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• Debian - RPM - Arch (checksum)

Updates

• Docker Agent v1.128.0
• Docker Offload v0.6.15
• Docker Desktop CLI v0.4.4

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Ask Gordon is now accessible as a right-side drawer, keeping users in context while chatting with Gordon alongside any page being viewed.
• A container, image, or volume row with a detected issue now shows an Ask Gordon symbol that starts a diagnosis in one click.
• Fixed a bug where generating a diagnostics bundle could hang until its timeout if a file it collects was on an unresponsive filesystem.
• Fixed an issue where changing the auto-pause timeout while Docker Desktop was already idle would not apply until the original timer expired.
• Fixed a crash in the Images view that occurred when many images loaded simultaneously on cold launch or after waking from Resource Saver mode.
• Fixed a Docker Desktop Dashboard crash issue. Fixes docker/desktop-feedback#611.
• Added support for starting and stopping a Kubernetes cloud cluster via Docker Offload, with configurable Kubernetes version and node count.
• The Docker Desktop Dashboard now displays the specific reason Docker Engine failed to start, when available.
• Fixed a bug where renameat2(RENAME_EXCHANGE) on a shared folder overwrote the target instead of swapping the two files.
• Fixed a bug where mmap() of a file on a Synchronized File Share failed with "No such device", breaking git and pnpm. Fixes docker/desktop-feedback#627.
• Fixed a bug where repeatedly replacing files on a shared folder leaked VM disk space until Docker Desktop was restarted. Fixes docker/desktop-feedback#619.
• Fixed a bug where a bind-mount root intermittently reported ownership as 0:0, causing git to report "detected dubious ownership". Fixes docker/desktop-feedback#628.

For Mac

• Fixed an installer crash that occurred when the user's home folder was on a different disk than /Applications. Fresh installs and auto-updates now complete successfully in this configuration.
• Fixed startup failures caused by VZErrorInvalidVirtualMachineConfiguration due to stale file locks on Docker.raw and APFS disk metadata sync races.

For Windows

• Fixed a startup hang where Docker Desktop would get stuck on 'Starting' after a WinGet upgrade due to conflicting engine settings in install-settings.json.
• The Docker VMM engine option is now always available and no longer flips engines shortly after startup while feature flags load.
• Fixed an issue where the noWindowsContainers setting in install-settings.json was cleared during a self-update, causing Windows containers to be re-enabled unexpectedly.
• Added a prompt during in-app updates for all-users installations, offering users the option to migrate to a per-user installation that requires no admin privileges for future updates.
• Fixed a bug where Docker Desktop could fail to start after an ungraceful shutdown left behind a stuck socket file.
• Docker Desktop now checks that a Windows host can run Docker VMM before switching to it, and offers to switch back instead of leaving no working engine.
• Fixed Docker VMM telling users to enable the Windows Hypervisor Platform feature when it was already enabled and the real cause was elsewhere.
• Fixed a bug where a failing third-party WSL plugin (for example the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint plug-in for WSL) was reported as a missing Docker Desktop disk instead of naming the plugin that blocked WSL from starting.
• Fixed the MSI installer ignoring ENGINE=docker-vmm, which left the Windows Hypervisor Platform feature disabled and the engine unselected.
• Fixed a bug where running the installer with only command-line flags and no install verb failed with exit code 4294967291 and no error message.
• Fixed a bug where Docker VMM did not explain how to fix an unavailable Windows Hypervisor Platform.

Security

• Updated the Kind cloud provider image to v0.7.0, addressing CVE-2026-46595 and CVE-2026-39834.

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Updates

• Docker Compose v5.5.0
• NVIDIA Container Toolkit v1.20.0
• Docker Agent v1.127.0

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed an issue where background container and image polling was waking the Docker engine unnecessarily when Resource Saver mode was active.
• Fixed slow Zsh startup caused by duplicated Docker CLI completion setup in .zshrc. Docker Desktop now keeps a single completion block and removes existing duplicates. Fixes docker/desktop-feedback#561.
• Sidebar customization permanently is now available to all users. Right-click the left-hand navigation, select Customize, and then select, deselect, or re-order the tabs.
• Fixed the Disk usage slider in Settings to no longer show duplicate tick marks at small ranges, now displaying values in GiB with one decimal place for ranges up to 8 TiB.
• Fixed excessive update notifications in the notification center so that pop-ups only appear for failures or when user action is required, not during in-progress update steps.
• Fixed a dashboard crash issue. Fixes docker/desktop-feedback#611.

