diff -Nuar docker-workflow-plugin-docker-workflow-1.23.org/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/docker/workflow/WithContainerStep.java docker-workflow-plugin-docker-workflow-1.23/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/docker/workflow/WithContainerStep.java
--- docker-workflow-plugin-docker-workflow-1.23.org/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/docker/workflow/WithContainerStep.java	2020-07-30 11:53:02.288167129 +0200
+++ docker-workflow-plugin-docker-workflow-1.23/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/docker/workflow/WithContainerStep.java	2020-07-30 11:54:30.669088330 +0200
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
                 : new WindowsDockerClient(launcher, node, toolName);
 
             VersionNumber dockerVersion = dockerClient.version();
-            if (dockerVersion != null) {
+            /* if (dockerVersion != null) {
                 if (dockerVersion.isOlderThan(new VersionNumber("1.7"))) {
                     throw new AbortException("The docker version is less than v1.7. Pipeline functions requiring 'docker exec' (e.g. 'docker.inside') or SELinux labeling will not work.");
                 } else if (dockerVersion.isOlderThan(new VersionNumber("1.8"))) {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
                 }
             } else {
                 listener.error("Failed to parse docker version. Please note there is a minimum docker version requirement of v1.7.");
-            }
+            } */
 
             FilePath tempDir = tempDir(workspace);
             tempDir.mkdirs();