Docker Engine 29
Current patch release: 29.2.1
November 10, 2025
Ongoing
Not announced
29.2.1 (February 2, 2026)
About Docker Engine 29
Docker Engine 29 is the latest release with continued improvements to BuildKit, better container networking, and enhanced security defaults for container isolation.
Key Changes in Docker Engine 29
- ●BuildKit improvements for build cache management and multi-stage optimization
- ●Container networking enhancements for IPv6 and DNS resolution
- ●Security improvements with stricter default seccomp profiles
- ●Image management improvements with better layer deduplication
- ●CLI improvements for container inspection and logging
Docker Engine 29 is currently under active support, released on November 10, 2025. It receives regular bug fixes, security patches, and may still get minor feature additions. The latest patch release is 29.2.1 (February 2, 2026).
Migration Notes
Stop running containers, update packages via your OS package manager, restart the Docker daemon. Running containers need to be restarted. Check docker info for the new version and docker system df for disk usage.
All Docker Engine Versions
| Version | Released | EOL | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 (current page) | November 10, 2025 | TBD | 29.2.1 | Active |
| 28 | February 20, 2025 | TBD | 28.5.2 | Active |
| 27 | June 25, 2024 | May 3, 2025 | 27.5.1 | End of Life |
| 26.1 | April 22, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 26.1.5 | End of Life |
| 26.0 | March 20, 2024 | June 8, 2024 | 26.0.2 | End of Life |
| 25.0 | January 19, 2024 | TBD | 25.0.14 | Active |
| 24.0 | May 16, 2023 | June 8, 2024 | 24.0.9 | End of Life |
| 23.0 | February 2, 2023 | May 19, 2025 | 23.0.18 | End of Life |
| 20.10 | December 9, 2020 | December 10, 2023 | 20.10.27 | End of Life |
| 19.03 | July 22, 2019 | January 8, 2021 | 19.03.15 | End of Life |
| 18.09 | November 8, 2018 | August 22, 2019 | 18.09.9 | End of Life |
| 18.06 | July 18, 2018 | December 8, 2018 | 18.06.3 | End of Life |
| 18.05 | April 25, 2018 | August 18, 2018 | 18.05.0 | End of Life |
| 18.04 | March 27, 2018 | June 9, 2018 | 18.04.0 | End of Life |
| 18.03 | March 14, 2018 | May 10, 2018 | 18.03.1 | End of Life |
| 18.02 | January 26, 2018 | April 21, 2018 | 18.02.0 | End of Life |
| 17.12 | December 15, 2017 | February 10, 2018 | 17.12.1 | End of Life |
| 18.01 | December 12, 2017 | March 7, 2018 | 18.01.0 | End of Life |
| 17.11 | November 17, 2017 | January 27, 2018 | 17.11.0 | End of Life |
| 17.10 | October 13, 2017 | December 20, 2017 | 17.10.0 | End of Life |
| 17.09 | September 22, 2017 | November 17, 2017 | 17.09.1 | End of Life |
| 17.07 | August 28, 2017 | October 26, 2017 | 17.07.0 | End of Life |
| 17.06 | June 20, 2017 | September 29, 2017 | 17.06.2 | End of Life |
| 17.05 | May 4, 2017 | July 28, 2017 | 17.05.0 | End of Life |
| 17.04 | April 3, 2017 | June 4, 2017 | 17.04.0 | End of Life |
| 17.03 | February 23, 2017 | May 5, 2017 | 17.03.2 | End of Life |
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