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Oct 13, 2026
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Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.23.1

Watchtower releases a maintenance update with fixes for container updates, dependency handling, Podman detection, registry retries, and notifications, improving reliability across startup, reporting, and self-updates.
Fixes

fix(copy-file): preserve captured uid/gid instead of substituting Config.User by @rooty0 in #2546

fix(tplprev): match the report methods and json output of watchtower by @nicholas-fedor in #2580

fix(cmd): remove the notify-upgrade file on windows by @nicholas-fedor in #2603

fix(notifications): fall back to the default template on parse errors by @nicholas-fedor in #2625

fix(cmd): apply the registry tls flags by @nicholas-fedor in #2627

fix(actions): stop an old watchtower instance when an update detects it by @nicholas-fedor in #2633

fix(actions): run post-check hooks in replacement containers by @nicholas-fedor in #2659

fix(actions): keep the partial report when an update fails by @nicholas-fedor in #2663

fix(container): keep in-flight orchestrators during startup cleanup by @nicholas-fedor in #2669

fix(actions): detect dependency cycles on the graph used for sorting by @nicholas-fedor in #2674

fix(actions): derive implicit restarts from the dependency graph by @nicholas-fedor in #2680

fix(actions): report deliberate skips as skipped instead of failed by @nicholas-fedor in #2685

fix(container): replace inspect data instead of changing it in place by @nicholas-fedor in #2691

fix(actions): remove old instance images once per scan by @nicholas-fedor in #2702

fix(actions): remove only watchtower containers named in the chain label by @nicholas-fedor in #2715

fix: disable self-updates when watchtower cannot identify its container by @nicholas-fedor in #2717

fix(registry): fail a manifest retry that asks for another host by @nicholas-fedor in #2719

fix(actions): limit the self-update pull failure delay to run-once mode by @nicholas-fedor in #2721

fix(container): defer updates for images created in the future by @nicholas-fedor in #2726

fix(notifications): keep legacy email encrypted when skipping tls verification by @nicholas-fedor in #2728

fix(notifications): apply the legacy gotify tls skip verify option by @nicholas-fedor in #2731

fix(registry): retry token-bucket 429s with backoff from the first throttle by @nicholas-fedor in #2733

fix(sorter): resolve a service name shared by compose projects to each of them by @nicholas-fedor in #2744

fix(actions): restart the old watchtower container after a failed ephemeral rename by @nicholas-fedor in #2746

fix(container): detect podman wherever the runtime changes behavior by @nicholas-fedor in #2752

fix(container): detect podman from the version components by @nicholas-fedor in #2764

fix(container): log failed container id detection at debug level by @nicholas-fedor in #2766

fix(container): mount the docker host socket for ephemeral updates by @nicholas-fedor in #2776

fix(container): detect podman container ids from mountinfo by @nicholas-fedor in #2780

fix(flags): keep environment notification settings with porcelain by @nicholas-fedor in #2782

fix(actions): warn once per dependency problem by @nicholas-fedor in #2786

fix(actions): log the ephemeral stop after the orchestrator starts by @nicholas-fedor in #2788

fix(notify-upgrade): remove the environment file when writing it fails by @nicholas-fedor in #2790

fix(ratelimit): cap retry-after seconds too long for a duration by @nicholas-fedor in #2792

fix(flags): close each secret file after reading it by @nicholas-fedor in #2794

fix(container): stop listing when an image inspect is canceled by @nicholas-fedor in #2796

Dependency Updates

chore(deps): update module github.com/urfave/cli/v2 to v3 by @renovate[bot] in #2549

chore(deps): restore urfave/cli v2 for swag by @nicholas-fedor in #2557

chore(deps): update module github.com/moby/buildkit to v0.34.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2565

chore(deps): update module github.com/urfave/cli/v2 to v2.27.7 by @renovate[bot] in #2562

chore(deps): update module github.com/mattn/go-runewidth to v0.0.31 - autoclosed by @renovate[bot] in #2575

chore(deps): update github.com/xrash/smetrics digest to 55b8f29 by @renovate[bot] in #2574

chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/client_golang to v1.25.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2589

