28.3.0-rc.2

For a full list of changes from the last release candidate refer to the diff:

• moby/moby, 28.3.0-rc.1...28.3.0-rc.2
• docker/cli, 28.3.0-rc.1...28.3.0-rc.2

New

• Use DOCKER_AUTH_CONFIG as a credential store. docker/cli#6008

Bug fixes and enhancements

• Fix docker images --tree not marking images as in-use when the containerd image store is disabled. docker/cli#6140
• Fix docker pull/push hang in non-interactive when authentication is required caused by prompting for login credentials. docker/cli#6141
• Fix a regression where a login prompt on docker pull would show Docker Hub-specific hints when logging in on other registries. docker/cli#6135
• Fix an issue where all new tasks in the Swarm could get stuck in the PENDING state forever after scaling up a service with placement preferences. moby/moby#50211
• Remove an undocumented, hidden, top-level docker remove command that was accidentally introduced in docker 23.0. docker/cli#6144
• Validate registry-mirrors configuration as part of dockerd --validate and improve error messages for invalid mirrors. moby/moby#50240

Packaging updates

• Update Compose to v2.37.2. docker/docker-ce-packaging#1219
• Update BuildKit to v0.23.1. moby/moby#50243
• Update Buildx to v0.25.0. docker/docker-ce-packaging#1217
• Update Docker Model CLI plugin to v0.1.30. docker/docker-ce-packaging#1218

Deprecations

• api/types/container: deprecate ExecOptions.Detach. This field is not used, and will be removed in a future release. moby/moby#50219
• pkg/idtools: deprecate IdentityMapping and Identity.Chown. moby/moby#50210