diff --git a/package/podman/podman.mk b/package/podman/podman.mk
index 31cc9ba349..80107f3d9e 100644
--- a/package/podman/podman.mk
+++ b/package/podman/podman.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ PODMAN_TAGS += seccomp
 PODMAN_DEPENDENCIES += shadow
 PODMAN_TAGS += libsubid
 
+PODMAN_CPE_ID_VERSION = $(subst v,,$(PODMAN_VERSION))
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BTRFS_PROGS),y)
 PODMAN_DEPENDENCIES += btrfs-progs
 define PODMAN_LINUX_CONFIG_FIXUPS_BTRFS