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Version History of Past Releases#

This document contains older version release notes for NVIDIA AI Workbench. Releases are identified by the pattern year.month.build-number. Changes are identified for the following AI Workbench components:

Component

Description

Desktop App

The AI Workbench Desktop Application

CLI

The AI Workbench CLI

Service

The AI Workbench Service

Manager

The AI Workbench Credential Manager

Past Releases#

Changes are identified for the following releases:

Release 2025.09.5#

Date: September 30, 2025

AI Workbench Component Versions#

AI Workbench Component

Version Number

Desktop App

1.132.51

CLI

0.49.5

Service

0.76.21

Credential Manager

1.9.0

New Features and Improvements#

Credential Manager

The following features and improvements were added to the Credential Manager:

  • In order to prevent duplication of custom integrations, you can no longer create a custom integration for a URL that a different integration already provides credentials for.

CLI

  • Allowing Brev instances to run in shutdown-context.

  • Added the following new Project Spec validation command to validate the project file for the project in the current directory:

    nvwb validate project-spec

Bug Fixes#

Desktop App

The following bug fixes were added to the Desktop App:

  • Handled long branch names correctly in the merge branch dialog.

  • Updated the title bar to use native OS icons, ensuring the title bar accurately matches OS styles and supports native features such as window snapping.

  • Resolved a bug when configuring multiple sensitive environment variables, allowing all unconfigured sensitive variables to be properly set when starting a project.

  • Updated the toast text for deleting folders in the file browser for improved clarity.

  • Fixed close-window handling for native title bars so that closing a window now follows expected shutdown behavior.

  • Added an appropriate documentation link to the Personal Access Token (PAT) option when connecting integrations that support OAuth.

  • Prevented the desktop application from launching if no display is available, avoiding issues in headless environments.

  • Removed the package manager name from tags in the add package modal.

  • Resolved an issue where the project commit check for changed files would timeout.

  • Fixed displaying the “Viewing Installation Output” link for remote project contexts.

  • Disabled the project tab while it is in a closing state to prevent users from reopening a project tab that is in the process of closing, avoiding unexpected behavior.

  • Displayed the app name correctly in the project tab list base UI.

CLI

The following bug fixes were added to the CLI:

  • Now running the sg Docker command on Ubuntu after installation that fixes an issue when starting AI Workbench immediately after installation with Docker on Ubuntu.

Service

  • Don’t run down if Docker Compose is in stopping state on compose Up.

  • Fixed file conflict status when Docker Compose is not updated immediately.

  • Now handling GPU utilization on Spark systems.

  • Updated the GPU driver version to 575.

  • Updated the rapids tag to use CUDA 12.8.

  • Relax Windows Product/Caption string matching to account for localized responses. This change allows the service to more successfully finish installation on users systems using non-English language packs.

Release 2025.06.4#

Date: June 13, 2025

AI Workbench Component Versions#

AI Workbench Component

Version Number

Desktop App

1.132.25

CLI

0.46.22

Service

0.76.7

Credential Manager

1.8.2

New Features and Improvements#

Service

The following features and improvements were added to the AI Workbench Service:

  • Added file watcher to detect changes in the README and Docker Compose configuration files.

  • Now exposing docker-compose.yml configuration as a file node on the Docker Compose object.

Bug Fixes#

Credential Manager

The following bug fixes were added to the Credential Manager:

  • The credential manager now sets a shorter timeout for refreshing Brev credentials. Listing integrations when connected to Brev will no longer hang for 5 minutes during credential refresh.

CLI

The following bug fixes were added to the CLI:

  • The CLI now checks for the status of a Brev instance before running SSH commands. Setting a Git author when a Brev context is not running should no longer cause a long pause.

  • Added a patch to .bashrc when running with Podman on WSL 2.5.x or later. This fixes issues where the systemd user session does not initialize properly.

  • Fixed an installation bug with DGX Base OS.

  • Now surrounding SSH key paths with quotes to handle problems with paths that contain spaces to correctly update ~/.ssh/config.

  • Compose services are now turned off when deactivating a context through the CLI.

Desktop App

The following bug fixes were added to the Desktop App:

  • Fixed global styling issues, including button danger text and modal padding inconsistencies.

  • Added throttling to the processing of log output to improve performance and prevent memory leaks.

  • Resolved issues displaying folders in the upload tray and allows users to remove the VSCode app from the project container view.

