Docker Desktop Updates & Release Notes

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-05-26</em>

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Updates

• Docker Offload v0.5.92
• Docker Engine v29.5.2
• Docker Buildx v0.34.0

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Removed the Docker Scout view and disabled Scout-related OS notifications and notification popups.
• Added support for time namespacing in ECI protected containers.
• Fixed a bug where the http_proxy environment variable could prevent kind clusters from pulling local images.
• Fixed a 500 Internal Server Error that could occur on the first Docker API call right after the VM wakes up from idle shutdown. …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-05-19</em>

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New

• Gordon is now generally available. New usage plans are also available. Paid Gordon plans unlock higher usage limits.

Updates

• Docker Offload v0.5.89
• Docker Agent v1.57.0
• Credential helpers v0.9.7
• docker pass v0.0.26

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed a bug where Docker Desktop's own Electron helper processes (GPU, renderer, utility) were incorrectly detected and killed as lingering processes on startup when launching from the Start menu, causing a crash loop. …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-05-11</em>

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Updates

• Docker Engine v29.4.3
• Docker Agent v1.54.0

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed Cmd+Q (Mac) and Ctrl+Q (Windows/Linux) not fully quitting Docker Desktop. Fixes docker/for-mac#7833.
• Fixed a bug where canceling docker load left a containerd ref lock held, causing subsequent loads of the same image to fail.
• Fixed an issue where Docker Desktop made unnecessary network requests to mcp.docker.com on sign-in when MCP Toolkit was disabled, causing unexpected proxy authentication prompts. …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-05-06</em>

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New

• The Logs view is now generally available.
• New installations of Docker Desktop for Windows have a choice between per-user (Beta) or all-user installs.

Updates

• Docker Agent v1.50.0
• Docker DHI (dhictl) v0.0.3
• Docker Model Runner v1.1.37
• credential helpers v0.9.6

Security

• The Extensions settings page now includes a security notice that extensions run with host-level privileges and are not audited by Docker. …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-04-27</em>

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[!IMPORTANT]

Support for RHEL 8 has ended. Installing Docker Desktop will require RHEL 9 or RHEL 10 in the next release.

Updates

• Docker Model Runner v1.1.36
• containerd to v2.2.3
• Runc v1.3.5
• Docker Compose v5.1.3
• Docker Agent v1.44.0
• Docker Engine v29.4.1

Bug fixes and enhancements

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<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-04-20</em>

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New

• Added a CLI hint that surfaces the Logs view when running logs, compose logs, compose attach, or compose up commands, giving you quick access to logs across all running containers. Available with the Logs (Beta) feature enabled.

Updates

• Docker Compose v5.1.2
• Docker Engine v29.4.0
• Docker Agent v1.43.0
• Docker Model Runner v1.1.33
• Docker Scout CLI v1.20.4

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-04-13</em>

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Updates

• Docker Agent v1.42.0
• Docker Model v1.1.29
• containerd v2.2.2
• Docker Buildx v0.33.0

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed an issue where docker logout from the CLI was ignored by Docker Desktop when OAuth tokens remained in the credential store, leaving the user unexpectedly signed in. …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-04-07</em>

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New

• Gordon now has persistent local memory, allowing it to remember your preferences and context across sessions.

Updates

• Docker Agent v1.39.0
• Docker Model v1.1.28
• Docker Offload v0.5.81

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed a deadlock in Enhanced Container Isolation that caused containers to hang indefinitely during creation when ECI was enabled.
• Added a warning banner to alert when an MCP server is community-provided and has not been verified by Docker. …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-03-30</em>

New

• Docker MCP Toolkit now has MCP profile template cards and an onboarding tour accessible via the Profiles tab.

Updates

• Docker Compose v5.1.1
• Docker Agent v1.34.0
• Docker Scout CLI v1.20.3
• Docker Model v1.1.25

Bug fixes and minor changes

For all platforms

• Docker Model Runner now supports Qwen3.5.
• With the new Logs (Beta) view, you can now filter container logs by Compose stack.
• Improved interaction with Settings while the Docker engine or Kubernetes is starting or stopping.
• Fixed a bug where random UDP port bindings reported port 0 instead of the actual assigned port.
• Fixed an issue with the Docker Desktop shortcut not reopening the Dashboard when Docker Desktop was already running.
• Fixed an issue where the Add to existing profile dialog showed profiles that already contained all selected MCP servers in the dropdown.

For Mac

• Fixed intermittent exec format error when starting amd64 containers on Apple Silicon Macs due to a race condition between Rosetta binfmt registration and virtiofs device availability.

For Windows …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-03-23</em>

Updates

• Docker Engine v29.3.0
• NVIDIA Container Toolkit v1.19.0

Bug fixes and minor changes

For all platforms

• Gordon improvements:
  • Provides pre-filled prompts when deeplinking from command-line failure hints.
  • Prevents Docker Hub rate limiting by authenticating before making requests.
• Fixed a Kubernetes pod discovery hang when the kube context is broken or unreachable.
• Fixed a terminal crash caused by an undefined dimensions error during terminal resize.
• Fixed volume backup export error handling for file, image, and registry export operations.

For Windows

• Fixed high CPU usage in the Windows API proxy caused by unnecessary process enumeration.
• Fixed the Windows MSI installer failing to update Docker Desktop. Versions between 4.56 and 4.65 need to uninstall before reinstalling version 4.66 or later. Note that uninstalling removes all associated data.