For Windows

• When CONTAINERD_BUILDX_FOR_WINDOWS is enabled, Windows Containers now uses dockerd's embedded containerd and in-process BuildKit, replacing the standalone containerd and buildkitd services.
• Fixed a bug where Docker Desktop could fail to start after an ungraceful shutdown left behind a stuck socket file.
• Fixed a bug where Docker VMM did not explain how to fix an unavailable Windows Hypervisor platform.

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• Debian - RPM - Arch (checksum)

Updates

• Docker Agent v1.124.0
• Docker Offload v0.6.13
• Docker Model Runner v1.2.8
• containerd v2.3.3
• Runc v1.4.3

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed an issue where Docker Desktop reported enable fsverity failed: operation not supported as the crash cause instead of the real underlying error.
• Fixed a bug where changing the hypervisor type in Settings had no effect when Docker Desktop was in Resource saver mode.
• Fixed port bindings reported by docker ps to accurately reflect active listeners when using 'Localhost by default' or 'Localhost only' settings, and added [::1] loopback listener alongside 127.0.0.1.
• Fixed an HTTP 500 error that could occur during Docker Desktop startup or wake from idle-shutdown when the engine socket existed but was not yet listening.
• Fixed a bug where Docker Desktop would fail to start if ~/.docker/daemon.json was corrupted with null bytes (typically caused by a crash or power-loss during a settings save). Docker Desktop now automatically recovers to default daemon settings.
• Fixed an issue in the Docker Engine config editor in settings where validation error messages would disappear immediately while typing invalid JSON.
• Fixed a Docker VMM regression that reduced container inbound network throughput to roughly 0.3 GB per second.
• Fixed error messages shown when the Docker Desktop VM exits unexpectedly to include the exit status code and surface the actual root cause of the crash.

For Mac

• Docker VMM can now use more than 28GiB of host memory.

For Windows

• Fixed a Windows auto-update failure when a self-updated CLI plugin (e.g docker scout or docker agent) newer than the bundled version was already present in the user's CLI-plugins folder.
• Fixed an issue on per-user Windows installs where Hyper-V, Windows containers, and related settings are now correctly disabled and grayed out, preventing broken behavior caused by the unavailable priveleged helper service.

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• Debian - RPM - Arch (checksum)

Updates

• Docker Agent v1.122.0
• Docker Buildx v0.36.1
• Docker Offload v0.6.10
• Docker Compose v5.4.0
• Linux kernel v7.0.12

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed a bug where the in-app update failed with Source and destination path must have identical roots when Docker Desktop was installed to a custom directory on another drive.
• Fixed a misleading proxy error that named the destination server instead of the unreachable upstream proxy, and included machine-wide proxy configuration in diagnostics.
• Fixed a bug where updating could keep failing with a file exists error after an earlier update had failed.
• Fixed an issue where Gordon would lose access to tools and show misleading sign-in prompts after a failed auto-login at startup, without requiring a restart of Docker Desktop.

For Mac

• Fixed a false Docker Desktop encountered an unexpected error dialog that could appear during VM shutdown on with the libkrun engine.
• Fixed a rare crash where the Docker Desktop with the Apple Virtualization Framework VM stopped unexpectedly right after a new connection was opened.

