Check Docker Version

If you're working with Docker, it's important to know which version you're running - whether you're debugging an issue, verifying compatibility, or just staying up to date. This tutorial demonstrates how to check Docker version.

1. --version option

To get Docker version, we can use --version option:

docker --version

You should see output similar to:

Docker version 28.3.2, build 578ccf6

2. version option

To view detailed version info for both the client and server (daemon) components, run:

docker version

You'll see a full breakdown of Docker client and server versions, plus extra details like the Go version used to compile Docker. Example output:

Client: Docker Engine - Community
 Version:           28.3.2
 API version:       1.51
 Go version:        go1.24.5
 Git commit:        578ccf6
 Built:             Wed Jul  9 16:13:42 2025
 OS/Arch:           linux/amd64
 Context:           default

Server: Docker Engine - Community
 Engine:
  Version:          28.3.2
  API version:      1.51 (minimum version 1.24)
  Go version:       go1.24.5
  Git commit:       e77ff99
  Built:            Wed Jul  9 16:13:42 2025
  OS/Arch:          linux/amd64
  Experimental:     false
 containerd:
  Version:          1.7.27
  GitCommit:        05044ec0a9a75232cad458027ca83437aae3f4da
 runc:
  Version:          1.2.5
  GitCommit:        v1.2.5-0-g59923ef
 docker-init:
  Version:          0.19.0
  GitCommit:        de40ad0

This command shows:

• Docker client and server versions
• Go versions used
• API version and minimum supported version
• Build times, commit hashes, and architecture details
• Versions of underlying components like containerd, runc, and docker-init