--- title: What's new in Red Hat build of Podman Desktop 1.2 description: Red Hat build of Podman Desktop 1.2 adds full support for the Podman 6 engine along with new usability and security features. Podman 6 brings an improved CLI,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-red-hat-build-of-podman-desktop-1-2-et3wrur5k twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: What's new in Red Hat build of Podman Desktop 1.2 | daily.dev og:description: Red Hat build of Podman Desktop 1.2 adds full support for the Podman 6 engine along with new usability and security features. Podman 6 brings an improved CLI,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-red-hat-build-of-podman-desktop-1-2-et3wrur5k og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Et3wrUr5K.png og:image:alt: What's new in Red Hat build of Podman Desktop 1.2 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # What's new in Red Hat build of Podman Desktop 1.2 **[Red Hat Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/rhdev)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Red Hat build of Podman Desktop 1.2 adds full support for the Podman 6 engine along with new usability and security features. Podman 6 brings an improved CLI, AMD GPU support, tighter host-to-VM integration, and Quadlet improvements. A new Secrets panel lets you create and manage Docker and Podman secrets from the UI, and you can inject them into new containers as environment variables or mounted files. CA key synchronization is now automated using the `--import-native-ca` option when a Podman VM is created, and the app can check for updates and upgrade with one click. A migration guide covers moving from Podman 5.x to Podman 6. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I migrate from Podman 5.x to Podman 6 in Podman Desktop? Stop all running Podman virtual machines first, then on Windows using Hyper-V (non-WSL) run `podman machine reset` from the CLI to clear old engine states. Launching the updated Podman Desktop app triggers a migration prompt to confirm cleanup of outdated 5.x containers, networks, volumes, and machine definitions, after which you recreate a fresh Podman 6 machine using the guided onboarding wizard. _Track container tooling upgrades like this Podman 6 migration path on daily.dev._ ### How does Podman 6 handle CA certificates for machines behind corporate proxies? Podman 6 automates CA key synchronization by invoking the `--import-native-ca` option during Podman VM initialization, importing trusted public CA keys from the host machine's root store into the VM's trust store. This removes the need for manual sync scripts and fixes TLS handshake and untrusted certificate errors common behind SSL-inspecting corporate proxies. _Developers fighting proxy-related TLS errors can follow container engine changes like this on daily.dev._ ### How do I manage secrets in Podman Desktop without using the CLI? Podman Desktop 1.2 adds a dedicated Secrets panel under a new Secrets sidebar menu where you can create, inspect, and delete secrets by providing a name and data field for sensitive text like passwords or private keys. A Secrets section in the New Container pane also lets you inject existing secrets as environment variables or mounted files when creating containers. _Developers setting up container secret workflows can follow UI updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Want an easy way to manage Podman containers? 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