chore(deps): update module github.com/docker/go-connections to v0.8.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2593

chore(deps): update go module directive to v1.27.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2599

chore(deps): update module github.com/docker/cli to v29.9.0+incompatible by @renovate[bot] in #2612

chore(deps): update module github.com/moby/moby/client to v0.6.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2611

chore(deps): update module github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml to v1.1.1 - autoclosed by @renovate[bot] in #2630

chore(deps): update module github.com/knadh/koanf/maps to v0.1.3 by @renovate[bot] in #2629

chore(deps): update module github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/posflag to v1.0.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2635

chore(deps): update module github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 to v2.3.8 by @renovate[bot] in #2640

chore(deps): update module github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/structs to v1.0.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2639

chore(deps): update module github.com/huandu/xstrings to v1.6.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2645

chore(deps): update module github.com/microsoft/go-winio to v0.6.3 by @renovate[bot] in #2644

chore(deps): update module github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6 to v6.8.3 by @renovate[bot] in #2648

chore(deps): update module github.com/brunoga/deep to v6 by @renovate[bot] in #2652

chore(deps): update module github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env to v2 by @renovate[bot] in #2653

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/sys to v0.49.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2677

chore(deps): update github.com/tonistiigi/fsutil digest to c1c5bff by @renovate[bot] in #2682

chore(deps): update module github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers to v0.9.10 by @renovate[bot] in #2683

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/term to v0.47.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2688

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/crypto to v0.58.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2693

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/net to v0.61.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2694

chore(deps): update module github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 to v2.33.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2700

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/mod to v0.42.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2704

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/text to v0.43.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2705

chore(deps): update module github.com/fvbommel/sortorder to v1.2.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2735

chore(deps): update module github.com/molecule-man/go-brrr to v1.3.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2738

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/tools to v0.52.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2739

chore(deps): update golang.org/x/exp digest to faecfb2 by @renovate[bot] in #2741

chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/common to v0.72.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2742

chore(deps): update module github.com/vektra/mockery/v3 to v3.8.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2750

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3 to v3.6.0 - autoclosed by @renovate[bot] in #2755

chore(deps): update module github.com/klauspost/compress to v1.20.3 by @renovate[bot] in #2754

chore(deps): update github.com/google/pprof digest to 2af12c3 by @renovate[bot] in #2768

chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api digest to 4341edf by @renovate[bot] in #2769

chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc digest to 4341edf by @renovate[bot] in #2771

chore(deps): update module github.com/stretchr/objx to v0.7.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2774

chore(deps): update module github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr to v0.22.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2778

chore(deps): update github.com/azure/go-ansiterm digest to 51075c6 by @renovate[bot] in #2784

New Contributors

@rooty0 made their first contribution in #2546

Full Changelog: v1.23.0...v1.23.1
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Oct 6, 2026
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Oct 7, 2026
Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.23.0

Watchtower adds Git monitoring and rebuilds for repository-built images, exposes OCI image versions and versioned changelog links in notifications, and fixes copy-file handling for labeled files under mounts and missing parent paths.
Features

feat: Add Git monitoring and rebuilds for repository-built images by @nicholas-fedor in #2456

feat(notifications): expose OCI image versions and resolve versioned changelog links by @nicholas-fedor in #2474

Fixes

fix(copy-file): copy labeled files under a mount and into missing parent paths by @nicholas-fedor in #2486

Dependency Updates

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/utils/v2 to v2.6.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2438

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/schema to v1.8.8 by @renovate[bot] in #2441

chore(deps): update module github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer to v1.0.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2442

chore(deps): update module github.com/onsi/gomega to v1.44.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2443

chore(deps): update module github.com/klauspost/compress to v1.20.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2446

chore(deps): update module github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference to v1.0.3 by @renovate[bot] in #2447

chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/common to v0.72.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2452

chore(deps): update github.com/planetscale/vtprotobuf digest to 8ae5a48 by @renovate[bot] in #2459

chore(deps): update module github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 to v2.16.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2462

chore(deps): update module github.com/docker/cli to v29.8.2+incompatible by @renovate[bot] in #2471

chore(deps): update module github.com/go-git/gcfg to v2 by @renovate[bot] in #2468

chore(deps): update module github.com/moby/buildkit to v0.33.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2477

chore(deps): update module github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v7 to v7.0.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2476

chore(deps): update module github.com/tinylib/msgp to v1.6.5 by @renovate[bot] in #2480

chore(deps): update module go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp to v1.11.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2481

chore(deps): update module github.com/pjbgf/sha1cd to v0.7.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2482