  • Ensured dbus-user-session is installed and activates systemd in a login shell. This bug fix addresses WSL v2.5.7.0 compatibility issues.

  • Added a fallback for onboarding data failures.

  • Enhanced ComputedRunStateBadge with missing states.

  • Improved file parsing and writing for wsl.conf, ensuring better handling of existing files and more robust updates.

  • Fixed header buttons in Dashboard that could not fully display.

  • Applied UI fixes to the notifications tray.

  • Resolved various window UI issues related to deep links and updates.

  • Filtered non-Git integrations out of the Git author email dropdown.

Service

The following bug fixes were added to the AI Workbench Service:

  • Empty .txt files are no longer considered binary files. Files such as requirements.txt and apt.txt can now be edited even when empty.

  • Now fetching the base environment in parallel to improve performance.

  • Now restarting the user systemd prior to the Podman socket configuration. This addresses WSL v2.5.7.0 compatibility issues.

  • Improved logging for Docker Compose operation errors. The service is now checking for nil cmd and adding detailed logs.

  • Implemented workaround for Podman compatibility issues that were problematic for WSL.

  • Improved Compose reliability by restarting the user systemd as part of startup flow.

Release 2025.05.6#

Date: May 15, 2025

AI Workbench Component Versions#

AI Workbench Component

Version Number

Desktop App

1.132.6

CLI

0.46.8

Service

0.74.12

Credential Manager

1.8.1

New features and improvements:

  • (CLI) Adds Brev integration to the CLI.

  • (Desktop) Adds NVIDIA Brev integration and location creation within the Desktop App.

  • (Desktop) Improves Brev integration by disabling non-running Brev locations and blocking adding non-stoppable instances, i.e. Lambda Labs.

  • (Desktop) Improves Compose UX by blocking edits while Compose is running.

  • (Desktop) Improves the non-interactive install by removing the Git author configuration step.

  • (Service) Adds project container custom CA advanced settings.

Bug fixes:

  • (Desktop) Fixes an install issue on Windows (non-english language packs) by adding WSL_UTF8 variable to environment when calling wsl command.

  • (Service) Fixes an install issue with Podman when getting rate limited by GitHub.

  • (Service) Fixes an issue where remote branches were being shown even after being deleted remotely.

Release 2025.04.1#

Date: April 14, 2025

AI Workbench Component Versions#

AI Workbench Component

Version Number

Desktop App

0.123.18

CLI

0.44.7

Service

0.70.29

Credential Manager

1.7.1

Bug fixes:

  • (Service) Fixes an issue with fresh install failure for Podman selected on macOS.

  • (Service) Fixes an install issue with Podman when getting rate limited by GitHub.

Release 2025.03.10#

Date: April 9, 2025

AI Workbench Component Versions#

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:

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.

Release 2025.01.1#

Date: January 10, 2025

AI Workbench Component Versions#

AI Workbench Component

Version Number

Desktop App

0.97.4

CLI

0.39.3

Service

0.59.1

Credential Manager

1.5.5

New features:

  • (CLI) Add CLI support to configure a cloud instance on Brev as an AI Workbench location. For more information, see Add a Brev Instance.

  • (Desktop) Add UI support to create a deep link to a project repository on GitHub or GitLab. For more information, see Use a Clone Deep Link.

  • (Desktop) You can now filter your projects view. For more information, see Project Structure.

  • (Desktop) You can now edit files in your project in a simple editor. For more information, see Project Structure.

  • (Desktop) Add additional support to create a new branch. For more information, see Version Control in AI Workbench.

Bug fixes:

  • (All) Fix issue where commits with an empty message failed.

  • (All) Fix filepath bug when selecting private key file for a remote location.

  • (Desktop) Fix issue where the Desktop App would hang when creating a remote location.

  • (Desktop) Fixes for project tab behavior such as not being able to close a project tab with a single click or project tabs persisting after a project is closed.

  • (Service) Fixes for Compose issues like failure to delete shared volumes on project deletion and failure to start app.

Release 2024.11.1#

Date: November 10, 2024

AI Workbench Component Versions#

AI Workbench Component

Version Number

Desktop App

0.86.23

CLI

0.36.23

Service

0.53.29

Credential Manager

1.5.4

Bug fixes:

  • (All) An issue when you install AI Workbench on Windows with Docker Desktop 4.35.x and later has been resolved.

  • (All) Compose files that contain multiple services with the same profile are now only listed once.

