diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue.yml
index dd84824..12c0bef 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue.yml
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Environment (optional, bugs only)
       description: Python version, OS, mloda version.
-      placeholder: Python 3.12, Linux, mloda 0.9.0
+      placeholder: Python 3.12, Linux, mloda 0.10.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 203fbaf..e9901b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ placeholder/
 
 ### Plugin discovery
 
-mloda 0.9+ auto-discovers installed plugins via `PluginLoader.all()`, no manual import needed. Each
+mloda auto-discovers installed plugins via `PluginLoader.all()`, no manual import needed. Each
 `manifest.py` lists its concrete classes (`FEATURE_GROUPS`, `COMPUTE_FRAMEWORKS`, `EXTENDERS`) and
 `pyproject.toml` wires them up under `[project.entry-points."mloda.*"]`. Add a plugin by appending
 it to the relevant list.
diff --git a/placeholder/compute_frameworks/my_plugin/my_compute_framework.py b/placeholder/compute_frameworks/my_plugin/my_compute_framework.py
index 1cb5df4..55f6043 100644
--- a/placeholder/compute_frameworks/my_plugin/my_compute_framework.py
+++ b/placeholder/compute_frameworks/my_plugin/my_compute_framework.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 """Example ComputeFramework implementation."""
 
-from typing import Optional, Set
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
 
 from mloda.core.abstract_plugins.components.parallelization_modes import ParallelizationMode
@@ -15,8 +14,10 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         mode: ParallelizationMode = ParallelizationMode.SYNC,
         children_if_root: frozenset[UUID] = frozenset(),
-        uuid: UUID = uuid4(),
-        function_extender: Optional[Set[Extender]] = None,
+        uuid: UUID | None = None,
+        function_extender: set[Extender] | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize with default values for minimal instantiation."""
-        super().__init__(mode, children_if_root, uuid, function_extender)
+        # uuid defaults to None, not uuid4(): a default is evaluated once, so every
+        # instance would otherwise share one id.
+        super().__init__(mode, children_if_root, uuid or uuid4(), function_extender)
diff --git a/placeholder/compute_frameworks/my_plugin/tests/test_my_compute_framework.py b/placeholder/compute_frameworks/my_plugin/tests/test_my_compute_framework.py
index 3c10722..9e4dbfe 100644
--- a/placeholder/compute_frameworks/my_plugin/tests/test_my_compute_framework.py
+++ b/placeholder/compute_frameworks/my_plugin/tests/test_my_compute_framework.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Tests for MyComputeFramework."""
 
+from uuid import uuid4
+
 from placeholder.compute_frameworks.my_plugin import MyComputeFramework
 from mloda.provider import ComputeFramework
 
@@ -13,3 +15,14 @@ def test_instantiation() -> None:
     """MyComputeFramework should instantiate with no arguments."""
     instance = MyComputeFramework()
     assert instance is not None
+
+
+def test_default_uuid_is_per_instance() -> None:
+    """Each instance gets its own uuid; a uuid4() default would be shared by all."""
+    assert MyComputeFramework().uuid != MyComputeFramework().uuid
+
+
+def test_explicit_uuid_is_respected() -> None:
+    """An explicitly passed uuid is not overwritten."""
+    given = uuid4()
+    assert MyComputeFramework(uuid=given).uuid == given
diff --git a/placeholder/extenders/my_plugin/my_extender.py b/placeholder/extenders/my_plugin/my_extender.py
index f0d761d..4ec2d20 100644
--- a/placeholder/extenders/my_plugin/my_extender.py
+++ b/placeholder/extenders/my_plugin/my_extender.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Example Extender implementation."""
 
-from typing import Any, Set
+from typing import Any
 
 from mloda.core.abstract_plugins.function_extender import Extender, ExtenderHook
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 class MyExtender(Extender):
     """Example Extender - rename and customize for your use case."""
 
-    def wraps(self) -> Set[ExtenderHook]:
+    def wraps(self) -> set[ExtenderHook]:
         """Return the set of hooks this extender wraps."""
         return set()
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0e9c803..f5104f0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 description = "TEMPLATE PLACEHOLDER - Do not install directly. This package reserves the name for mloda-plugin-template. See https://github.com/mloda-ai/mloda-plugin-template"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 authors = [{ name = "Your Name placeholder", email = "placeholder@placeholder.com" }]
-dependencies = ["mloda>=0.9.0", "mloda-testing>=0.3.2"]
+dependencies = ["mloda>=0.10.0", "mloda-testing>=0.3.2"]
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 
-# mloda 0.9 discovers installed plugins through these entry points: each resolves to a
+# mloda discovers installed plugins through these entry points: each resolves to a
 # manifest list of concrete classes. customize.sh rewrites the dotted paths on rename.
 [project.entry-points."mloda.feature_groups"]
 placeholder = "placeholder.feature_groups.manifest:FEATURE_GROUPS"
diff --git a/tests/test_entry_points.py b/tests/test_entry_points.py
index 191fd28..e81a61c 100644
--- a/tests/test_entry_points.py
+++ b/tests/test_entry_points.py
@@ -24,8 +24,12 @@ def test_entry_points_declared() -> None:
         assert any(v.endswith(suffix) for v in values), f"{group}: no entry point ending in {suffix}; got {values}"
 
 
-def test_plugin_loader_discovers_example_classes() -> None:
-    """PluginLoader.all() registers the example classes via entry points, without importing the package."""
+def test_plugin_loader_discovers_example_classes(isolated_plugin_registry: PluginRegistry) -> None:
+    """PluginLoader.all() registers the example classes via entry points, without importing the package.
+
+    isolated_plugin_registry (shipped by mloda as a pytest plugin) restores the process-global
+    registry on teardown, so this force_reload does not leak into later tests.
+    """
     PluginLoader.all(force_reload=True)
-    registered = {cls.__name__ for cls in PluginRegistry.default().registered_classes()}
+    registered = {cls.__name__ for cls in isolated_plugin_registry.registered_classes()}
     assert {"MyFeatureGroup", "MyComputeFramework", "MyExtender"} <= registered
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 882825c..7abcd5e 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mloda"
-version = "0.9.0"
+version = "0.10.0"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f2/82/a7893ddd9ab26dd839671c594e9c16437364a8b8ed5dffb02e9b2de52d7f/mloda-0.9.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:d193b03622e6c8670ccde500c9e6d74eba9ef4ed70ca3bd6adbcb9330a370585", size = 430826, upload-time = "2026-07-07T08:48:32.032Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d6/9d/2251f947bfde5e168b9f6759079c8b54af0393c3e854987268459b860776/mloda-0.10.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:13fd1482566de203cac661c29f5736423ce7d1cc8e43ec26f8d24d19e6386229", size = 456550, upload-time = "2026-07-13T18:35:02.322Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ dev = [
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "bandit", marker = "extra == 'dev'" },
-    { name = "mloda", specifier = ">=0.9.0" },
+    { name = "mloda", specifier = ">=0.10.0" },
     { name = "mloda-testing", specifier = ">=0.3.2" },
     { name = "mypy", marker = "extra == 'dev'" },
     { name = "pytest", marker = "extra == 'dev'" },