Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Podman versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 3.0.2 | Feb 11, 2021 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 3.1 | 3.1.2 | Mar 29, 2021 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 3.2 | 3.2.3 | Jun 3, 2021 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 3.3 | 3.3.1 | Aug 20, 2021 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 3.4 | 3.4.7 | Sep 30, 2021 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 4.0 | 4.0.3 | Feb 17, 2022 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 4.1 | 4.1.1 | May 5, 2022 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 4.2 | 4.2.1 | Aug 10, 2022 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 4.3 | 4.3.1 | Oct 18, 2022 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 4.4 | 4.4.4 | Feb 1, 2023 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 4.5 | 4.5.1 | Apr 14, 2023 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 4.6 | 4.6.2 | Jul 20, 2023 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 4.7 | 4.7.2 | Sep 27, 2023 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 4.8 | 4.8.3 | Nov 27, 2023 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 4.9 | 4.9.5 | Jan 22, 2024 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| 5.0 | 5.0.3 | Mar 19, 2024 | May 29, 2024 | 710 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.1 | 5.1.2 | May 29, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | 646 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.2 | 5.2.5 | Aug 1, 2024 | Nov 12, 2024 | 543 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.3 | 5.3.2 | Nov 12, 2024 | Feb 11, 2025 | 452 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.4 | 5.4.2 | Feb 11, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | 361 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.5 | 5.5.2 | May 13, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | 267 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.6 | 5.6.2 | Aug 15, 2025 | Nov 11, 2025 | 179 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.7 | 5.7.1 | Nov 11, 2025 | Feb 12, 2026 | 86 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.8 | 5.8.2 | Feb 12, 2026 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
When a Podman version reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.
The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL Podman should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.
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