Is podman safe to use?

podman has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (5.8.2). DepScope rates its health at 67/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of podman?

The latest version of podman is 5.8.2, released 2026-04-15.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of podman.

No, podman is actively maintained. Latest release: 5.8.2 (2026-04-15).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for podman at this time.

podman is licensed under Apache-2.0 AND GPL-3.0-or-later.

homebrewv5.8.2

Tool for managing OCI containers and pods

License Apache-2.0 AND GPL-3.0-or-laterpermissive1 versions1 maintainers3 deps5,930 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 67/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (3)

API access

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curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/homebrew/podman

Last updated · 2026-04-15T11:09:51Z