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  • Feb 18, 2026
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    Docker Desktop by Docker

    4.61.0

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    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
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  • Feb 10, 2026
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    Docker Desktop by Docker

    4.60.1

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    Bug fixes and enhancements

    For all platforms

    • Fixed a rare issue that crashed the Docker Desktop Dashboard after sign-in.
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  • Feb 9, 2026
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    Docker Desktop by Docker

    4.60.0

    Docker Desktop adds a new diagnose command to gather diagnostics and rolls out bug fixes and enhancements across platforms. It enables landlock LSM, beefs up sandbox features, improves terminal sizing, and tightens proxy rules and API key injection handling for a smoother experience.

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    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 --help
      • Improved terminal size handling
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  • Feb 2, 2026
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    Docker Desktop by Docker

    4.59.0

    Docker Desktop updates bring Linux kernel 6.12.67 and upgraded Compose, Sandbox and Buildx across all platforms, with Neo4j added to the MCP catalog. Mac fixes prevent unintended file permission changes and improve stability, while Windows patches fix secret injection and WSL data disk behavior. A security fix hardens container isolation against API socket misuse.

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    Updates

    • Linux kernel v6.12.67
    • Docker Compose v5.0.2
    • Docker Sandbox v0.10.1
    • Docker Buildx v0.31.1

    Bug fixes and enhancements

    For all platforms

    • Added Neo4j as a known publisher to the Docker MCP Catalog.
    • Fixed an issue where the Models tab would crash when displaying requests made via the Anthropic Messages API.

    For Mac

    • Fixed an issue where shared file permissions could be unintentionally modified when using DockerVMM. Fixes docker/for-mac#7830.

    For Windows

    • Fixed an issue where container secrets injection could fail with docker-pass.
    • Temporarily disabled VHDX compaction for the WSL data disk to improve stability.

    Security

    • Fixed a security issue in enhanced container isolation where Docker socket mount permissions could be bypassed when using the --use-api-socket flag.
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  • Jan 29, 2026
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    Docker Desktop by Docker

    4.58.1

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    Bug fixes and enhancements

    For Mac

    • Fixed an issue where CPU usage could spike at regular intervals. Fixes docker/for-mac#7839.
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  • Jan 26, 2026
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      Jan 26, 2026
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    Docker Desktop by Docker

    4.58.0

    Docker Desktop adds a secure Sandbox microVM feature and core updates like the Linux kernel, Engine, and credential helpers. It includes UI tweaks, Mac/Windows fixes, and refreshed Kubernetes images.

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    New

    • A new version of Docker Sandboxes is now available on Docker Desktop. It provides a secure, isolated, microVM-based environment for running coding agents.

    Updates

    • Linux kernel v6.12.65
    • Credential helpers v0.9.5
    • Docker Engine v29.1.5

    Bug fixes and enhancements

    For all platforms

    • Docker Model Runner now exposes an Anthropic-compatible API.
    • Docker Desktop now supports UTF-8 BOM for admin-settings.json and registry.json.
    • Fixed an issue where admin settings incorrectly changed user proxy settings after a restart.

    Important

    Starting with Docker Desktop version 4.59, installing an update from the tray menu will proceed without opening the Docker Desktop Dashboard.

    For Mac

    • Fixed a bug where shared file permissions could be modified inadvertently while using DockerVMM on macOS. Fixes docker/for-mac#7830.

    For Windows

    • Fixed an issue where the installer failed because of special ACLs set on ProgramData.

    Security

    • Updated Kubernetes images to address CVEs.
      • Kind:
        • docker/desktop-containerd-registry-mirror:v0.0.3
        • docker/desktop-cloud-provider-kind:v0.5.0
      • Kubeadm:
        • docker/desktop-vpnkit-controller:v4.0
        • docker/desktop-storage-provisioner:v3.0
    • The kind dependency image envoyproxy/envoy was upgraded from v1.32.6 to v1.36.4. If you mirror kind images, ensure your mirrors are updated.
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  • Jan 19, 2026
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    Docker Desktop by Docker

    4.57.0

    Docker Desktop gets a new centralized issue tracker for all platforms and brings Docker Compose 5.0.1 with bug fixes and improvements. Highlights include better alignment of the streaming indicator and a fix for docker debug with env vars missing = signs.

