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Signed-off-by: aevesdocker <allie.sadler@docker.com>

Author: aevesdocker

content/manuals/desktop/release-notes.md

@@ -24,6 +24,50 @@ Docker Desktop versions older than 6 months from the latest release are not avai
 
 For more frequently asked questions, see the [FAQs](/manuals/desktop/troubleshoot-and-support/faqs/releases.md).
 
+## 4.81.0
+
+{{< release-date date="2026-07-06" >}}
+
+{{< desktop-install-v2 all=true win_arm_release="Early Access" version="4.81.0" build_path="/232925/" >}}
+
+### Updates
+
+- [Docker Model Runner v1.2.5](https://github.com/docker/model-runner/releases/tag/v1.2.5)
+- [Docker Agent v1.88.1](https://github.com/docker/docker-agent/releases/tag/v1.88.1)
+- Docker Offload `v0.6.7`
+- [Docker Compose v5.2.0](https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/tag/v5.2.0)
+- [Docker Scout CLI v1.22.0](https://github.com/docker/scout-cli/releases/tag/v1.22.0)
+- [DHI CLI (`dhictl`) v0.0.5](https://github.com/docker-hardened-images/dhictl/releases/tag/v0.0.5)
+
+### Bug fixes and enhancements
+
+#### For all platforms
+
+- Fixed an error that caused volumes, images, and containers to fail to load in the Docker Desktop Dashboard.
+- Removed the deprecated `cagent` binary from Docker Desktop; use `docker agent` instead.
+- Kubernetes kind cluster now works with Registry Access Management.
+- Fixed a bug where the sign-in/update prompt was not shown when upgrading between versions that cross a version digit boundary (e.g., 4.9.x to 4.10.x).
+- Fixed an issue in Ask Gordon where the tool call permission dialog blocked the chat view, replacing it with an inline approval card so users can read Gordon's full message before approving or rejecting.
+- Fixed a rare case where Docker Desktop could shut down if the build service crashed, for example during a factory reset.
+- Fixed an issue where containers ignored user-configured stop timeouts during normal operation due to a proxy-level override forcing a 1-second timeout on all containers.
+
+#### For Mac
+
+- Fixed Docker Desktop failing to start when the user's environment contained very long environment variables.
+- Fixed a Docker Offload crash on Intel machines due to `SG_READ_ONLY` not being set in the `__DATA_CONST` segment, causing the system linker to fail to load the executable. Fixes [docker/desktop-feedback#471](https://github.com/docker/desktop-feedback/issues/471).
+
+#### For Windows
+
+- Fixed an issue on Windows where stopping Docker Desktop would immediately force off the Hyper-V VM without waiting for a graceful guest shutdown, reducing the risk of data corruption.
+- Fixed a bug on Windows where `dockerd` failed to connect through the local HTTPS proxy due to a TLS handshake error caused by an incorrect proxy URL scheme.
+- Fixed a Windows update that reverted and showed a **Mismatch patch version** error when it ran again after the target version was already installed.
+- Fixed Resource Saver not stopping the Docker engine when running on WSL.
+- Fixed a regression where Docker Desktop failed to start on WSL2 kernels that could not attach the Synchronized File Shares eBPF probes, such as Windows on Arm. Fixes [docker/desktop-feedback#470](https://github.com/docker/desktop-feedback/issues/470).
+
+#### For Linux
+
+- Fixed a bug where Docker Desktop would fail to start after a reset.
+
 ## 4.80.0
 
 {{< release-date date="2026-06-29" >}}