For Windows

• Fixed WSL error recovery on Windows not displaying specific, actionable error messages for errors like HCS/0x80070569, showing the generic fallback instead.
• Fixed an issue on Windows where per-user .EXE installs applying an auto-update wrote install-settings.json to the system-wide path instead of the correct per-user location.
• Fixed an issue on Windows where diagnostic bundles were missing network connection profile data due to an empty Get-NetConnectionProfile.json file.
• Fixed a bug on Windows where Docker Desktop repeatedly asked users to run wsl --update when WSL was installed via the Microsoft Store rather than the inbox optional component.
• Fixed an issue where the Resource Saver settings section was incorrectly shown when using Windows containers instead of Linux containers.
• Fixed an issue on Windows where the disk image usage limit was hidden in Resources settings when Hyper-V was selected as the hypervisor.
• Fixed an issue on Windows where installer logs from per-user installations were missing from diagnostic bundles.
• Fixed the virtual disk limit not being applied when lowered on Windows with Hyper-V.
• Fixed the disk usage limit slider being hidden and ignored for the Docker VMM backend on Windows, so users can now set and enforce disk size in Settings > Resources > Advanced.
• Fixed a Windows auto-update failure when a self-updated CLI plugin (docker scout or docker agent) newer than the bundled version was already present in the user's CLI-plugins folder.

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• Mac with Intel chip (checksum)
• Debian - RPM - Arch (checksum)

Updates

• Docker Engine v29.7.2
• Docker Buildx v0.36.0
• Docker Scout CLI v1.24.0
• Docker Agent v1.119.0

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Docker VMM Beta performance improvements by Docker’s own container-optimized hypervisor. Available for Mac and Windows.
• Gordon now displays specific error messages for tool failures, policy-blocked actions, and loop detection instead of a generic Agent error.
• Fixed container stop timeouts and unless-stopped restart policies not being honored during engine shutdown.
• Fixed a bug where enabling Docker Offload from the Docker Desktop Dashboard failed when the proxy was configured by the operating system instead of by environment variables.
• Fixed a crash on startup after upgrading, for users whose settings file was written by a very old version.
• Fixed port forwarding for Swarm services that use automatically assigned published ports, including host-mode task ports and repeated ingress port definitions.
• Added a three-mode safety system (Strict, Balanced, Autonomous) to the Gordon AI agent's tool confirmation UI, replacing the previous binary approve/allow-all dialog, with risk-tier labels on confirmation.
• Fixed a flash of incorrect UI content on app launch, such as a brief 'Waiting for the Docker Engine...' screen or unexpected navigation away from gated pages.
• AF_UNIX sockets shared over VirtioFS now work in both directions (host to guest and guest to host).
• Fixed a bug where restarting the VM would steal the window focus.

For Mac

• Fixed a bug where a Kubernetes (kind) cluster with Enhanced Container Isolation could fail to recover after a Docker Desktop restart.
• Fixed nftables fib expressions failing with "Operation not supported" in inet tables on Apple Silicon.

For Windows

• Fixed an issue where the Windows installer reported success when it could not write its settings or enterprise policy files.
• Fixed Model Runner failing to start with CreateJobObject: Access is denied when Docker Desktop is launched via a Secondary Logon (run-as-user) session.
• Updated the bundled 7-Zip to 26.02 to avoid antivirus software quarantining it during an upgrade on Windows.

For Linux

• Fixed Docker Desktop failing to start on Linux arm64 hosts due to incorrect QEMU binary path resolution.

Security

• Addressed CVE-2026-17106, a destination-escape flaw in docker container cp.

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• Mac with Apple chip (checksum)
• Mac with Intel chip (checksum)
• Debian - RPM - Arch (checksum)

Updates

• Docker AI Agent v1.115.0

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed an issue where native crash reports were uploaded to Bugsnag even when analytics was disabled by the user.
• Fixed an issue where file content previews and diffs were hidden in the Gordon confirmation card when approving write or edit file actions.
• Fixed an issue where an invalid install-settings.json caused a ~7-minute startup delay before showing the error dialog. The error now appears immediately.
• Fixed an issue where Gordon's plan mode would silently revert to build mode after the first message, causing subsequent turns to run with full tool access despite plan mode appearing active.
• Fixed an issue where an invalid config.json at startup would delay the error dialog by up to 7 minutes instead of appearing within seconds.
• Fixed Gordon's Clean up Docker suggestion prompt to propose a cleanup plan and wait for user confirmation before removing any resources, preventing unintended deletions.
• Fixed the Gordon AI plan-mode toggle visibility to accurately reflect backend support, showing only when the connected agent declares plan capability.

