Docker compose version: "client version 1.25 is too old"

[bondskin]

This is fixed in the latest release (v0.24.2). Thank you all for your patience.

Originally posted by @jesseduffield in #698

Hi all,

I appreciate all the work and the great app.
I just tried to install & run lzd but I got stuck when trying to start it

❯ lzd
2025/11/27 08:38:03 An error occurred! Please create an issue at https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/issues

*errors.withStack Error response from daemon: client version 1.25 is too old. Minimum supported API version is 1.44, please upgrade your client to a newer version
/tmp/gobuild/main.go:96 (0x835285)
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:250 (0x436332)
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1571 (0x463681)

Is there any fix I can perform on my Debian docker environment?
The compose file looks pretty straight forward.

---

services:
lazydocker:
build:
context: https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker.git
args:
BASE_IMAGE_BUILDER: golang
GOARCH: amd64
GOARM:
image: lazyteam/lazydocker
container_name: lazydocker
stdin_open: true
tty: true
volumes:
- /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
- ./config:/.config/jesseduffield/lazydocker

PS. I am aware about the workaround with the docker service file but I don't want to go that route

[Vladipz]

I have that problem too
✘ vlad@pop-os  ~  docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
1.52
vlad@pop-os  ~  docker --version
Docker version 29.0.4, build 3247a5a
vlad@pop-os  ~ 

[javinr]

I also have the same problem, but in Windows.

$ docker version
Client:
 Version:           29.1.2
 API version:       1.52
 Go version:        go1.25.5
 Git commit:        890dcca
 Built:             Tue Dec  2 21:57:33 2025
 OS/Arch:           windows/amd64
 Context:           default

Server: Docker Desktop 4.54.0 (212467)
 Engine:
  Version:          29.1.2
  API version:      1.52 (minimum version 1.44)
  Go version:       go1.25.5
  Git commit:       de45c2a
  Built:            Tue Dec  2 21:55:26 2025
  OS/Arch:          linux/amd64
  Experimental:     false
 containerd:
  Version:          v2.2.0
  GitCommit:        1c4457e00facac03ce1d75f7b6777a7a851e5c41
 runc:
  Version:          1.3.4
  GitCommit:        v1.3.4-0-gd6d73eb8
 docker-init:
  Version:          0.19.0
  GitCommit:        de40ad0

[GabrielBlondeau-Kirby]

Hello, I have re-install my Ubuntu recently and I have the same issue :(

• Ubuntu : 22.04.5 LTS
• GNOME : 42.9

❯ docker version
Client: Docker Engine - Community
 Version:           29.1.2
 API version:       1.52
 Go version:        go1.25.5
 Git commit:        890dcca
 Built:             Tue Dec  2 21:55:14 2025
 OS/Arch:           linux/amd64
 Context:           default

Server: Docker Engine - Community
 Engine:
  Version:          29.1.2
  API version:      1.52 (minimum version 1.44)
  Go version:       go1.25.5
  Git commit:       de45c2a
  Built:            Tue Dec  2 21:55:14 2025
  OS/Arch:          linux/amd64
  Experimental:     false
 containerd:
  Version:          v2.2.0
  GitCommit:        1c4457e00facac03ce1d75f7b6777a7a851e5c41
 runc:
  Version:          1.3.4
  GitCommit:        v1.3.4-0-gd6d73eb8
 docker-init:
  Version:          0.19.0
  GitCommit:        de40ad0

Error

Status: Downloaded newer image for lazyteam/lazydocker:latest
2025/12/15 08:49:09 An error occurred! Please create an issue at https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/issues

*errors.withStack Error response from daemon: client version 1.25 is too old. Minimum supported API version is 1.44, please upgrade your client to a newer version
/tmp/gobuild/main.go:96 (0x835285)
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:250 (0x436332)
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1571 (0x463681)

[valsaven]

Hey everyone, are you sure you haven't forgotten to update your lazydocker version?
What does the command lzd --version output? It should be 0.24.2.

Perhaps the repository you're using for updates still has version 0.24.1 for some reason.
I had the same problem with version 0.24.1, but just updated the version on Debian using the command from https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker?tab=readme-ov-file#binary-release-linuxosxwindows and everything worked.

[bondskin]

Hey everyone, are you sure you haven't forgotten to update your lazydocker version? What does the command lzd --version output? It should be 0.24.2.

Perhaps the repository you're using for updates still has version 0.24.1 for some reason. I had the same problem with version 0.24.1, but just updated the version on Debian using the command from https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker?tab=readme-ov-file#binary-release-linuxosxwindows and everything worked.

seems to be broken for for.
❯ lzd version
Version:
Date:
BuildSource: Docker
Commit:
OS: linux
Arch: amd64