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/contrib/v3/swaggo to v1.0.12 by @renovate[bot] in #2491

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/contrib/v3/zerolog to v1.1.6 by @renovate[bot] in #2494

chore(deps): update module github.com/mattn/go-shellwords to v1.0.16 by @renovate[bot] in #2495

chore(deps): update module github.com/moby/moby/api to v1.56.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2497

chore(deps): update module github.com/moby/moby/client to v0.6.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2500

chore(deps): update opentelemetry-go monorepo to v1.47.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2501

chore(deps): update module github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 to v5.9.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2505

chore(deps): update module github.com/docker/compose/v5 to v5.6.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2508

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/tools to v0.51.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2509

chore(deps): update opentelemetry-go-contrib monorepo to v0.72.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2511

chore(deps): update module github.com/molecule-man/go-brrr to v1.2.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2513

chore(deps): update module github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 to v5.19.3 by @renovate[bot] in #2516

chore(deps): update module github.com/valyala/fasthttp to v1.75.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2517

chore(deps): update github.com/microsoft/go-winio digest to 2430248 by @renovate[bot] in #2520

chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api digest to fad4113 by @renovate[bot] in #2522

chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc digest to fad4113 by @renovate[bot] in #2523

chore(deps): update module github.com/mattn/go-colorable to v0.1.16 by @renovate[bot] in #2529

chore(deps): update module github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr to v0.21.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2530

chore(deps): update github.com/google/pprof digest to d99a617 by @renovate[bot] in #2533

Full Changelog: v1.22.3...v1.23.0
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Sep 22, 2026
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Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.22.3

Watchtower releases container management improvements, including copying labeled files across recreates and several fixes for container config, volumes-from IDs, MAC address matching, and registry mirror behavior. It also updates dependencies for a smoother, more reliable experience.

Features

feat(container): copy labeled files across container recreate by @nicholas-fedor in #2387

Fixes

fix(container): match engine-generated MACs as inspect HardwareAddr by @nicholas-fedor in #2418

fix(container): rewrite volumes-from IDs before recreate by @nicholas-fedor in #2424

fix(container): apply registry mirrors only to Docker Hub by @nicholas-fedor in #2428

fix(registry): share authenticated lscr.io rate limit with ghcr.io by @nicholas-fedor in #2430

fix(container): keep container config when image Config is nil by @nicholas-fedor in #2432

Dependency Updates

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/schema to v1.8.7 by @renovate[bot] in #2388

chore(deps): update module github.com/docker/cli to v29.8.1+incompatible by @renovate[bot] in #2391

chore(deps): update module github.com/onsi/gomega to v1.43.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2397

chore(deps): update module github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 to v2.33.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2398

chore(deps): update module github.com/molecule-man/go-brrr to v1.1.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2413

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/utils/v2 to v2.5.3 by @renovate[bot] in #2426

chore(deps): update module github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr to v0.21.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2437

Full Changelog: v1.22.2...v1.22.3
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Sep 15, 2026
Date parsed from source:
Sep 15, 2026

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Sep 15, 2026
Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.22.2

Watchtower fixes registry behavior by reusing anonymous GHCR tokens across public images, with a broader round of dependency updates in this release.