For Windows

• Fixed a bug where per-user uninstalls of Docker Desktop on Windows failed with an unauthorized access error when attempting to revert the hosts file.
• Added per-user install mode as the default for fresh Docker Desktop installations from the Microsoft Store on Windows, removing the need for admin privileges.
• Fixed an issue where Docker Desktop crashed when the docker-users group is missing, now showing a recoverable group membership dialog instead.

For Linux

• Removing files on a host bind mount inside an Enhanced Container Isolation container no longer fails with "Value too large for data type".

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• Debian - RPM - Arch (checksum)

Updates

• Docker Agent v1.111.0
• Kubernetes: cri-dockerd v0.4.4
• Docker Hardened Images CLI (dhictl) v0.0.7
• Docker Desktop CLI v0.4.3

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed a bug where an invalid ~/.docker/config.json caused Docker Desktop to hang with high CPU/memory and show no error dialog. Docker Desktop now surfaces an error dialog prompting the user to correct the file.
• Fixed a bug that prevented some Docker Hardened Images customizations from being created.
• Fixed a bug where deleting an unrelated credential ID could accidentally erase Docker Hub OAuth tokens, causing users to be unexpectedly signed out.
• Removed Docker Scout CLI hints that previously appeared after running docker pull or docker buildx build commands.

For Windows

• Fixed a bug on Windows where an empty or malformed install-settings.json caused Docker Desktop to hang with high CPU/memory usage and no error dialog on startup.
• The MSI installer now detects per-user Docker Desktop installations on the machine and blocks installation with a clear message naming the affected users. Affected users must uninstall their per-user Docker Desktop before the MSI can be installed.
• Fixed a bug where uninstalling Docker Desktop could permanently lock the user out of their own application data directories if the deletion failed mid-way.

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• Mac with Intel chip (checksum)
• Debian - RPM - Arch (checksum)

Updates

• Docker Desktop CLI v0.4.2
• Docker Model Runner v1.2.6
• Docker Offload v0.6.9
• Docker Agent v1.103.0
• Docker Compose v5.3.1
• Docker Desktop Build v0.36.0
• Docker Engine v29.6.2

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Added support for migrating a per-machine Docker Desktop installation to a per-user installation in-place via install --user on Windows, preserving user data without requiring a manual uninstall.
• Fixed kubectl exec and kubectl attach functionality for v1.36.
• Fixed Docker Engine startup failures being reported as a generic io: read/write on closed pipe error instead of the underlying cause.
• Fixed the Images view showing 0 Bytes reclaimable size for a while when many images are present.
• Fixed the volumes list not correctly sorting by size.
• Fixed an issue where a GPU process crash prevented the Docker Desktop Dashboard from loading by automatically disabling hardware acceleration and restarting the app.
• Fixed an issue where docker ai sessions launched directly from a terminal were killed when Docker Desktop was restarted.
• Fixed stale API cache responses (synthetic 404s) for containers, images, networks, volumes, and plugins after restarting an idle-stopped engine via external API calls.
• Added a Custom rules tab to Gordon's permissions dialog. Users can now add allow/deny rules for specific commands or MCP tools.
• Added pulsing discovery badges to Gordon's Plan mode button, model selector, and Feedback/Issues button to help users find new features.

For Windows

• Fixed a bug where per-user uninstalls of Docker Desktop on Windows failed with an unauthorized access error when attempting to revert the hosts file.
• Added per-user install mode as the default for fresh Docker Desktop installations from the Microsoft Store on Windows, removing the need for admin privileges.
• Fixed an issue where Docker Desktop crashed when the docker-users group is missing, now showing a recoverable group membership dialog instead.

For Linux

• Fixed Docker Desktop failing to start on Linux arm64 hosts due to incorrect QEMU binary path resolution.

