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Docker Desktop 4.63.0 adds SLSA provenance support, upgrades Kubernetes to v1.34.3
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Key Features

Docker Desktop 4.63.0 brings important updates and improvements across all platforms:

New Capabilities:

  • SLSA v1 Provenance Support: The Builds view now includes SLSA v1 provenance support, enabling developers to generate cryptographically signed provenance metadata for their container images, strengthening supply chain security.

Major Updates

Platform Upgrades:

  • Kubernetes upgraded to v1.34.3
  • Linux kernel updated to v6.12.72

UI and Infrastructure Improvements:

  • Enhanced proxy settings UI with a separate proxy configuration for containers
  • Fixed community registry MCP catalog loading when server config objects contained "required": null
  • Resolved an issue where mcp-gateway would hang when fetching secrets from the Secrets Engine while Docker Desktop VM was in Resource Saver mode
  • Rebranded "Docker AI" references to "Gordon" throughout the interface

Platform-Specific Enhancements:

  • Windows: Improved startup time
  • Mac: Added support for vLLM Metal in Docker Model Runner
  • Linux: Fixed a networking crash on QEMU 10.2.0 and later

What Developers Should Know

This release focuses on security, performance, and stability improvements. The addition of SLSA provenance support is particularly significant for teams concerned with supply chain security. Update to take advantage of improved startup times on Windows and enhanced proxy configuration options.