# Cannot Install Microsoft SQL Server 2022

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/cannot-install-microsoft-sql-server-2022/150900>\
**Category:** Docker Desktop\
**Tags:** macos\
**Created:** [January 21, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/cannot-install-microsoft-sql-server-2022/150900 "2026-01-21T03:41:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![jagonzo62](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/jagonzo62/32/54472_2.png) [@jagonzo62](https://forums.docker.com/u/jagonzo62)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/cannot-install-microsoft-sql-server-2022/150900/1 "2026-01-21T03:41:47Z")

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When I try to install Microsoft SQL Server 2022 my Apple MacBook Pro using this command :  
docker pull [Microsoft Artifact Registry](http://mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-latest)

I get this: client version 1.43 is too old. Minimum supported API version is 1.44

I’ve not been able to figure out how to fix this.

Tahoe 26.2

```auto
Client: Docker Engine - Community
 Version: 24.0.7
 API version: 1.44 (downgraded from 1.43)
 Go version: go1.21.3
 Git commit: afdd53b4e3
 Built: Thu Oct 26 07:06:42 2023
 OS/Arch: darwin/arm64
 Context: desktop-linux

Server: Docker Desktop 4.57.0 (215387)
 Engine:
  Version: 29.1.3
  API version: 1.52 (minimum version 1.44)
  Go version: go1.25.5
  Git commit: fbf3ed2
  Built: Fri Dec 12 14:50:40 2025
  OS/Arch: linux/arm64
  Experimental: false
 containerd:
  Version: v2.2.1
  GitCommit: dea7da592f5d1d2b7755e3a161be07f43fad8f75
 runc:
  Version: 1.3.4
  GitCommit: v1.3.4-0-gd6d73eb8
 docker-init:
  Version: 0.19.0
  GitCommit: de40ad0`

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**Author:** ![bluepuma77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/bluepuma77/32/32688_2.png) [@bluepuma77](https://forums.docker.com/u/bluepuma77)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/cannot-install-microsoft-sql-server-2022/150900/2 "2026-01-21T06:40:52Z")

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You Docker client is outdated, should be 29:

> Client: Docker Engine - Community  
> Version: 24.0.7

Not sure how you got different versions for Desktop Engine and Client engine.

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**Author:** ![rimelek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/rimelek/32/41602_2.png) [@rimelek](https://forums.docker.com/u/rimelek)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/cannot-install-microsoft-sql-server-2022/150900/3 "2026-01-21T09:55:12Z")

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My guess is you installed another desktop like Podman Desktop or Rancher Desktop which installed its own Docker client. Then you stopped using that or at least stopped updating, but that client found first in PATH.

If that happened, you can manually override your PATH environment variable or uninstall other desktops you don’t use, or update all to have newer clients.

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**Author:** ![jagonzo62](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/jagonzo62/32/54472_2.png) [@jagonzo62](https://forums.docker.com/u/jagonzo62)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/cannot-install-microsoft-sql-server-2022/150900/4 "2026-01-23T03:54:59Z")

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thank you very much.

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**Author:** ![jagonzo62](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/jagonzo62/32/54472_2.png) [@jagonzo62](https://forums.docker.com/u/jagonzo62)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/cannot-install-microsoft-sql-server-2022/150900/5 "2026-01-23T03:56:15Z")

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[quote=“jagonzo62, post:4, topic:150900, full:true”]  
thanks you very much  
[/quotethanks

you very much

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**Author:** ![jagonzo62](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/jagonzo62/32/54472_2.png) [@jagonzo62](https://forums.docker.com/u/jagonzo62)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/cannot-install-microsoft-sql-server-2022/150900/6 "2026-01-25T19:44:03Z")

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I had to run this command (brew uninstall --cask docker) to get rid of the extra docker running on my machine. I was then able to install the current docker and install mssqlserver 2022 and oracle 26ai

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/docker/original/3X/d/4/d4fbccd46c81bfcffe9822e20e17736d946fa821.png) [@system](https://forums.docker.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/cannot-install-microsoft-sql-server-2022/150900/7 "2026-02-24T19:44:12Z")

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