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-03-16</em>

New

• Added a new Logs view where you can explore logs from all sources in one unified view. (Beta)
• Gordon hints now appear when docker build, docker run, or docker compose commands fail, offering contextual suggestions.
• Community MCP servers now support OAuth authentication directly in the UI.
• Added the docker dhi CLI plugin for managing Docker Hardened Images.

Updates

• Docker Scout CLI v1.20.1
• Docker Agent v1.29.0
• Docker Buildx v0.32.1

Bug fixes and minor changes

For all platforms

• Kubernetes now defaults to kind for new clusters.
• Fixed update progress bar not resuming correctly.

For Windows

• Improved startup time by skipping docker-users group check when using WSL2 backend.

Known issues

• The Windows MSI installer cannot update an existing Docker Desktop installation when the current version is between 4.56 and 4.65. As a workaround, uninstall the existing version before reinstalling the latest version. Note that uninstalling removes all associated data.

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-03-11</em>

Updates

• Docker Compose v5.1.0
• Docker Scout CLI v1.20.0
• Docker Agent v1.27.1

Bug fixes and minor changes

For all platforms

• Fixed a bug in MCP Toolkit where disabling all tools in a profile would enable all tools.
• Fixed the docker ai command stopping after a Docker Agent update.
• Fixed Gordon session title flickering when hover buttons appeared.
• Improved Gordon summary rendering and reduced narrative verbosity.
• Fixed a bug where docker ai CLI commands did not correctly shell out to Docker Agent.
• Fixed the OAuth tab in Docker MCP Toolkit not showing entries from all catalogs.
• Improved MCP Catalog search.
• Fixed the Build logs tab not retaining search terms and filters when switching tabs.
• Fixed Kind container startup to be more reliable.

For Mac

• Improved update error reporting with more descriptive diagnostics.
• Improved update reliability by preparing the updated Docker.app under Application Support instead of /tmp.

Known issues …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-03-02</em>

New

• Added SLSA v1 provenance support in the Builds view.

Updates

• Kubernetes v1.34.3
• Linux kernel v6.12.72

Bug fixes and minor changes

For all platforms

• Enhanced the proxy settings UI and added a separate proxy for containers.
• Fixed an issue where community registry MCP catalogs failed to load when a server's config object contained "required": null.
• Fixed an issue where mcp-gateway would hang when fetching secrets from the Secrets Engine while the Docker Desktop VM was in Resource Saver mode.
• Rebranded "Docker AI" references to "Gordon".

For Windows

• Improved startup time on Windows.

Known issues

• The Windows MSI installer cannot update an existing Docker Desktop installation when the current version is between 4.56 and 4.65. As a workaround, uninstall the existing version before reinstalling the latest version. Note that uninstalling removes all associated data.

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-02-23</em>

New

• With Docker MCP Toolkit, you can now use profiles to organize your MCP servers into named collections. You can also create custom catalogs — curated collections of servers for your team or organization.

Updates

• Linux kernel v6.12.69

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed an issue where background update checks did not respect the Automatically check for updates setting when disabled. Fixes docker/for-mac#3908.

For Mac

• Added support for vLLM Metal in Docker Model Runner.

For Linux

• Fixed a networking crash on QEMU 10.2.0 and later.

Security

• Addressed CVE-2026-2664, out of bounds read in grpcfuse kernel module.
• Addressed CVE-2026-28400, runtime flag injection in Docker Model Runner.

Known issues

• The Windows MSI installer cannot update an existing Docker Desktop installation when the current version is between 4.56 and 4.65. As a workaround, uninstall the existing version before reinstalling the latest version. Note that uninstalling removes all associated data.

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-02-18</em>

New

• You can now customize the left-hand navigation to show only the tabs that matter to you, and hide the ones that don’t.

Updates

• Linux kernel v6.12.68
• Docker Engine v29.2.1
• Docker Sandbox v0.12.0

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Docker Sandboxes:
  • Added automated image caching to prevent re-downloading images unnecessarily.
  • Added Shell mode for blank coding agent sandboxes.
  • Added support for OpenCode.
  • Added support for mounting multiple workspaces.
  • Added experimental Linux support (single user only, UID 1000).
  • Added support for running in WSL 2.
  • Sandboxes now start in the current working directory if no path is provided.

Known issues

• The Windows MSI installer cannot update an existing Docker Desktop installation when the current version is between 4.56 and 4.65. As a workaround, uninstall the existing version before reinstalling the latest version. Note that uninstalling removes all associated data.

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-02-10</em>

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Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed a rare issue that crashed the Docker Desktop Dashboard after sign-in.

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2026-02-09</em>

New

• Added a new docker desktop diagnose command to gather diagnostics.

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed ping6 host.docker.internal.
• Enabled landlock LSM.
• Docker Sandboxes improvements:
  • Improved agent system prompt with network access documentation
  • Fixed Gemini API key injection
  • Sandboxes now block console.anthropic.com/claude.ai in proxy default rules
  • Fix CLI help text for run <agent> --help
  • Improved terminal size handling

Known issues

• The Windows MSI installer cannot update an existing Docker Desktop installation when the current version is between 4.56 and 4.65. As a workaround, uninstall the existing version before reinstalling the latest version. Note that uninstalling removes all associated data.