Release 2024.10.11#

Date: October 11, 2024

AI Workbench Component Versions#

AI Workbench Component

Version Number

Desktop App

0.86.20

CLI

0.36.22

Service

0.53.27

Credential Manager

1.5.4

New features:

  • (CLI) Add support for sharing projects in development to collaborate. For more information, see Use a Clone Deep Link.

  • (All) Add support for sharing your running application for testing and demonstrating. For more information, see Share a Web Application.

  • (All) Add support for Git branching, merging, and managing conflicts. For more information, see Version Control in AI Workbench.

  • (All) Add support for multiple containers by using Docker Compose. For more information, see Multi-Container Environments (Docker Compose).

  • (All) Add 2 new example projects: Multimodal Virtual Assistant and Competition Kernel. For more information, see NVIDIA AI Workbench Example Projects.

  • (Desktop) Add dark mode. For more information, see AI Workbench Settings.

  • (Desktop) Add timeout seconds to the app add and edit forms.

  • (CLI) Add support for opening a file in VS Code, if installed, or in the default editor.

Bug fixes:

  • (Desktop) User interface improvements including toast notifications and clipboard behavior

  • (Desktop) Fix issue where file upload status freezes despite the upload succeeding

  • (Desktop) Remove access to the AI Workbench settings during installation

  • (Desktop) If you are using Windows in a language other than English, you now see expected behavior with Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL)

  • (Desktop) You can now include local as part of the name of a remote location

  • (Desktop) The correct location name now appears in the delete project window

  • (Desktop) Notify the user of errors when attempting to clone an invalid project in a remote location by using Open In.

  • (CLI) Replace unicode escape sequences in the nvwb list packages JSON output.

  • (Service) Resolve Docker Desktop installation issues on Windows

  • (Service) Clone project improvements

  • (Service) Improved project container shutdown time

  • (Service) Skip image clean up if no build is required

  • (Service) AI Workbench now installs the 555.x driver branch on Linux

  • (Service) On Linux, the minimum version of NVIDIA Container Toolkit is enforced at 1.16.2 and is automatically upgraded to address CVE-2024-0132

Release 2024.08.2#

Date: August 2, 2024

AI Workbench Component Versions#

AI Workbench Component

Version Number

Desktop App

0.67.9

CLI

0.29.2

Service

0.42.12

Credential Manager

1.5.2

New features:

  • (All) On windows and macOS, the AI Workbench installer now also installs Docker Desktop.

  • (Desktop) New settings button on window headers to access the AI Workbench settings. For more information, see AI Workbench Settings.

  • (CLI) The support bundle now includes full server info and project logs. For more information, see Log and Runtime Files.

  • (CLI) Add optional timeout-seconds field to application configuration. For more information, see AI Workbench Project Specification.

Bug fixes:

  • (All) Improvements to Git support. For more information, see Version Control in AI Workbench.

  • (Desktop) Resolved an issue where the application start/stop toggle stopped responding.

  • (Desktop) Resolved an issue symlinking the incorrect ssh directory for Windows users when the username does not match the home directory.

  • (Desktop) Fixed an issue where not all Windows executables were being signed inside the installer package.

  • (Desktop) Non-administrator Windows accounts can now successfully install AI Workbench. You must have an admin password while installing the Desktop application, but the AI Workbench dependency installation process no longer needs admin access and runs successfully. For more information, see Install on Windows.

  • (Desktop) Clicking the restart button after modifying the environment now relaunches applications.

  • (Desktop) Resolves issue where file chooser on Ubuntu caused the app to appear to crash the location connection.

  • (Desktop) Resolved performance issues when searching the log file in the output widget.

  • (CLI) Fixed issue where publishing a project publicly sometimes published privately.

  • (CLI) Selecting a container runtime option now behaves as expected in the interactive CLI installer.

  • (Manager) Unverified and invalid email addresses are now properly ignored when listing email addresses in the Git Author settings screen. For more information, see AI Workbench Settings.

  • (Manager) NGC integration connection state now properly transitions to invalid instead of error when API key is invalid.

  • (Service) Update method for resolving user home dir during uninstall.

  • (Service) The the correct home directory is now used when initializing configuration file with default paths in all cases.

  • (Service) Improved feedback when a reboot is recommended to load updated GPU drivers.

  • (Service) When starting AI Workbench without an internet connection, the service no longer causes a connection error in the Desktop app.

