Podman end of life: end of support by version
Containers · Development & DevOps
For Podman by Containers, patchletter knows 12 support cycles. 11 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The current version of Podman is 6.1.4. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 07/11/2026.
When does support end for which Podman version?
A cycle is a maintained version line. Where a date is given, support ends on that day. After it the vendor ships no more security updates for that line.
| Cycle | Latest version | End of support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 6.1.4 | no date on record | supported |
| 6.0 | 6.0.2 | 88 days ago | End of Life |
| 5.8 | 5.8.9 | 43 days ago | End of Life |
| 5.7 | 5.7.1 | 269 days ago | End of Life |
| 5.6 | 5.6.2 | 362 days ago | End of Life |
| 5.5 | 5.5.2 | 450 days ago | End of Life |
| 5.4 | 5.4.2 | 544 days ago | End of Life |
| 5.3 | 5.3.2 | 635 days ago | End of Life |
| 5.2 | 5.2.5 | 726 days ago | End of Life |
| 5.1 | 5.1.2 | 829 days ago | End of Life |
| 5.0 | 5.0.3 | 893 days ago | End of Life |
| 4.9 | 4.9.5 | 892 days ago | End of Life |
Which Podman versions no longer receive security updates?
11 of 12 cycles have ended. If you run one of those lines, the vendor ships you no more patches, not even for critical flaws.
- Podman 6.06.0.2
- Podman 5.85.8.9
- Podman 5.75.7.1
- Podman 5.65.6.2
- Podman 5.55.5.2
- Podman 5.45.4.2
- Podman 5.35.3.2
- Podman 5.25.2.5
- Podman 5.15.1.2
- Podman 5.05.0.3
- Podman 4.94.9.5
Where does the EOL data for Podman come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the Podman data is as of 07/11/2026. In case of doubt the vendor's own lifecycle page applies. patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
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