Moby Files

28.4.0

For a full list of pull requests and changes in this release, refer to the relevant GitHub milestones:

• docker/cli, 28.4.0 milestone
• moby/moby, 28.4.0 milestone
• Deprecated and removed features, see Deprecated Features.
• Changes to the Engine API, see API version history.

New

• Allow Docker CLI to set the GODEBUG environment variable when the key-value pair ("GODEBUG":"...") exists inside the docker context metadata. [docker/cli#6399](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6399)

Bug fixes and enhancements

• Add shell completion for docker pull and docker image pull. [docker/cli#6420](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6420)
• Fix a regression in v28.3.3 that could cause a panic on docker push if the client did not send an X-Registry-Auth header. [#50738]
• Windows: Potentially fix an issue with "access denied" error when pulling images. [#50871]
• containerd image store: Fix docker history failing with snapshot X does not exist when calling on a non-native image that was built locally. [#50875]
• containerd image store: Fix docker image prune to emit correct untag and delete events and list only the deleted images root digests instead of every blob. [#50837]
• Remove interactive login prompt from docker push and docker pull after a failure caused by missing authentication. [docker/cli#6256](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6256)

Packaging updates

• Update BuildKit to v0.24.0. [#50888]
• Update Go runtime to 1.24.7. [#50889], [docker/cli#6422](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6422)
• Update runc to v1.3.0. [#50699]
• Update containerd (static binaries only) to v1.7.28. [#50700]

Networking

• Fix an issue that could cause slow container restart on live-restore. [#50829]

API

• Update deprecation message for AuthConfig.Email field. [#50797]

Go SDK

• Deprecate profiles package which got migrated to github.com/moby/profiles. [#50513]

