Docker Desktop: Releases, patches & end-of-life
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Lifecycle guide for Docker Desktop from Docker

All releases, patches, maintenance and support periods at a glance

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📅 Last update on 2026-01-20

What is Docker Desktop?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementDocker Desktop is an easy-to-install application for Windows, Mac, and Linux that provides a complete local environment for building, sharing, and running containerized applications. It bundles the core Docker Engine, the CLI (Command Line Interface), Docker Compose, and an optional Kubernetes cluster.In short, it"s the all-in-one tool with a user-friendly GUI Dashboard that simplifies using Docker for local development and testing. It handles the underlying complexity (like running a Linux VM on Windows/Mac) so you can focus on your code.
 

The entire lifecycle of Docker Desktop

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of Docker Desktop. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.
Docker Desktop (Docker ) release, version and end-of-life information
XDocker Desktop (Docker ) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product Docker Desktop (Docker )
 

What is the Docker Desktop release strategy?

Docker Desktop versions older than 6 months from the latest release are not available for download.

Facts and figures about Docker Desktop

Product
Docker Desktop
Vendor
Docker
Latest version
4.57.0
Number of releases
3
Number of versions
139
Number of unstable versions
0
Number of versions affected by CVE
47
Licence
Commercial
 
 

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