Docker Desktop Release Notes: Versions 4.36.0 & 4.36.1 - Migrations, Admin Features, and Bug Fixes

- QEMU (Legacy) as a VMM on Apple Silicon will be removed in a future version. It is recommended that you switch to the Apple Virtualization Framework for increased performance and stability. If you encounter an issue, [contact Docker Support](https://www.docker.com/support/) or [file a GitHub issue](https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues). - osxfs (Legacy) will be removed in a future version. It is recommended that you switch to VirtioFS for increased performance. If you encounter an issue, [contact Docker Support](https://www.docker.com/support/) or [file a GitHub issue](https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues). ## 4.36.1 {{< release-date date="2025-01-09" >}} {{< desktop-install-v2 mac=true version="4.36.1" build_path="/179655/" >}} ### Bug fixes and enhancements #### For Mac - Prevents a bug that caused Docker Desktop to not update `com.docker.vmnetd` or `com.docker.socket` to newer versions. ### Known issues #### For Mac - If you’re seeing a security popup about malware on `com.docker.vmnetd` or `com.docker.socket`, follow the steps documented in [docker/for-mac#7527](https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/7527). ## 4.36.0 {{< release-date date="2024-11-18" >}} {{< desktop-install-v2 all=true beta_win_arm=true version="4.36.0" build_path="/175267/" >}} ### New - Existing Docker Desktop installations using the WSL2 engine on Windows are now automatically migrated to a unified single-distribution architecture for enhanced consistency and performance. - Administrators can now: - Enforce sign-in with macOS [configuration profiles](/manuals/security/for-admins/enforce-sign-in/methods.md#configuration-profiles-method-mac-only) (Early Access). - Enforce sign-in for more than one organization at a time (Early Access). - Deploy Docker Desktop for Mac in bulk with the [PKG installer](/manuals/desktop/setup/install/enterprise-deployment/pkg-install-and-configure.md) (Early Access). - Use Desktop Settings Management to manage and enforce defaults via admin.docker.com (Early Access). - Enhance Container Isolation (ECI) has been improved to: - Allow admins to [turn off Docker socket mount restrictions](/manuals/security/for-admins/hardened-desktop/enhanced-container-isolation/config.md#allowing-all-containers-to-mount-the-docker-socket). - Support wildcard tags when using the [`allowedDerivedImages` setting](/manuals/security/for-admins/hardened-desktop/enhanced-container-isolation/config.md#docker-socket-mount-permissions-for-derived-images). ### Upgrades - [Docker Buildx v0.18.0](https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/tag/v0.18.0) - [Docker Compose v2.30.3](https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/tag/v2.30.3) - [Kubernetes v1.30.5](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/releases/tag/v1.30.5) - [NVIDIA Container Toolkit v1.17.0](https://github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/releases/tag/v1.17.0) - [Docker Scout CLI v1.15.0](https://github.com/docker/scout-cli/releases/tag/v1.15.0) - Docker Init v1.4.0 - Linux kernel `v6.10.13` ### Bug fixes and enhancements #### For all platforms - Fixed a bug where the `docker events` command would not terminate after streaming the events. - Docker Init: Improved Dockerfile caching for PHP applications that don't use Docker Compose. - Synchronized file shares now respects the `filesharingAllowedDirectories` setting in `admin-settings.json`. - Fixed an issue where if Docker Desktop is configured to use a proxy, it fails to start due to an internal timeout while fetching authentication tokens. - Added a recovery banner to retry an update if the download failed. - Fixed an issue where if the `umask` is set to `577` it would cause `rpmbuild` failure. Fixes [docker/for-mac#6511](https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/6511). - Fixed a bug that restricted containers using `--network=host` to 18 open host ports. - Fixed bind mount ownership for non-root containers. Fixes [docker/for-mac#6243](https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/6243). - Docker Desktop will not unpause automatically after a manual pause. The system will stay paused until you manually resume the Docker engine. This fixes a bug where other software would accidentally trigger a resume by running a CLI command in the background. Fixes [for-mac/#6908](https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/6908)

Docker Desktop versions 4.36.0 and 4.36.1 include migrations, new administrator features, and bug fixes. Version 4.36.0 migrates existing WSL2 installations to a unified single-distribution architecture and introduces new administrator capabilities like enforcing sign-in and bulk deployment. It also enhances container isolation. Upgrades include Docker Buildx, Compose, Kubernetes, and other tools. Bug fixes address issues with the `docker events` command, Dockerfile caching, file shares, proxy configurations, and more. Version 4.36.1 addresses a bug that caused Docker Desktop to not update specific components on Mac. QEMU (Legacy) and osxfs (Legacy) are deprecated for Mac.