Deprecations

• Deprecate special handling for quoted values for the --tlscacert, --tlscert, and --tlskey command-line flags. [docker/cli#6291](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6291)
• Mark legacy links env vars (DOCKER_KEEP_DEPRECATED_LEGACY_LINKS_ENV_VARS) as deprecated in v28.4 and set for removal in v30.0. [docker/cli#6309](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6309)
• Go-SDK: Deprecate field NetworkSettingsBase.Bridge, struct NetworkSettingsBase, all the fields of DefaultNetworkSettings, and struct DefaultNetworkSettings. [#50839]
• Go-SDK: api/types: build.CacheDiskUsage, container.DiskUsage, images.DiskUsage and volumes.DiskUsage are now deprecated and will be removed in the next major release. [#50768]
• Go-SDK: cli-plugins/manager: deprecate ReexecEnvvar. [docker/cli#6411](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6411)
• Go-SDK: cli-plugins/manager: deprecate annotation aliases (CommandAnnotationPlugin, CommandAnnotationPluginVendor, CommandAnnotationPluginVersion, CommandAnnotationPluginInvalid, CommandAnnotationPluginCommandPath) in favor of their equivalent in cli-plugins/manager/metadata. [docker/cli#6298](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6298)
• Go-SDK: cli-plugins/manager: deprecate metadata aliases (NamePrefix, MetadataSubcommandName, HookSubcommandName, Metadata, ReexecEnvvar) in favor of their equivalent in cli-plugins/manager/metadata. [docker/cli#6269](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6269)
• Go-SDK: cli-plugins/manager: remove Candidate interface, which was only for internal use. [docker/cli#6269](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6269)
• Go-SDK: cli-plugins/manager: remove NewPluginError function, which was only for internal use. [docker/cli#6269](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6269)
• Go-SDK: cli-plugins/manager: remove deprecated ResourceAttributesEnvvar const. [docker/cli#6269](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6269)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/builder: deprecate NewBuilderCommand and NewBakeStubCommand. These functions will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/builder: deprecate NewPruneCommand. [docker/cli#6343](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6343)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/checkpoint: deprecate NewCheckpointCommand. This function will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/checkpoint: deprecate NewFormat, FormatWrite. [docker/cli#6341](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6341)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/completion: deprecate NoComplete. [docker/cli#6405](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6405)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/completion: remove deprecated ValidArgsFn. [docker/cli#6259](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6259)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/config: deprecate NewConfigCommand. This function will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/config: deprecate NewFormat, FormatWrite, InspectFormatWrite. [docker/cli#6341](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6341)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/config: deprecate RunConfigCreate, CreateOptions, RunConfigInspect, InspectOptions, RunConfigList, ListOptions, RunConfigRemove, and RemoveOptions. [docker/cli#6369](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6369)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/container: deprecate NewBuildCommand, NewPullCommand, NewPushCommand, NewImagesCommand, NewImageCommand, NewHistoryCommand, NewImportCommand, NewLoadCommand, NewRemoveCommand, NewSaveCommand, NewTagCommand, NewPruneCommand. These functions will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/container: deprecate NewDiffFormat, DiffFormatWrite. These functions were only used internally and will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6341](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6341)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/container: deprecate NewRunCommand, NewExecCommand, NewPsCommand, NewContainerCommand, NewAttachCommand, NewCommitCommand, NewCopyCommand, NewCreateCommand, NewDiffCommand, NewExportCommand, NewKillCommand, NewLogsCommand, NewPauseCommand, NewPortCommand, NewRenameCommand, NewRestartCommand, NewRmCommand, NewStartCommand, NewStatsCommand, NewStopCommand, NewTopCommand, NewUnpauseCommand, NewUpdateCommand, NewWaitCommand, NewPruneCommand. These functions will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/context: deprecate NewContextCommand. This function will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/context: deprecate RunCreate and CreateOptions. [docker/cli#6403](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6403)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/context: deprecate RunExport and ExportOptions. [docker/cli#6403](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6403)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/context: deprecate RunImport. [docker/cli#6403](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6403)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/context: deprecate RunRemove and RemoveOptions. [docker/cli#6403](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6403)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/context: deprecate RunUpdate and UpdateOptions. [docker/cli#6403](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6403)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/context: deprecate RunUse. [docker/cli#6403](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6403)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/image: deprecate AuthResolver utility. [docker/cli#6357](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6357)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/image: deprecate NewHistoryFormat, HistoryWrite. [docker/cli#6341](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6341), [docker/cli#6341](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6341)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/manifest: deprecate NewManifestCommand. This functions will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/network: deprecate NewFormat, FormatWrite. [docker/cli#6341](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6341)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/network: deprecate NewNetworkCommand. These functions will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/node: deprecate NewFormat, FormatWrite, InspectFormatWrite. [docker/cli#6341](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6341)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/node: deprecate NewNodeCommand. This functions will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/plugin: deprecate NewFormat, FormatWrite. [docker/cli#6341](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6341)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/plugin: deprecate NewPluginCommand. This function will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/registry: deprecate NewLoginCommand, NewLogoutCommand, NewSearchCommand. These functions will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/registry: deprecate NewSearchFormat, SearchWrite. [docker/cli#6341](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6341)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/registry: deprecate OauthLoginEscapeHatchEnvVar const. [docker/cli#6413](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6413)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/secret: deprecate NewFormat, FormatWrite, InspectFormatWrite. [docker/cli#6341](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6341)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/secret: deprecate NewSecretCommand. This functions will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/service: deprecate NewFormat, InspectFormatWrite. [docker/cli#6341](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6341)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/service: deprecate NewServiceCommand. This function will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/stack: deprecate NewStackCommand. This function will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/stack: deprecate RunList, RunServices. [docker/cli#6391](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6391)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/swarm: deprecate NewSwarmCommand. This function will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/system: deprecate NewVersionCommand, NewInfoCommand, NewSystemCommand, NewEventsCommand, NewInspectCommand. These functions will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/task: deprecate NewTaskFormat, FormatWrite. [docker/cli#6341](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6341)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/trust: deprecate NewTrustCommand. This function will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/trust: deprecate SignedTagInfo, SignerInfo, NewTrustTagFormat, NewSignerInfoFormat, TagWrite, SignerInfoWrite. [docker/cli#6341](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6341)
• Go-SDK: cli/command/volume: deprecate NewVolumeCommand, NewPruneCommand. These functions will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6312](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6312)
• Go-SDK: cli/command: remove AddTrustSigningFlags, AddTrustVerificationFlags, and AddPlatformFlag utilities, which were only used internally. [docker/cli#6311](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6311)
• Go-SDK: cli/command: remove deprecated ConfigureAuth utility. [docker/cli#6257](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6257)
• Go-SDK: cli/command: remove deprecated CopyToFile utility. [docker/cli#6257](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6257)
• Go-SDK: cli/config/types: update deprecation message for AuthConfig.Email field. [docker/cli#6392](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6392)
• Go-SDK: cli: deprecate VisitAll, DisableFlagsInUseLine utilities. These utilities were only used internally and will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6276](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6276)
• Go-SDK: cli: remove HasCompletionArg utility. This utility was only used internally. [docker/cli#6276](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6276)
• Go-SDK: deprecate cli/command.RegistryAuthenticationPrivilegedFunc. [docker/cli#6256](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6256)
• Go-SDK: deprecate cli/command/stack/formatter. [docker/cli#6391](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6391)
• Go-SDK: deprecate cli/command/stack/loader. [docker/cli#6391](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6391)
• Go-SDK: deprecate cli/command/stack/options. [docker/cli#6391](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6391)
• Go-SDK: deprecate cli/command/stack/swarm. [docker/cli#6391](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6391)
• Go-SDK: opts: deprecate NewNamedListOptsRef, NewNamedMapOpts, NamedListOpts, NamedMapOpts, and NamedOption. These types and functions are no longer used and will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6292](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6292)
• Go-SDK: opts: deprecate ParseEnvFile in favour of kvfile.Parse. [docker/cli#6381](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6381)
• Go-SDK: opts: deprecate QuotedString. This utility is no longer used, and will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6275](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6275)
• Go-SDK: opts: deprecate ValidateHost utility. This function is no longer used, and will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6280](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6280)
• Go-SDK: pkg/jsonmessage: deprecate the JSONMessage.From, JSONMessage.Time, and JSONMessage.TimeNano fields, as they are no longer returned by the API for progress messages. Use the events.Message type instead to unmarshal the /events response. [#50762]
• Go-SDK: the cli/registry/client package is deprecated and will be removed in the next release. [docker/cli#6313](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/6313)