diff --git a/gnu/packages/containers.scm b/gnu/packages/containers.scm
index f89c52055a..6ce9042c13 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/containers.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/containers.scm
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ Its main purpose is to support the key usage by @code{docker-init}:
 (define-public podman
   (package
     (name "podman")
-    (version "5.1.2")
+    (version "5.2.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method git-fetch)
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ Its main purpose is to support the key usage by @code{docker-init}:
              (url "https://github.com/containers/podman")
              (commit (string-append "v" version))))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "1v0qqzfl0nqkqmqimv89nrggb7n1ryhqpdi8v7yn2c7m0dm8xq91"))
+        (base32 "1xa629vbh6mpish5cwr87pcv01hgzh92y7k7jdpm9wz7z445y1n7"))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments