Release notes from moby

v2.0.0-beta.7

2026-03-05T14:06:39Z

v2.0.0-beta.7

v29.3.0

2026-03-05T15:27:21Z

29.3.0

For a full list of pull requests and changes in this release, refer to the relevant GitHub milestones:

New

Add bind-create-src option to --mount flag for bind mounts. docker/cli#6792
CLI plugin hooks now fire on command failure (not just success), and plugins can use "error-hooks" to show hints only when commands fail. docker/cli#6794
Lower minimum API version from v1.44 to v1.40 (Docker 19.03). moby/moby#52067

Packaging updates

Update BuildKit to v0.28.0. moby/moby#52135

Networking

Fix DNS config corruption on daemon reload. moby/moby#52060

API

POST /networks/{id}/connect now correctly applies the MacAddress field in EndpointSettings. This field was added in API v1.44, but was previously ignored. moby/moby#52040
GET /images/json now supports an identity query parameter. When set, the response includes manifest summaries and may include an Identity field for each manifest with trusted identity and origin information. moby/moby#52030

Bug fixes and enhancements

The --gpus option now uses CDI-based injection for AMD GPUs. moby/moby#52048
Add sd_notify "RELOADING" notifications when signalling the daemon to reload its configuration. moby/moby#52041
Send sd_notify "READY" and "STOPPING" synchronously to make sure they are sent before we proceed. moby/moby#52041
Add support for the systemd 253 Type=notify-reload service reload protocol. moby/moby#52041
Don't log "failed to determine if container is already mounted" warnings for stopped containers during startup. moby/moby#52076
Fix docker system prune failing with "rw layer snapshot not found" when a container is concurrently removed. moby/moby#52090
Fix a panic when running docker top on a non-running Windows container. moby/moby#52025
Fix a regression in v29.2.0 that prevented registering the dockerd service on Windows if system requirements were not yet installed. moby/moby#52006
Fix shared mount detection for paths mounted multiple times, which caused "not a shared mount" errors when using bind propagation. moby/moby#51787
Fix spurious "ShouldRestart failed" warning on shutdown. moby/moby#52079
Preserve leading and trailing whitespace when storing registry passwords. docker/cli#6784
Prevent logging "not found" warnings when calculating volume sizes. moby/moby#52018
Update Go runtime to 1.25.7. moby/moby#52003, docker/cli#6780

client/v0.3.0

2026-03-05T13:54:51Z

0.3.0

New

client: ImageListOptions now supports Identity field. When set, the response includes manifest summaries and may include an Identity field for each manifest with trusted identity and origin information. moby/moby#52030

Bug fixes and enhancements

Lower minimum API version from v1.44. to v1.40 (Docker 19.03). moby/moby#52067
client/pkg/jsonmessage.DisplayJSONMessages now accepts an iter.Seq2[jsonstream.Message, error] instead of only a JSONMessagesStream,. moby/moby#52062

api/v1.54.0

2026-03-05T13:53:53Z

1.54.0

New

GET /images/json now supports an identity query parameter. When set, the response includes manifest summaries and may include an Identity field for each manifest with trusted identity and origin information. moby/moby#52030

Bug fixes and enhancements

api/types/swarm: PortConfig: add Compare method. moby/moby#52047
api: swagger: document "platform" param for GET /image/{name}/json. moby/moby#52082
Fix swagger/OpenAPI return value specification for /system/df endpoint. moby/moby#52124
Add a MediaType pseudo-type to help discoverability of available mediatypes. moby/moby#52089
api/types/jsonstream: Add sanity-check for Message marshaling. moby/moby#52059
api/types/jsonstream: Prevent panic on nil-Error. moby/moby#52059

v29.3.0-rc.1

2026-03-05T13:18:28Z

29.3.0-rc.1

For a full list of pull requests and changes in this release, refer to the relevant GitHub milestones:

Packaging updates

Update BuildKit to v0.28.0-rc2. moby/moby#52103

Bug fixes and enhancements

Add sd_notify "RELOADING" notifications when signalling the daemon to reload its configuration. moby/moby#52041
Add support for the systemd 253 Type=notify-reload service reload protocol. moby/moby#52041
Don't log "failed to determine if container is already mounted " warnings for stopped containers during startup. moby/moby#52076
Fix docker system prune failing with "rw layer snapshot not found" when a container is concurrently removed. moby/moby#52090
Fix a panic when running docker top on a non-running Windows container. moby/moby#52025
Fix a regression in v29.2.0 that prevented registering the dockerd service on Windows if system requirements were not yet installed. moby/moby#52006
Fix spurious "ShouldRestart failed" warning on shutdown. moby/moby#52079
Prevent logging "not found" warnings when calculating volume sizes. moby/moby#52018
Send sd_notify "READY" and "STOPPING" synchronously to make sure they are sent before we proceed. moby/moby#52041
Update Go runtime to 1.25.7. docker/cli#6780

Networking

Fix DNS config corruption on daemon reload. moby/moby#52060

client/v0.2.3-rc.1

2026-02-27T19:10:17Z

client/v0.2.3-rc.1

api/v1.54.0-rc.1

2026-02-27T18:58:33Z

api/v1.54.0-rc.1

v29.2.1

2026-02-02T18:16:53Z

29.2.1

For a full list of pull requests and changes in this release, refer to the relevant GitHub milestones:

Bug fixes and enhancements

Update BuildKit to v0.27.1. moby/moby#51962
Fix docker system df failing when run concurrently with docker system prune. moby/moby#51979
Fix daemon handling of duplicate container exit events to avoid repeated cleanup and state transitions. moby/moby#51925
Fix panic after failed daemon initialization. moby/moby#51943
Fix encrypted overlay networks not passing traffic to containers on v28 and older Engines. Encrypted overlay networks will no longer pass traffic to containers on v29.2.0 thru v29.0.0, v28.2.2, v25.0.14 or v25.0.13. moby/moby#51951
Fix potential panic on docker network prune. moby/moby#51966

v2.0.0-beta.6

2026-01-26T19:17:19Z

v2.0.0-beta.6

v29.2.0

2026-01-26T21:09:53Z

29.2.0

For a full list of pull requests and changes in this release, refer to the relevant GitHub milestones:

New

docker info now includes NRI section. docker/cli#6710
Add experimental NRI support. moby/moby#51711, moby/moby#51712, moby/moby#51675, moby/moby#51674, moby/moby#51636, moby/moby#51634
New Identity field has been added to the inspect endpoint to show trusted origin information about the image. This includes build ref for locally built images, remote registry repository for pulled images, and verified signature information for images that contain a valid signed provenance attestation. moby/moby#51737

Bug fixes and enhancements

Improve validation of --detach-keys command-line options. docker/cli#6742
Prevent a potential panic on daemon shutdown after an incomplete initialization. moby/moby#51797
Remove restriction on anonymous read-only volumes. moby/moby#51682
The --validate flag on dockerd now also verifies system requirements, allowing for system requirements to be checked before starting the daemon. moby/moby#51868
Handle --gpus requests for NVIDIA devices using CDI if possible. moby/moby#50228

Packaging updates

Update BuildKit to v0.27.0. moby/moby#51886
Update containerd (static binaries only) to v2.2.1. moby/moby#51765

Rootless

Rootless: Consider $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cdi and $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/cdi when looking for CDI devices. moby/moby#51624
Update RootlessKit to v2.3.6. moby/moby#51757

API

Natively support gRPC on the listening socket. moby/moby#50744

Go SDK

cli/command: add WithAPIClientOptions option. docker/cli#6740

Deprecations

Remove %PROGRAMDATA%\Docker\cli-plugins from the list of paths used for CLI plugins on Windows. This path was present for backward compatibility with old installation, but replaced by %ProgramFiles%\Docker\cli-plugins. docker/cli#6713