Docker Buildx Release Notes

--- title: Build release notes weight: 120 description: Learn about the new features, bug fixes, and breaking changes for the newest Buildx release keywords: build, buildx, buildkit, release notes tags: [Release notes] toc_max: 2 --- This page contains information about the new features, improvements, and bug fixes in [Docker Buildx](https://github.com/docker/buildx). ## 0.24.0 {{< release-date date="2025-05-21" >}} The full release notes for this release are available [on GitHub](https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/tag/v0.24.0). ### Enhancements - New `type` attribute added to the `variable` block in Bake to allow explicit typing of variables. [docker/buildx#3167](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3167), [docker/buildx#3189](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3189), [docker/buildx#3198](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3198) - New `--finalize` flag added to the `history export` command to finalize build traces before exporting. [docker/buildx#3152](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3152) - Compose compatibility has been updated to v2.6.3. [docker/buildx#3191](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3191), [docker/buildx#3171](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3171) ### Bug fixes - Fix issue where some builds may leave behind temporary files after completion. [docker/buildx#3133](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3133) - Fix wrong image ID returned when building with Docker when containerd-snapshotter is enabled. [docker/buildx#3136](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3136) - Fix possible panic when using empty `call` definition with Bake. [docker/buildx#3168](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3168) - Fix possible malformed Dockerfile path with Bake on Windows. [docker/buildx#3141](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3141) - Fix current builder not being available in JSON output for `ls` command. [docker/buildx#3179](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3179) - Fix OTEL context not being propagated to Docker daemon. [docker/buildx#3146](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3146) ## 0.23.0 {{< release-date date="2025-04-15" >}} The full release notes for this release are available [on GitHub](https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/tag/v0.23.0). ### New - New `buildx history export` command allows exporting the build record into a bundle that can be imported to [Docker Desktop](/desktop/). [docker/buildx#3073](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3073) ### Enhancements - New `--local` and `--filter` flags allow filtering history records in `buildx history ls`. [docker/buildx#3091](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3091) - Compose compatibility has been updated to v2.6.0. [docker/buildx#3080](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3080), [docker/buildx#3105](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3105) - Support CLI environment variables in standalone mode. [docker/buildx#3087](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3087) ### Bug fixes - Fix `--print` output for Bake producing output with unescaped variables that could cause build errors later. [docker/buildx#3097](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3097) - Fix `additional_contexts` field not working correctly when pointing to another service. [docker/buildx#3090](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3090) - Fix empty validation block crashing the Bake HCL parser. [docker/buildx#3101](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3101) ## 0.22.0 {{< release-date date="2025-03-18" >}} The full release notes for this release are available [on GitHub](https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/tag/v0.22.0). ### New - New command `buildx history import` lets you import build records into Docker Desktop for further debugging in the [Build UI](/desktop/use-desktop/builds/). This command requires [Docker Desktop](/desktop/) to be installed. [docker/buildx#3039](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3039) ### Enhancements - History records can now be opened by offset from the latest in `history inspect`, `history logs` and `history open` commands (e.g. `^1`). [docker/buildx#3049](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3049), [docker/buildx#3055](https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/3055)

This document details the release notes for Docker Buildx, covering versions 0.24.0, 0.23.0, and 0.22.0. It highlights new features, enhancements, and bug fixes for each release, along with links to the full release notes on GitHub. Key updates include enhancements to Bake, new commands for history management, Compose compatibility updates, and various bug resolutions.