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• Mac with Apple chip (checksum)
• Mac with Intel chip (checksum)
• Debian - RPM - Arch (checksum)

Updates

• Docker Compose v5.3.0
• Docker Agent v1.98.0
• Docker Scout CLI v1.23.1

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Added thumbs up and thumbs down feedback buttons to Gordon responses. Users can rate replies or report issues directly from the chat.
• Fixed a bug where containers created by Docker Desktop had their stop timeout set to 1 second instead of the Docker Engine default, causing docker stop to terminate processes too quickly.
• Fixed reset to factory defaults not clearing MCP Toolkit profiles, catalogs, and authorizations.
• Fixed an issue where selected thumbs up/down feedback buttons in Gordon were visually indistinguishable after selecting.
• Fixed reset to factory defaults not clearing downloaded LLM models.
• Fixed a bug where the Gordon chat area would go blank when the agent requested free-text input via elicitation.
• Fixed a delay in the Kubernetes screen where the progress UI did not appear immediately after confirming cluster creation or deletion.
• Fixed a bug where a Kubernetes kind cluster failed to start with a Failed to get API server port error after a Docker Desktop restart.
• With docker pass, the ls command now behaves consistently across all platforms.
• Fixed an issue where users signed out due to sign-in enforcement policies were shown a generic sign-in prompt instead of a clear explanation of why they were signed out.

For Mac

• Fixed an issue where Docker Desktop child processes could linger after an unexpected backend exit.
• Fixed an issue where Docker Desktop failed to start for users with long home directory paths that caused Unix socket paths to exceed OS length limits.
• Fixed an issue where vsock listener failures showed a cryptic crash instead of a clear, actionable recovery dialog.

For Windows

• Fixed an issue where .log files were missing from diagnostic bundles, ensuring the Docker Desktop service log is now included.
• Lowered the priority of Docker Desktop's background processes and enabled Windows Efficiency Mode while idle to reduce power and CPU usage.
• Fixed factory reset leaving containers and images behind on Hyper-V when Docker Desktop is run by a user other than the one that installed it.
• Fixed a multi-minute hang during WSL engine startup when the wsl-bootstrap process fails unexpectedly, surfacing the error promptly instead.
• Fixed an issue where auto-updates could leave Docker Desktop stuck in a 'connecting' state due to a successful installation being incorrectly rolled back.
• Fixed an issue where vsock listener failures on Windows Hyper-V showed a cryptic crash instead of a clear, actionable recovery dialog.
• Fixed a race condition where connecting to com.docker.service immediately after startup could result in a File not found error.
• Fixed an issue where a graphical installer window would flash during background auto-updates. Updates now run silently.
• Improved security by verifying the Authenticode signature of the downloaded installer before executing it during updates.
• Fixed an issue where missing or disabled Windows feature descriptions were not shown in diagnostic output.
• Improved the installer progress screen with a single continuous progress bar that smoothly advances from 0% to 100% throughout the entire installation.
• Fixed an issue where ~ in bind mount paths was not correctly resolved to the home directory when the HOME environment variable was not set.

For Linux

• Fixed an issue where Docker Desktop failed to start for users with long home directory paths that caused Unix socket paths to exceed OS length limits.

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• Mac with Apple chip (checksum)
• Mac with Intel chip (checksum)
• Debian - RPM - Arch (checksum)

Updates

• Docker Model Runner v1.2.5
• Docker Agent v1.88.1
• Docker Offload v0.6.7
• Docker Compose v5.2.0
• Docker Scout CLI v1.22.0
• DHI CLI (dhictl) v0.0.5

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed an error that caused volumes, images, and containers to fail to load in the Docker Desktop Dashboard.
• Removed the deprecated cagent binary from Docker Desktop; use docker agent instead.
• Kubernetes kind cluster now works with Registry Access Management.
• Fixed a bug where the sign-in/update prompt was not shown when upgrading between versions that cross a version digit boundary (e.g., 4.9.x to 4.10.x).
• Fixed an issue in Ask Gordon where the tool call permission dialog blocked the chat view, replacing it with an inline approval card so users can read Gordon's full message before approving or rejecting.
• Fixed a rare case where Docker Desktop could shut down if the build service crashed, for example during a factory reset.
• Fixed an issue where containers ignored user-configured stop timeouts during normal operation due to a proxy-level override forcing a 1-second timeout on all containers.

