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Podman 6.1 is the newest actively maintained release, currently at patch 6.1.1. 2 of 26 tracked cycles remain supported. The next cycle scheduled to reach end-of-life is 5.8, on September 26, 2026.

Latest version

6.1.1

Sep 2, 2026

Actively maintained cycles

2

of 26 tracked

Total cycles tracked

26

since Feb 11, 2021

Support pattern

How Podman has behaved across the cycles tracked here, rather than what its policy documents state. Useful for judging how much runway a version is likely to have before you commit to it.

Typical support window

2 months

median of 25 completed cycles

New cycle roughly every

3 months

median gap between releases

Compared with app

−16 mo

shorter than the app median

Next end of life

17 days

Podman 5.8

Support windows have stayed consistent across the tracked history, so past cycles are a reasonable guide to what a new one will get.

Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for Podman. Medians are used rather than averages so one unusually short or long release does not skew the figure. Cycles with no recorded end-of-life date are excluded from the support window.

Release lifecycle

Actively maintainedSecurity support onlyEnd of life
Today
6.1Latest
6.1.1 · Sep 2, 2026
6.0
EOL Aug 12, 2026
5.8
5.8.6 · Aug 13, 2026
5.7
EOL Feb 12, 2026
5.6
EOL Nov 11, 2025
5.5
EOL Aug 15, 2025
5.4
EOL May 13, 2025
5.3
EOL Feb 11, 2025
5.2
EOL Nov 12, 2024
5.1
EOL Aug 1, 2024
5.0
EOL May 29, 2024
4.9
EOL May 30, 2024
4.8
EOL Jan 3, 2024
4.7
EOL Oct 31, 2023
4.6
EOL Aug 28, 2023
4.5
EOL May 26, 2023
4.4
EOL Mar 27, 2023
4.3
EOL Nov 10, 2022
4.2
EOL Sep 6, 2022
4.1
EOL Jun 14, 2022
4.0
EOL Apr 1, 2022
3.4
EOL Apr 20, 2022
3.3
EOL Aug 30, 2021
3.2
EOL Jul 16, 2021
3.1
EOL Apr 21, 2021
3.0
EOL May 16, 2022
202120222023202420252026

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