diff --git a/script/get-docker/_cm.yaml b/script/get-docker/_cm.yaml
index e2f33e875..881039852 100644
--- a/script/get-docker/_cm.yaml
+++ b/script/get-docker/_cm.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ docker_input_mapping: {}
 input_description: {}
 input_mapping: {}
 new_env_keys: [
-  "CM_DOCKER_VERSION"
+  "CM_DOCKER_VERSION",
+  "CM_CONTAINER_TOOL"
 ]
 new_state_keys: []
 post_deps: []
diff --git a/script/get-docker/customize.py b/script/get-docker/customize.py
index 0d41346b4..30ccf627d 100644
--- a/script/get-docker/customize.py
+++ b/script/get-docker/customize.py
@@ -47,8 +47,14 @@ def detect_version(i):
 
     version = r['version']
 
+    tool = "docker"
+
+    if "podman" in r['string'].lower():
+        tool = "podman"
+
+
     print(i['recursion_spaces'] + '    Detected version: {}'.format(version))
-    return {'return': 0, 'version': version}
+    return {'return': 0, 'version': version, "tool":tool}
 
 
 def postprocess(i):
@@ -60,6 +66,7 @@ def postprocess(i):
         return r
 
     version = r['version']
+    tool = r['tool']
     found_file_path = env['CM_DOCKER_BIN_WITH_PATH']
 
     found_path = os.path.dirname(found_file_path)
@@ -69,5 +76,7 @@ def postprocess(i):
     env['CM_DOCKER_CACHE_TAGS'] = 'version-' + version
 
     env['CM_DOCKER_VERSION'] = version
+    
+    env['CM_CONTAINER_TOOL'] = tool
 
     return {'return': 0, 'version': version}