For Mac

• Fixed Docker Desktop failing to start when the user's environment contained very long environment variables.
• Fixed a Docker Offload crash on Intel machines due to SG_READ_ONLY not being set in the __DATA_CONST segment, causing the system linker to fail to load the executable. Fixes docker/desktop-feedback#471.

For Windows

• Fixed an issue on Windows where stopping Docker Desktop would immediately force off the Hyper-V VM without waiting for a graceful guest shutdown, reducing the risk of data corruption.
• Fixed a bug on Windows where dockerd failed to connect through the local HTTPS proxy due to a TLS handshake error caused by an incorrect proxy URL scheme.
• Fixed a Windows update that reverted and showed a Mismatch patch version error when it ran again after the target version was already installed.
• Fixed Resource Saver not stopping the Docker engine when running on WSL.
• Fixed a regression where Docker Desktop failed to start on WSL2 kernels that could not attach the Synchronized File Shares eBPF probes, such as Windows on Arm. Fixes docker/desktop-feedback#470.

For Linux

• Fixed a bug where Docker Desktop would fail to start after a reset.

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• Mac with Apple chip (checksum)
• Mac with Intel chip (checksum)
• Debian - RPM - Arch (checksum)

Updates

• Docker Offload v0.6.6
• Docker Buildx v0.35.0
• Docker Model Runner v1.2.4
• containerd v2.2.5
• Docker Engine v29.6.1
• Runc v1.3.6
• Kubernetes v1.36.1
  • CNI plugins v1.9.1
  • cri-tools v1.35.0
  • cri-dockerd v0.3.25
• Updated Kubernetes images:
  • Kubeadm:
    • docker/desktop-storage-provisioner:v4.0
    • docker/desktop-vpnkit-controller:v4.0
    • docker/desktop-kubernetes-etcd:3.6.8-0
    • docker/desktop-kubernetes-coredns:v1.14.2
    • docker/desktop-kubernetes-pause:3.10.2
    • docker/desktop-kubernetes-apiserver:v1.36.1
    • docker/desktop-kubernetes-controller-manager:v1.36.1
    • docker/desktop-kubernetes-scheduler:v1.36.1
    • docker/desktop-kubernetes-proxy:v1.36.1
  • Kind:
    • docker/desktop-containerd-registry-mirror:v0.0.4
    • docker/desktop-cloud-provider-kind:v0.6.0
    • envoyproxy/envoy:v1.36.7

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• The experimental docker sandbox plugin has been removed. Migrate to docker sbx.
• Fixed an issue where running out of disk space showed a generic error dialog instead of a clear Disk full message prompting users to free up space and restart.
• Fixed an issue where using docker -c desktop-linux while a cloud context was active would silently route commands to the cloud engine instead of the local desktop Linux engine.
• Fixed a bug where the backend would incorrectly report a stopped VM as running after an idle shutdown, especially when Enhanced Container Isolation was enabled.
• Fixed an OS update notification timing issue where users with auto-download enabled were notified when an update was available rather than when it was ready to install.

For Mac

• Removed the legacy osxfs file sharing. Users still on osxfs are migrated to VirtioFS.
• Increased VirtioFS filesharing performance by not persisting (fake) file ownership changes on the host. Calls to chown will succeed, but stat will not be affected.

For Windows

• Fixed an issue where the Windows installer failed when the destination directory contained leftover files from a previous interrupted installation.
• Fixed an issue on Windows where upgrading Docker Desktop would unnecessarily shut down and unregister unrelated WSL distros via wsl --shutdown.
• Fixed spurious Hyper-V job failures on Windows where operations briefly transitioning through suspended or shutting down states were incorrectly reported as failed.
• Fixed getting stuck on "Starting the Docker Engine…" after an in-place upgrade on Windows when the WSL virtual machine had not been shut down.
• Fixed the tray icon on Windows not matching the system taskbar theme, so the correct light or dark icon is now displayed.
• Fixed a silent failure on Windows where backend startup errors were only written to a log file. Users now see a visible error dialog box when Docker Desktop fails to start.
• Improved security by verifying the Authenticode signature of the downloaded installer before executing it during updates.

