diff --git a/ol/create_instance.yml b/ol/create_instance.yml
index 72d626b..a79358d 100644
--- a/ol/create_instance.yml
+++ b/ol/create_instance.yml
@@ -295,10 +295,18 @@
     - name: Configure instance
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "host_setup.yml"
 
+- name: Update all rpm packages
+  ansible.builtin.import_playbook: update_all_rpms.yml
+  when: update_all
+
 - name: Provision KVM server
   ansible.builtin.import_playbook: provision_kvm.yml
   when: use_kvm
 
+- name: Provision Podman and Container Tools
+  ansible.builtin.import_playbook: provision_podman.yml
+  when: use_podman
+
 - name: Print instances
   hosts: all
   become: true
diff --git a/ol/default_vars.yml b/ol/default_vars.yml
index c20bf73..1a2cebf 100644
--- a/ol/default_vars.yml
+++ b/ol/default_vars.yml
@@ -34,4 +34,7 @@ vm_vcpus: 2
 vm_ram_mb: 2048
 vm_net: default
 vm_root_pass: 
-cleanup_tmp: no
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+cleanup_tmp: no
+
+update_all: false
+use_podman: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ol/provision_podman.yml b/ol/provision_podman.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c35616d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ol/provision_podman.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+# This software is made available to you under the terms of the Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0.
+# The Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0 (see COPYING or https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl)
+# See LICENSE.TXT for details.
+
+- name: Install Podman and Container Tools
+  hosts: server
+  vars_files:
+    - default_vars.yml
+  become: true
+
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: Install Oracle Linux 8 container tools packages
+      ansible.builtin.dnf:
+        name:
+          - "@container-tools:ol8"
+          - conntrack
+          - curl
+        state: present
+      when: ansible_distribution == 'OracleLinux' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '8'
+
+    - name: Install Oracle Linux 9 container tools packages
+      ansible.builtin.dnf:
+        name:
+          - podman
+          - podman-docker
+          - conntrack
+          - curl
+        state: present
+      when: ansible_distribution == 'OracleLinux' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '9'
diff --git a/ol/update_all_rpms.yml b/ol/update_all_rpms.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d83e466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ol/update_all_rpms.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+# This software is made available to you under the terms of the Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0.
+# The Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0 (see COPYING or https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl)
+# See LICENSE.TXT for details.
+
+- name: Install latest Oracle Linux packages
+  hosts: server
+  vars_files:
+    - default_vars.yml
+  become: true
+
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: Update all Oracle Linux packages
+      ansible.builtin.dnf:
+        name: "*"
+        state: latest
+        update_only: true
+      when: ansible_distribution == 'OracleLinux'
+
+    - name: Check if a reboot is required
+      ansible.builtin.command: /usr/bin/needs-restarting -r
+      register: reboot_required
+      ignore_errors: true
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: reboot_required.rc == 2
+      when: ansible_distribution == 'OracleLinux'
+
+    - name: Print reboot is required
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: reboot_required
+      when: debug_enabled
+
+    - name: Reboot (if needed) to apply latest kernel and updates
+      ansible.builtin.reboot:
+      when: ansible_distribution == 'OracleLinux' and reboot_required.rc == 1