Fixes

fix(registry): reuse anonymous GHCR tokens across public images by @nicholas-fedor in #2366

Dependency Updates

chore(deps): update module github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 to v2.32.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2359

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/tools to v0.50.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2360

chore(deps): update module github.com/molecule-man/go-brrr to v1.1.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2364

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/contrib/v3/swaggo to v1.0.11 by @renovate[bot] in #2368

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/contrib/v3/zerolog to v1.1.5 by @renovate[bot] in #2369

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/utils/v2 to v2.5.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2376

chore(deps): update module github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr to v0.21.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2384

New Contributors

@NotaInutilis made their first contribution in #2352

Full Changelog: v1.22.1...v1.22.2
Original source
Sep 9, 2026
Date parsed from source:
Sep 9, 2026

First seen by Releasebot:
Sep 9, 2026
Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.22.1

Watchtower fixes GHCR image handling on sub-millisecond 429s and improves Compose network_mode link matching across projects, while also rolling forward a broad set of dependency updates for a cleaner, more reliable release.

Fixes

fix(registry): stop skipping GHCR images on sub-millisecond 429s by @nicholas-fedor in #2327

fix(container): match network_mode links across Compose projects by @shawly in #2319

Dependency Updates

chore(deps): update module github.com/klauspost/compress to v1.20.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2304

chore(deps): update module github.com/go-openapi/spec to v1 by @renovate[bot] in #2307

chore(deps): update module github.com/docker/cli to v29.8.0+incompatible by @renovate[bot] in #2311

chore(deps): update module github.com/moby/moby/api to v1.56.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2312

chore(deps): update module github.com/moby/moby/client to v0.6.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2315

chore(deps): update go-openapi packages to v0.29.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2320

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/utils/v2 to v2.5.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2323

chore(deps): update github.com/google/pprof digest to 6331bc6 by @renovate[bot] in #2325

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/utils/v2 to v2.5.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2344

chore(deps): update module github.com/valyala/fasthttp to v1.74.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2345

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/schema to v1.8.6 by @renovate[bot] in #2348

chore(deps): update module github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr to v0.20.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2349

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/crypto to v0.57.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2353

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/net to v0.59.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2355

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/text to v0.42.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2356

New Contributors

@shawly made their first contribution in #2319

Full Changelog: v1.22.0...v1.22.1
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Sep 2, 2026
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Sep 2, 2026

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Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.22.0

Watchtower adds configurable Docker image disk usage thresholds and improves cleanup, rate limit pacing, and disk usage notifications. This release also includes several dependency updates and overall maintenance refinements.

Features

feat: add configurable Docker image disk usage thresholds by @nicholas-fedor in #2257

Fixes

fix(cleanup): complete image removal after self-update SIGTERM by @nicholas-fedor in #2251

fix(ratelimit): pace throttled registry hosts without bursting advertised quotas by @nicholas-fedor in #2262

fix(notifications): format disk usage sizes in human-readable units by @nicholas-fedor in #2297

Dependency Updates

chore(deps): update module go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp to v0.71.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2247

chore(deps): update module github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers to v0.9.9 by @renovate[bot] in #2253

chore(deps): update module github.com/onsi/gomega to v1.43.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2260

chore(deps): update module github.com/andybalholm/brotli to v1.2.3 by @renovate[bot] in #2263

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/contrib/v3/swaggo to v1.0.10 by @renovate[bot] in #2265

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/contrib/v3/zerolog to v1.1.4 by @renovate[bot] in #2268

chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/procfs to v0.22.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2269

chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/client_model to v0.6.3 by @renovate[bot] in #2279

chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/common to v0.71.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2280

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/schema to v1.8.5 by @renovate[bot] in #2284

chore(deps): update go module directive to v1.27.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2287

chore(deps): update github.com/google/pprof digest to ca85771 by @renovate[bot] in #2290

chore(deps): update module github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr to v0.19.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2294

Full Changelog: v1.21.2...v1.22.0
Original source
Aug 25, 2026
Date parsed from source:
Aug 25, 2026

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Aug 26, 2026
Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.21.2

Watchtower fixes rate-limit throttling detection and includes skipped containers in scan summaries.
Fixes

fix(ratelimit): detect throttles advertised only via retry-after and quota by @jmooo in #2230

fix: include skipped containers in scan summaries by @nicholas-fedor in #2241

Dependency Updates

chore(deps): update github.com/google/pprof digest to 4d45320 by @renovate[bot] in #2231

chore(deps): update opentelemetry-go monorepo to v1.46.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2232

chore(deps): update module github.com/sirupsen/logrus to v1.10.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2237

New Contributors

@jmooo made their first contribution in #2230

Full Changelog: v1.21.1...v1.21.2
Original source
Aug 25, 2026
Date parsed from source:
Aug 25, 2026

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Aug 26, 2026
Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.21.1

Watchtower releases a maintenance update with refreshed Go and dependency versions, including logrus, testify, go-openapi packages, Fiber utils, pprof, and shoutrrr, plus a Go module directive bump for improved upkeep.

