Docker Desktop 4.90.0

Release Date: September 7, 2026

Release Ready. Docker Desktop 4.90.0 landed on September 7, 2026, the latest two-weekly desktop build for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

AI Aide

Ask Gordon now lives in a right-side drawer, so you can ask questions while keeping the dashboard in view. Rows that carry a detected issue (container, image, or volume) show a one-click Ask Gordon icon that starts a diagnosis.

Cloud Control

You can now start and stop a Kubernetes cloud cluster right from Docker Offload, choosing your own Kubernetes version and node count.

Dashboard Details

The dashboard finally reports the specific reason Docker Engine failed to start instead of a vague message.

Bug Bashes

Diagnostics bundle generation no longer hangs on an unresponsive filesystem.
Auto-pause timeout changes apply immediately, even while idle.
The Images view no longer crashes on cold launch or after waking from Resource Saver mode.
Shared-folder fixes for renameat2 RENAME_EXCHANGE, mmap No such device, VM disk space leaks, and the root ownership Git flagged as dubious.

Mac Moves

The installer now completes when the home folder sits on a different disk than /Applications, and stale file locks that caused VZ startup failures are handled.

Windows Wins

The WinGet upgrade hang is fixed, the Docker VMM engine stays engaged, the noWindowsContainers setting survives self-updates, and the MSI now respects ENGINE=docker-vmm. A new prompt offers migration to a per-user install with no admin rights needed.

Security Sweep

The Kind cloud provider image moves to v0.7.0, patching CVE-2026-46595 and CVE-2026-39834. Component bumps include Docker Agent v1.128.0, Docker Offload v0.6.15, and Docker Desktop CLI v0.4.4.

Roll the update when the prompt arrives. Every release rolls out gradually, so give it a week.