The current version of Podman is 6.1.3 (as of 29/09/2026). patchletter checks the official source daily and emails you new releases.
BSI security advisories
Advisories the German BSI (CERT-Bund) published for this product. Whether your version is affected is stated in the advisory itself.
- Podman: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation
WID-SEC-W-2026-3651 · 9 Oct
- Podman: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von Informationen
WID-SEC-W-2026-2062 · 5 Oct
- Podman: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Dateien
WID-SEC-W-2025-1974 · 28 Sept
- Podman: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Dateien
WID-SEC-W-2026-3378 · 25 Sept
- Podman: Schwachstelle ermöglicht nicht spezifizierten Angriff und Offenlegung von Informationen
WID-SEC-W-2026-2846 · 24 Sept
- Podman: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Dateien
WID-SEC-W-2026-2104 · 27 Aug
- Podman: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen
WID-SEC-W-2025-1389 · 9 Jul
Podman at a glance
Podman is a popular daemonless container engine and a drop-in Docker alternative, favoured for rootless containers and tighter security defaults. Podman ships regular releases plus security fixes; as container tooling that runs untrusted images, keeping it current matters.
For admins Podman usually comes from the distribution. Its rootless mode is a real security advantage over a root daemon, but the version story extends to the images you run: Podman only executes them, so keep the referenced images current and rebuilt, and pin digests for reproducibility. Podman is largely CLI-compatible with Docker (many alias the docker command to it), and its companion tools (Buildah, Skopeo) track alongside. After updating, verify that your containers and any systemd/Quadlet units still run. Keep the registries you pull from trusted. Track the version your distribution ships and its support window.
Version history & changelog · as detected by patchletter
| Version | Channel | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1.3 | STABLE | 29/09/2026 | Release notes → |
| 6.1.2 | STABLE | 16/09/2026 | Release notes → |
| 6.1.1 | STABLE | 02/09/2026 | Release notes → |
| 6.1.0 | STABLE | 12/08/2026 | Release notes → |
| 6.0.2 | STABLE | 22/07/2026 | Release notes → |
| 6.0.1 | STABLE | 08/07/2026 | Release notes → |
| 6.0.0 | STABLE | 24/06/2026 | Release notes → |
| 5.8.5 | STABLE | 08/07/2026 | Release notes → |
| 5.8.4 | STABLE | 26/06/2026 | Release notes → |
| 5.8.3 | STABLE | 12/06/2026 | Release notes → |
| 5.8.2 | STABLE | 14/04/2026 | Release notes → |
| 5.8.1 | STABLE | 11/03/2026 | Release notes → |
| 5.8.0 | STABLE | 12/02/2026 | Release notes → |
| 5.7.1 | STABLE | 10/12/2025 | Release notes → |
| 5.7.0 | STABLE | 11/11/2025 | Release notes → |
| 5.6.2 | STABLE | 30/09/2025 | Release notes → |
| 5.6.1 | STABLE | 04/09/2025 | Release notes → |
| 5.6.0 | STABLE | 15/08/2025 | Release notes → |
| 5.5.2 | STABLE | 24/06/2025 | Release notes → |
| 5.5.1 | STABLE | 05/06/2025 | Release notes → |
| 5.5.0 | STABLE | 14/05/2025 | Release notes → |
| 5.4.2 | STABLE | 02/04/2025 | Release notes → |
| 5.4.1 | STABLE | 11/03/2025 | Release notes → |
| 5.4.0 | STABLE | 11/02/2025 | Release notes → |
| 5.3.2 | STABLE | 22/01/2025 | Release notes → |
| 5.3.1 | STABLE | 21/11/2024 | Release notes → |
| 5.3.0 | STABLE | 13/11/2024 | Release notes → |
| 5.2.5 | STABLE | 23/10/2024 | Release notes → |
| 5.2.4 | STABLE | 07/10/2024 | Release notes → |
| 5.2.3 | STABLE | 24/09/2024 | Release notes → |
| 5.2.2 | STABLE | 21/08/2024 | Release notes → |
| 5.2.1 | STABLE | 14/08/2024 | Release notes → |
| 5.2.0 | STABLE | 02/08/2024 | Release notes → |
| 5.1.2 | STABLE | 10/07/2024 | Release notes → |
| 5.1.1 | STABLE | 04/06/2024 | Release notes → |
| 5.1.0 | STABLE | 29/05/2024 | Release notes → |
| 5.0.3 | STABLE | 10/05/2024 | Release notes → |
| 5.0.2 | STABLE | 17/04/2024 | Release notes → |
| 5.0.1 | STABLE | 01/04/2024 | Release notes → |
| 5.0.0 | STABLE | 19/03/2024 | Release notes → |
| 4.9.5 | STABLE | 30/05/2024 | Release notes → |
| 4.9.4 | STABLE | 25/03/2024 | Release notes → |
| 4.9.3 | STABLE | 13/02/2024 | Release notes → |
| 4.9.2 | STABLE | 03/02/2024 | Release notes → |
| 4.9.1 | STABLE | 01/02/2024 | Release notes → |
| 4.9.0 | STABLE | 23/01/2024 | Release notes → |
| 4.8.3 | STABLE | 03/01/2024 | Release notes → |
| 4.8.2 | STABLE | 11/12/2023 | Release notes → |
| 4.8.1 | STABLE | 05/12/2023 | Release notes → |
| 4.8.0 | STABLE | 27/11/2023 | Release notes → |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest version of Podman?
- Podman 6.1.3, released 29/09/2026. patchletter checks the vendor's official source daily for new releases.
- Where can I find the Podman release notes?
- The version history above links to the vendor's official release notes where the vendor publishes them. patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
- How do I get notified about new Podman updates?
- Tick Podman off in the catalogue and leave your address. From then on new versions go out by email — one at a time, or bundled in the daily or weekly digest.
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