Release 2024.07.2#

Date: July 2, 2024

AI Workbench Component Versions#

AI Workbench Component

Version Number

Desktop App

0.57.3

CLI

0.27.7

Service

0.36.4

Credential Manager

1.4.1

New features:

  • (Desktop) Enhanced system menus; added location and description for active windows.

Bug fixes:

  • (Desktop) Added loading spinners to the commit and publish dialogs.

  • (Desktop) Fixed an issue where opening projects periodically fails.

  • (Desktop) Fixed an issue where where editing a custom app and saving it was not reflected in the edit modal when editing a second time.

  • (Desktop) Fixed an issue when using Command+R or Ctrl+R to reload the view.

  • (Desktop) Fixed an issue where the tray icon was not appearing on light mode.

  • (Desktop) Fixed incorrect behavior managing application windows in some situations.

Release 2024.07.1#

Date: July 1, 2024

AI Workbench Component Versions#

AI Workbench Component

Version Number

Desktop App

0.56.1

CLI

0.27.7

Service

0.36.4

Credential Manager

1.4.1

New features:

  • (All) Added support for password-protected SSH keys. For more information, see Remote Locations.

  • (All) Added support for Ubuntu 24.04. For more information, see Install on Ubuntu Desktop.

  • (Desktop) Added support for updating pre-build and post-build scripts for environments.

  • (Desktop) Installer now recommends a container runtime based on your operating system. For more information, see AI Workbench Container Runtimes.

  • (CLI) Added a new CLI command to create a support bundle. For more information, see Log and Runtime Files.

  • (Manager) Improved error message when connecting by using an NGC Personal Key.

  • (Service) Added new field tagFilterRegex to NCG default base images to filter out tags that do not match the regex.

Bug fixes:

  • (Desktop) Users now see a message if a selected app doesn’t have log output.

  • (Desktop) Fixed an issue where build status was not correctly reported to the user.

  • (Desktop) Fixed an issue where deleting a project opened the loading screen.

  • (Desktop) The installer now uses the built-in ver command to validate Windows versions.

  • (Desktop) Fixed an issue where output did not appear correctly.

  • (Desktop) Fixed an issue where you can’t cancel a project shutdown request.

  • (Desktop) Fixed an issue setting the app path for the credential manager.

  • (CLI) Starting an application now requires the no build status.

  • (CLI) The AI Workbench installer now validates the flags --docker and --podman against the operating system capabilities. For more information, see AI Workbench Container Runtimes.

  • (CLI) Fixed an issue connecting VS Code on Windows to remote locations.

  • (Service) Now use the Windows environment variable USERPROFILE to determine the user’s home directory.

  • (Service) Adding a volume to a project when running on MacOS with Docker now requires you to rebuild the project.

Release 2024.05.8#

Date: May 8, 2024

AI Workbench Component Versions#

AI Workbench Component

Version Number

Desktop App

0.50.17

CLI

0.25.10

Service

0.34.1

Credential Manager

1.2.0

Bug fixes:

  • (Service) The installer now correctly offers to install GPU drivers when they are missing.

Release 2024.05.5#

Date: May 5, 2024

AI Workbench Component Versions#

AI Workbench Component

Version Number

Desktop App

0.50.16

CLI

0.25.9

Service

0.34.0

Credential Manager

1.2.0

New features:

  • (All) The installer now doesn’t offer Podman option on operating systems that don’t support it. For more information, see AI Workbench Container Runtimes.

  • (All) Now capture all email addresses for users with multiple Git email addresses. For more information, see Frequently Asked Questions for AI Workbench Integrations.

  • (Desktop) User interface improvements including new tooltips.

  • (Desktop) You can now delete a project from the home page.

  • (CLI) Added new commands add package, remove package, and list packages.

  • (Service) You can now configure and define a secret/mount in a single operation.

  • (Service) You can now specify a location for the log file for custom applications.

  • (Service) For custom applications you can now set an optional field StartTimeoutSeconds for the time to wait for the application to start.

  • (Service) Updated the minimum supported version of windows 10.

Release 2024.03.4#

Date: March 4, 2024

AI Workbench Component Versions#

AI Workbench Component

Version Number

Desktop App

0.44.8

CLI

0.21.3

Service

0.27.6

Credential Manager

1.1.2

Release 2024.03.4 is the initial generally available (GA) version of AI Workbench.