Dependency Updates

chore(deps): update module github.com/sirupsen/logrus to v1.10.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2195

chore(deps): update module github.com/stretchr/testify to v1.12.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2202

chore(deps): update go module directive to v1.27.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2206

chore(deps): update go-openapi packages to v0.29.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2214

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/utils/v2 to v2.4.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2219

chore(deps): update github.com/google/pprof digest to 8a17677 by @renovate[bot] in #2222

chore(deps): bump go-openapi jsonreference and spec by @nicholas-fedor in #2224

chore(deps): update module github.com/go-openapi/spec to v0.22.11 by @renovate[bot] in #2226

chore(deps): update module github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr to v0.17.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2227

Full Changelog: v1.21.0...v1.21.1
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Aug 19, 2026
Date parsed from source:
Aug 19, 2026

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Aug 20, 2026
Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.21.0

Watchtower releases a focused update with a logging refactor, JSON porcelain notifications, and a broad set of fixes for container recreation, cleanup, startup recovery, API behavior, and registry rate limiting, plus performance improvements.

Features

refactor(logging): replace logrus with zerolog by @nicholas-fedor in #2128

feat(notifications): add JSON porcelain output format by @nicholas-fedor in #2158

Fixes

fix: clear engine-generated MACs on container recreation by @nicholas-fedor in #2106

fix(update): increase create/start timeout and use fresh contexts for recovery by @nicholas-fedor in #2108

fix(cleanup): remove orphaned Watchtower containers stuck in created state by @nicholas-fedor in #2109

fix: recover orphaned Watchtower containers on startup by @nicholas-fedor in #2110

fix(notifications): validate required fields and standardize error messages by @nicholas-fedor in #2124

fix(api): respect label-enable setting for container details by @nicholas-fedor in #2137

fix(container): remove non-running AutoRemove containers explicitly by @nicholas-fedor in #2141

fix(notifications): remove redundant type field from deprecation warnings by @nicholas-fedor in #2146

fix(container): only warn about missing image info for monitored containers by @ncrosty58 in #2140

perf: reduce scan-cycle memory allocations by @nicholas-fedor in #2152

fix(registry): handle registry 429 rate limits with backoff and token bucket by @nicholas-fedor in #2187

fix(ephemeral): support cleanup flag in ephemeral self-update orchestrator by @nicholas-fedor in #2189

Dependency Updates

chore(deps): update module github.com/klauspost/compress to v1.19.2 by @renovate[bot] in #2116

chore(deps): update module github.com/docker/cli to v29.7.2+incompatible by @renovate[bot] in #2118

chore(deps): update module google.golang.org/protobuf to v1.36.12 by @renovate[bot] in #2129

chore(deps): update module github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 to v2.32.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2133

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/schema to v1.8.4 by @renovate[bot] in #2138

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/crypto to v0.55.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2142

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/text to v0.41.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2143

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/net to v0.58.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2150

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3 to v3.5.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2156

chore(deps): update module github.com/sirupsen/logrus to v1.10.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2160

chore(deps): update go module directive to v1.26.6 by @renovate[bot] in #2163

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/mod to v0.40.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2169

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/tools to v0.49.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2170

chore(deps): update module github.com/stretchr/testify to v1.12.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2185

chore(deps): update module github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr to v0.17.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2191

New Contributors

@ncrosty58 made their first contribution in #2140

Full Changelog: v1.20.3...v1.21.0
Original source
Aug 5, 2026
Date parsed from source:
Aug 5, 2026

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Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.20.3

Watchtower releases API and stability improvements, adding SSE events for the HTTP API check endpoint and fixing repeated self-updates when host ports are published, alongside dependency updates.