For Linux

• Fixed a bug where Docker Desktop would fail to start after a reset.

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• Windows ARM Early Access (checksum)
• Mac with Apple chip (checksum)
• Mac with Intel chip (checksum)
• Debian - RPM - Arch (checksum)

Updates

• Docker Agent v1.79.0
• docker pass v0.1.5
• Docker Desktop CLI v0.4.1
• Docker Offload v0.6.4

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Gordon improvements:
  • Added context-aware suggested questions to the Ask Gordon menu in the Containers, Images, Volumes, and Builds tabs, surfacing relevant diagnostics first when items are in a problematic state.
  • Added a Give feedback link to Gordon so you can report issues with a redacted conversation preview or share product feedback.
  • Fixed a React warning in Gordon's sidebar search input that appeared on the first keystroke when typing a search query.
• Fixed an issue where the Docker Engine settings editor displayed minified JSON instead of formatted JSON when first opened.
• Fixed spurious 500 errors for Docker API calls made right after the VM woke from idle shutdown.
• Fixed spurious 'Integrity issue detected' notifications caused by leftover symlinks from previously bundled binaries.
• Fixed a broken documentation link in the error screen shown when the current user is not a member of the docker-users group.
• Fixed a breaking change to the /app/settings/grouped API that caused integrations such as NVIDIA to stop working correctly.
• Fixed high CPU usage (~30%) on macOS Retina displays caused by SVG animations in the Gordon landing page.
• Fixed an issue where OAuth network errors caused Docker Desktop to incorrectly show users as signed out.
• Fixed an issue where signing in via OAuth would not display the user's username and email in the UI after login.
• QEMU has been updated to v10.2.3
• Logs view improvements
  • Added copy buttons. Copy all visible filtered logs at once or copy individual log entries on hover, respecting the current timestamp visibility setting.
  • Improved the toolbar with a reorganized layout, saved filter presets that now capture container selection and build log visibility, and the ability to persist container filter state.
  • Added the ability to clear logs.
  • Combined copy and expand/collapse buttons into a single pinned column that stays visible during horizontal scrolling, and fixed copy accidentally toggling the row detail pan.
• Fixed Registry Access Management policy downloads to avoid permission denied errors by fetching and caching policies in the user's own directory with tampering detection.

For Mac

• Fixed Docker Desktop failing to start when the user's environment contained very long environment variables.
• Fixed a Docker Offload crash on Intel machines due to SG_READ_ONLY not being set in the __DATA_CONST segment, causing the system linker to fail to load the executable. Fixes docker/desktop-feedback#471.

For Windows

• Fixed an issue on Windows where stopping Docker Desktop would immediately force off the Hyper-V VM without waiting for a graceful guest shutdown, reducing the risk of data corruption.
• Fixed a bug on Windows where dockerd failed to connect through the local HTTPS proxy due to a TLS handshake error caused by an incorrect proxy URL scheme.
• Fixed a Windows update that reverted and showed a Mismatch patch version error when it ran again after the target version was already installed.
• Fixed Resource Saver not stopping the Docker engine when running on WSL.
• Fixed a regression where Docker Desktop failed to start on WSL2 kernels that could not attach the Synchronized File Shares eBPF probes, such as Windows on Arm. Fixes docker/desktop-feedback#470.

For Linux

• Fixed a bug where Docker Desktop would fail to start after a reset.

