# Rancher Agent dont recognize docker version
**URL:** https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-agent-dont-recognize-docker-version/45774
**Category:** General
**Created:** [July 31, 2025, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-agent-dont-recognize-docker-version/45774 "2025-07-31T06:36:10Z")
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### Author:  [@SanthiMaster](https://forums.suse.com/u/SanthiMaster)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2025, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-agent-dont-recognize-docker-version/45774/1 "2025-07-31T06:36:10Z")
I’m tried to install rancher/agent:v1.2.11 on 3 diferent docker servers but I received this error:
Error response from daemon: client version 1.22 is too old. Minimum supported API version is 1.24, please upgrade your client to a newer version.
But the docker engine is already updated:
Client: Docker Engine - Community
Version: 28.3.3
API version: 1.51
Go version: go1.24.5
Git commit: 980b856
Built: Fri Jul 25 11:34:04 2025
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Context: default
Server: Docker Engine - Community
Engine:
Version: 28.3.3
API version: 1.51 (minimum version 1.24)
Go version: go1.24.5
Git commit: bea959c
Built: Fri Jul 25 11:34:04 2025
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Experimental: false
containerd:
Version: 1.7.27
GitCommit: 05044ec0a9a75232cad458027ca83437aae3f4da
runc:
Version: 1.2.5
GitCommit: v1.2.5-0-g59923ef
docker-init:
Version: 0.19.0
Docker Compose version v2.39.1
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### Author:  [@bpedersen2](https://forums.suse.com/u/bpedersen2)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-agent-dont-recognize-docker-version/45774/2 "2025-08-05T09:41:39Z")
Your docker version is too new for the ancient rancher agent version. Current would be v2.12.0.