Feature Updates

feat(api): emit SSE events for the HTTP API check endpoint by @nicholas-fedor in #2066

Fixes

fix(ephemeral): prevent repeated self-updates when host ports are published by @nicholas-fedor in #2079

Dependency Updates

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/utils/v2 to v2.4.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2063

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/contrib/v3/swaggo to v1.0.9 by @renovate[bot] in #2070

chore(deps): update module github.com/docker/cli to v29.7.1+incompatible by @renovate[bot] in #2076

chore(deps): update github.com/google/pprof digest to ef3492d by @renovate[bot] in #2084

chore(deps): update opentelemetry-go monorepo to v1.45.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2091

chore(deps): update module go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp to v0.70.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2096

chore(deps): update module github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr to v0.17.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2099

Full Changelog: v1.20.2...v1.20.3
Original source
Jul 29, 2026
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Jul 29, 2026

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Jul 30, 2026
Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.20.2

Watchtower fixes restart order, container and registry handling, scheduled update behavior, notifications, and self-update recovery, while also shipping dependency updates for broader stability and reliability.
Fixes

fix: restore correct restart order for named network dependencies by @nicholas-fedor in #2000

fix: tighten image filter matching and local-only detection by @nicholas-fedor in #2003

fix(registry): prefer config auth and accept identity tokens by @nicholas-fedor in #2002

fix(container): clean up failed recreates and nil host config by @nicholas-fedor in #2004

fix(actions): harden self-update failure and cancel recovery by @nicholas-fedor in #2005

fix(scheduling): honor Compose depends_on during scheduled updates by @nicholas-fedor in #2031

fix: resolve SSE endpoint closing immediately after retry line by @nicholas-fedor in #2050

fix(notify-upgrade): address command execution bugs and update migration docs by @nicholas-fedor in #2054

fix(notifications): mark slice flags as changed after docker secret expansion by @nicholas-fedor in #2060

Dependency Updates

chore(deps): update module github.com/mattn/go-isatty to v0.0.24 by @renovate[bot] in #2013

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/utils/v2 to v2.4.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2017

chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/client_golang to v1.24.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2022

chore(deps): update module go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 to v3.0.5 by @renovate[bot] in #2039

chore(deps): update module github.com/valyala/fasthttp to v1.73.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2047

chore(deps): update module github.com/docker/go-connections to v0.8.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2049

chore(deps): update go-openapi packages to v0.28.0 by @renovate[bot] in #2052

chore(deps): update module github.com/moby/moby/client to v0.5.1 by @renovate[bot] in #2051

chore(deps): update module github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr to v0.16.3 by @renovate[bot] in #2058

Full Changelog: v1.20.1...v1.20.2
Original source
Jul 22, 2026
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Jul 22, 2026

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Jul 22, 2026
Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.20.1

Watchtower fixes async update execution with application context and updates a Prometheus dependency.
Fix

fix(api): use application context for async update execution by @nicholas-fedor in #1997

Dependency Update

chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/common to v0.70.1 by @renovate[bot] in #1998

Full Changelog: v1.20.0...v1.20.1
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Jul 21, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026

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Jul 22, 2026
Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.20.0

Watchtower releases a major API and filtering update with label-based container controls, improved GCP Artifact Registry support, faster parallel staleness checks, bearer token caching, and fixes for revive-stopped containers. Legacy notification and HTTP API configs are now deprecated.
Watchtower v1.20.0 introduces a significantly updated HTTP API and support for label-based container filtering. It also includes several fixes and improvements, such as improved GCP Artifact Registry support, a correction to a bug impacting the revive-stopped container configuration, the addition of caching for bearer tokens, and parallelized staleness checks.

Note

Legacy notification and HTTP API configurations are deprecated. You are encouraged to update your configurations.