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• Windows (checksum)
• Windows ARM Early Access (checksum)
• Mac with Apple chip (checksum)
• Mac with Intel chip (checksum)
• Debian - RPM - Arch (checksum)

Updates

• Docker Agent v1.73.0
• docker pass v0.1.4
• Credential helpers v0.9.8

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed an out-of-memory crash that would cause Docker Desktop to become unresponsive or crash while streaming logs in the Docker Desktop Dashboard.
• Improved update reliability by retrying stalled and transient download failures and resuming from the partially downloaded file.
• Added live streaming output to Gordon tool calls so long-running commands like docker compose up display STDOUT/STDERR in real time instead of waiting until completion.
• Added color-coded labels to the Logs view so each container and build source is visually distinguished by a unique color in both the log grid and the container-filter dropdown.
• Improved the error message when the Docker Desktop VM fails to start. It now shows the underlying VirtualizationFramework / libkrun reason instead of the generic Use of closed network connection.
• Fixed a bug where Docker CLI error messages were shown as raw JSON instead of human-readable text while Docker Desktop was in Resource Saver mode.
• Fixed Registry Access Management policy downloads to avoid permission denied errors by fetching and caching policies in the user's own directory with tampering detection.

For Mac

• Fixed Docker Desktop failing to start when the user's environment contained very long environment variables.
• Fixed a Docker Offload crash on Intel machines due to SG_READ_ONLY not being set in the __DATA_CONST segment, causing the system linker to fail to load the executable.

For Windows

• Fixed an issue on Windows where stopping Docker Desktop would immediately force off the Hyper-V VM without waiting for a graceful guest shutdown, reducing the risk of data corruption.
• Fixed a bug on Windows where dockerd failed to connect through the local HTTPS proxy due to a TLS handshake error caused by an incorrect proxy URL scheme.
• Fixed a Windows update that reverted and showed a Mismatch patch version error when it ran again after the target version was already installed.
• Fixed Resource Saver not stopping the Docker engine when running on WSL.
• Fixed a regression where Docker Desktop failed to start on WSL2 kernels that could not attach the Synchronized File Shares eBPF probes, such as Windows on Arm.

For Linux

• Fixed a bug where Docker Desktop would fail to start after a reset.

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• Windows ARM Early Access (checksum)
• Mac with Apple chip (checksum)
• Mac with Intel chip (checksum)
• Debian - RPM - Arch (checksum)

New

• You can now export log data from the Logs view.

Updates

• Docker Offload v0.6.3
• Docker Buildx v0.34.1
• Docker Agent v1.70.0
• Docker MCP gateway v0.42.2
• docker pass v0.1.2
• containerd v2.2.4
• DHI CLI (dhictl) v0.0.4
• Docker Engine v29.5.3

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Increased the retry delay to accommodate transient rename failures caused by antivirus software holding file locks.
• Marketplace extensions are now installed and updated by pinned manifest digest, instead of by tag, protecting against tag mutation after publication.
• Added Buildx version information to the About window.
• Added a case-sensitivity toggle to the Logs search bar which lets you switch between case-insensitive (default) and case-sensitive log filtering.
• Fixed a bug where the mouse wheel scroll was not working in the Logs view grid.
• Fixed an issue where the backend incorrectly exited with error code 150 on clean shutdown via SIGINT or SIGTERM, causing false failure signals.
• Removed the bundled hub-tool binary from Docker Desktop.
• Added working Authenticate and Cancel buttons to the MCP OAuth authorization chat bubble in Gordon, letting you complete or decline OAuth sign-in flows from MCP servers.
• Added two new commands to docker pass:
  • Use docker pass run to inject secrets into host commands.
  • Use docker pass plugins for dynamic plugin management.
• Fixed a regression where docker cp into a container with Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) enabled set file ownership to nobody:nogroup.

For Windows

• Added Synchronized file shares support for the WSL2 backend.
• Fixed Docker Desktop getting stuck on Starting the Docker Engine… after an in-place upgrade.
• Fixed a bug where Docker Desktop was not restarted after a failed update was reverted to the previous version.
• Fixed delta updates failing to prepare.
• Fixed an issue on Hyper-V where Docker commands (e.g. docker login) would fail on the first attempt after the engine had been idle-shut-down or paused.
• Fixed an issue on Windows where Docker Desktop showed a generic engine-start failure instead of a clear, actionable error message when WSL is not installed.