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    New

    Docker Desktop now has a new issue tracker for all platforms at https://github.com/docker/desktop-feedback. Relevant, actively discussed issues from the previous platform-specific trackers will be migrated.

    Updates

    • Docker Compose v5.0.1

    Bug fixes and enhancements

    For all platforms
    • Improved alignment of the Ask Gordon streaming indicator so it stays in sync with content on large screens.
    • Fixed a bug where docker debug failed on containers started with environment variables but no '='. For example, docker run -e NONEXISTENT_ENV_VAR.
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  • Jan 12, 2026
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      Jan 12, 2026
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    Docker Desktop by Docker

    4.56.0

    Docker Desktop ships with Compose v5 and a new official Go SDK, enabling direct programmatic control over multi‑container environments. Includes updates to containerd and cagent, plus bug fixes and a security patch addressing CVE-2025-13743.

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    New

    • Docker Desktop now includes Docker Compose v5 which introduces a new official Go SDK. This SDK provides a comprehensive API that lets you integrate Compose functionality directly into your applications, allowing you to load, validate, and manage multi-container environments without relying on the Compose CLI. For more information, see the Compose SDK docs.

    Updates

    • containerd v2.2.1
    • Docker Compose v5.0.0
    • cagent v1.18.6

    Bug fixes and enhancements

    For all platforms

    • Fixed a panic in filesharing tests when containers don't have an IP address immediately after starting.
    • Added support for custom DNS entries in the LinuxKit VM with the ExtraDNSEntries configuration field.

    For Windows

    • Fixed a bug on Windows where removing the state directory would fail because log files were still open.

    Security

    • Added a security patch to address CVE-2025-13743 where Docker Desktop diagnostics bundles were found to include expired Hub PATs in log output due to error object serialization.
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  • Nov 27, 2025
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    Docker Desktop by Docker

    4.53.0

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    Bug fixes and enhancements

    For all platforms
    • Fixed an issue where the Support Diagnostics tooling inadvertently captured expired Docker Hub authorization bearer tokens.

    Security

    • Added security patches to address CVEs 2025-52565, 2025-52881, and 2025-31133 when using Enhanced Container Isolation.
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  • Nov 20, 2025
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    Docker Desktop by Docker

    4.52.0

    New port binding controls in Docker Desktop plus a Docker Model Runner with purge command. Upgrades include Docker Engine 29.0.0 and Model Runner updates. Bug fixes boost MCP toolkit, OpenAI API endpoint tweaks, and download resume; Windows Kerberos/NTLM proxy sign-in fixed.

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    New

    • Added new port binding settings to Docker Desktop. This can also be controlled by administrators via Settings Management using the admin-settings.json file.
    • Added a new Docker Model Runner command. With docker model purge you can remove all your models.

    Upgrades

    • Docker Engine v29.0.0
    • Docker Model Runner v1.0.3
    • Docker Model Runner CLI v1.0.0
    • Docker MCP plugin v0.28.0

    Bug fixes and enhancements

    For all platforms

    • Docker MCP Toolkit improvements:
      • Amazon Q client support
      • OAuth DCR (Dynamic Client Registration) with Docker Engine
      • Create MCP profiles using the CLI
    • Docker Model Runner improvements:
      • You can now skip the /engines prefix for Docker Model Runner's OpenAI API endpoint curl http://localhost:12434/v1/models.
      • You can now skip the ai/ prefix for the models published on Docker Hub with docker model pull.
      • Downloads are now resumed when they get interrupted.

    For Windows

    • Fixed an issue with Kerberos/NTLM proxy sign in.
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