my guests reported that the couldn't connect and that the smart TVs weren't working. If try connecting to the guest network, I get IP address allocation failure. Everything works fine on the main network. I only have dumb switches and have not made any other changes to the network in several years. As such, this seems to be a new bug specific to the latest firmware release. I have rebooted everything several times and even swapped out main Deco, but to no avail.
I have temporarily given my guests access to my main WiFi network, but this far from ideal as this has all my smart devices and security equipment on it.
Hoping for a veey quick bug fix release
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Hi, I'm a user from the UK.
I've checked my Deco M5 system, and all units are currently running on firmware version 1.9.0 (build 20250722 Rel. 56822). I'm not sure how my system was updated to this version, but it appears to have jumped from the 1.8.5 build.
I tested the guest Wi-Fi late last night and can confirm that the issue persists. The main and IoT networks are working fine, but devices connected to the guest Wi-Fi have no internet access.
Regarding the beta firmware, I don't intend to install it on my system. As a consumer, I believe this level of beta testing should be handled internally by TP-Link, not passed on to customers. This situation further highlights a significant lack of quality control in your firmware release process.
While I am glad to see that this issue is being addressed, it's clear that this problem should not have made it to a public release in the first place.
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Any reason why the beta firmware is not incorporated into the 1.9.0 firmware?
Is there a 1.9.0 beta firmware that incorporates the guest network fix?
Do you know if the 1.9.0 firmware has a dhcp fix?
Thanks!
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