From 368ca5a0a6249327a2726f3f531c4adb163b9fb2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Graham McIntire Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:39:10 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add DOCKER_API_VERSION to Watchtower configuration Prevents 'client version too old' errors when Watchtower tries to communicate with modern Docker daemons that require API version 1.44+ --- docker-compose.example.yml | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/docker-compose.example.yml b/docker-compose.example.yml index 5ae4de6..b04a8ed 100644 --- a/docker-compose.example.yml +++ b/docker-compose.example.yml @@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ services: # Include stopped containers in updates - WATCHTOWER_INCLUDE_STOPPED=true + # Use latest Docker API version (prevents "client version too old" errors) + - DOCKER_API_VERSION=1.44 + # Optional: Send notifications (Slack, Discord, email, etc.) # See: https://containrrr.dev/watchtower/notifications/ # - WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATIONS=slack