> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.nvidia.com/ai-workbench/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.nvidia.com/ai-workbench/_mcp/server.

## Release 2025.03.10

| **AI Workbench Component** | **Version Number** |
|---|---|
| **Desktop App** | `0.123.16` |
| **CLI** | `0.44.5` |
| **Service** | `0.70.27` |
| **Credential Manager** | `1.7.1` |

New and updated example projects on GitHub:

- [Workbench Onboarding](https://github.com/NVIDIA/workbench-example-onboarding-project) (new)
- [Downloadable NIM](https://github.com/NVIDIA/workbench-example-downloadable-nim) (new)
- [PDF-to-Podcast](https://github.com/NVIDIA-AI-Blueprints/pdf-to-podcast) (updated)

New features:

- (CLI) Add init-ca command to initialize certificate authority.
- (CLI) Support deferred Git author configuration. Git author is now only required when creating a project or making a commit.
- (Credential Manager) Update NGC integration to require a Personal Key instead of an API Key.
- (Desktop) Enhance Compose section UI with a new modal, cheat sheet, and improved editing experience.
- (Desktop) Streamline installer by reducing required user interaction, e.g. skip runtime selection during installation if one is already installed.
- (Desktop) Support for custom CA certificates for system-level trust issues.
- (Desktop) Merge secrets and environment variables in the UI under "Environment".
- (Desktop) Add a new Compose view with controls to manage stack, restart services, view GPUs, and see Compose contents.
- (Desktop) Add onboarding examples and tutorial projects, with updated settings to toggle visibility.
- (Service) Add GPU assignment and profile fields to Compose types.
- (Service) Add Podman install workflow to support Compose
- (Service) Automatically assemble host CA certs during install/startup.
- (Service) Update NGC API integration to support Personal Keys.

Bug fixes:

- (All) Fix issue where commits with an empty message failed.
- /(CLI) Ensure Brev instance bootstraps with the matching local CLI version.
- (Desktop) Fix issue where the Desktop app could hang when creating a remote location.
- (Desktop) Update share URLs to use the correct domain.
- (Desktop) Fix nested folder creation bug.
- (Desktop) Improve settings page hierarchy and visual consistency.
- (Desktop) Remove outdated or misleading copy.
- (Service) Handle Docker timeout gracefully and log a warning; auto-run compose.Down() if needed.
- (Service) Explicitly reserve GPU with Podman on Windows.
- (Service) Install Docker Compose and configure Podman settings on macOS.
- (Service) Set XDG_RUNTIME_DIR when executing as user on Linux/Windows.
- (Service) Only mark install as successful if it actually completes.
- (Service) Automatically remove exited Compose containers during service start/stop.
- (Service) Set correct GPU driver depending on container runtime (CDI for Podman, nvidia for Docker).
- (Service) Ensure Compose services are stably sorted and GPU request types are validated.
- (Service) Fix support for macOS Getting Started project.