For more info:

Notification Configuration Deprecation

HTTP API Configuration Deprecation

Features

refactor/http-api by @nicholas-fedor in #1939

feat(filters): add label-based container enable and disable filtering by @nicholas-fedor in #1969

Fixes

fix(registry): derive bearer service from realm by @llc1123 in #1895

refactor: restructure registry auth and expand test coverage by @nicholas-fedor in #1951

refactor(actions): parallelize staleness checks with bounded concurrency by @nicholas-fedor in #1958

fix: handle local-only images and clarify self-update port messages by @nicholas-fedor in #1960

fix: ensure revive-stopped configuration reaches scheduled update runs by @nicholas-fedor in #1961

refactor: consolidate restart-policy updates into SetNoRestartPolicy helper by @nicholas-fedor in #1965

fix(flags): validate notification-url secret file entries by @nicholas-fedor in #1971

Dependency Updates

chore(deps): update module github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 to v2.4.3 by @renovate[bot] in #1890

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/text to v0.39.0 by @renovate[bot] in #1898

chore(deps): update go module directive to v1.26.5 by @renovate[bot] in #1904

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/mod to v0.38.0 by @renovate[bot] in #1914

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/net to v0.57.0 by @renovate[bot] in #1917

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/tools to v0.48.0 by @renovate[bot] in #1920

chore(deps): update github.com/google/pprof digest to b9395ee by @renovate[bot] in #1926

chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/common to v0.70.0 by @renovate[bot] in #1928

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/utils/v2 to v2.2.0 by @renovate[bot] in #1944

chore(deps): update module github.com/mattn/go-isatty to v0.0.23 by @renovate[bot] in #1947

chore(deps): update module github.com/docker/cli to v29.6.2+incompatible by @renovate[bot] in #1953

chore(deps): update module github.com/gofiber/schema to v1.8.3 by @renovate[bot] in #1973

chore(deps): update go-openapi packages to v0.27.1 by @renovate[bot] in #1975

chore(deps): update go-openapi packages by @renovate[bot] in #1980

chore(deps): update module github.com/go-logr/logr to v1.4.4 by @renovate[bot] in #1982

chore(deps): update module github.com/klauspost/compress to v1.19.1 by @renovate[bot] in #1983

chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/client_golang to v1.24.0 by @renovate[bot] in #1986

chore(deps): update module github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr to v0.16.2 by @renovate[bot] in #1991

New Contributors

@llc1123 made their first contribution in #1895

Full Changelog: v1.19.0...v1.20.0
Original source
Jun 30, 2026
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Jun 30, 2026

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Jul 1, 2026
Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.19.0

Watchtower adds container filtering by image name, corrects the notifications deprecation notice URL, and refreshes several dependencies for a broader maintenance update.

Features

feat: filter containers by image name by @Greite in #1762

Fixes

fix(notifications): correct deprecation notice url by @nicholas-fedor in #1795

Dependency Updates

chore(deps): update module github.com/felixge/httpsnoop to v1.1.0 by @renovate[bot] in #1788

chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/common to v0.69.0 by @renovate[bot] in #1818

chore(deps): update module github.com/moby/moby/api to v1.55.0 by @renovate[bot] in #1822

chore(deps): update module github.com/moby/moby/client to v0.5.0 by @renovate[bot] in #1825

chore(deps): update module github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 to v2.32.0 by @renovate[bot] in #1838

chore(deps): update module github.com/onsi/gomega to v1.42.1 by @renovate[bot] in #1842

chore(deps): update module github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 to v2.4.2 by @renovate[bot] in #1844

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/tools to v0.47.0 by @renovate[bot] in #1853

chore(deps): update module github.com/docker/cli to v29.6.1+incompatible by @renovate[bot] in #1856

chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/procfs to v0.21.1 by @renovate[bot] in #1870

New Contributors

@Greite made their first contribution in #1762

Full Changelog: v1.18.1...v1.19.0
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Jun 11, 2026
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Jun 11, 2026

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Jun 11, 2026
Watchtower by Nick Fedor

v1.18.1

Watchtower fixes notification deprecation warnings and updates a Go network dependency in a maintenance release.

Fixes

fix(notifications): suppress deprecation warning when legacy email subject tag is empty by @nicholas-fedor in #1785

Dependency Updates

chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/net to v0.56.0 by @renovate[bot] in #1776

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