Container version doesn't correspond with GUI version, clear docker container install

[f1rstpers0n]

Describe the problem/error/question

Windows 11, WSL 2 integration with docker desktop. Was working with prometheus, grafana and loki trough docker compose earlier, everything was ok, removed everything later.
Clear docker desktop, no images, no volumes, all cache cleared, never worked with n8n before. Clear pull n8nio/n8n:latest, new volume, all variables, timezones, everything as instruction say. First run, container log says version 2.18.5, GUI says its 1.90.2 and asks to update.

docker-compose.yml:

services:
  n8n:
    image: n8nio/n8n:2.15.1
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "5678:5678"
    environment:
      - GENERIC_TIMEZONE=Europe/Moscow
      - TZ=Europe/Moscow
      - N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED=true
      - N8N_ENFORCE_SETTINGS_FILE_PERMISSIONS=true
      - N8N_DIAGNOSTICS_ENABLED=false
      - N8N_PERSONALIZATION_ENABLED=false
    volumes:
      - n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n


volumes:
  n8n_data:

I did with no results:

docker image prune -a
docker pull docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n:2.17.8
docker compose down
(deleted and created volume trough docker desktop)
docker compose up -d --force-recreate

Updated from inside of container: docker exec -it <container_id_or_name> npx n8n --version
(it updates all packets)

Clearing caches/switching browsers

Asking Cursor, he will be looking at configs and logs infinetly

Running trough ususal docker :

docker run -it --rm \

--name n8n \

-p 5678:5678 \

-e GENERIC_TIMEZONE="Europe/Moscow" \

-e TZ="Europe/Moscow" \

-e N8N_ENFORCE_SETTINGS_FILE_PERMISSIONS=true \

-e N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED=true \

-v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n \

docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n:2.15.1

/rest/settings request gives versionCli: "1.90.2"

There is always one single container running, no duplicates and anything like that.

I expect GUI shows the same version of n8n as container binary shows. Also expected correct updating behavior.

What is the error message (if any)?

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Debug info

core

• n8nVersion: GUI - 1.90.2, container - 2.15.1
• platform: docker (self-hosted)
• nodeJsVersion: 20.19.0 (~ $ /usr/local/bin/node --version v24.13.1)
• database: sqlite
• executionMode: regular
• concurrency: -1
• license: community

storage

• success: all
• error: all
• progress: false
• manual: true
• binaryMode: memory

pruning

• enabled: true
• maxAge: 336 hours
• maxCount: 10000 executions

client

• userAgent: mozilla/5.0 (windows nt 10.0; win64; x64) applewebkit/537.36 (khtml, like gecko) chrome/147.0.0.0 safari/537.36
• isTouchDevice: false

Generated at: 2026-05-04T06:24:21.250Z}

[n8n-assistant]

Hey @f1rstpers0n,

Thank you for reaching out! We’ve received your issue and are looking into it. To help us track this internally, we’ve created a Linear ticket with the reference: "GHC-8124".

We’ll keep you updated as we make progress, but if you have any additional details or context to share, feel free to add them here - it’s always helpful!

Thanks for your patience and for bringing this to our attention.

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For INTERNAL use only: GHC-8124

[Joffcom]

@f1rstpers0n can you double check that you don't have multiple instances running and that you are connecting to the same n8n instance? I am not able to reproduce this but it sounds like you might have 2 different n8n instances you are connecting to.

Please also keep in mind that trying to update inside the container likely wont work.