diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 94bcbc8f..4f4ac85e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -84,6 +84,24 @@ export TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_PRIVILEGED=true
 
 when running TestContainer-based Model Registry Python tests (for more information, see [here](https://pypi.org/project/testcontainers/#:~:text=TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_PRIVILEGED)).
 
+#### Fedora
+
+Fedora requires further setup to make testcontainers work with Podman, the following steps are required:
+
+- start the podman socket service
+
+```sh
+systemctl --user start podman.socket
+```
+
+- set the environment variable
+
+```sh
+export DOCKER_HOST=unix://$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/podman/podman.sock
+```
+
+If you need more information, please refer to the [Testcontainers using Podman](https://golang.testcontainers.org/system_requirements/using_podman/).
+
 ### Colima
 
 Colima offers Rosetta (Apple specific) emulation which is handy since the Google MLMD project dependency is x86 specific.
diff --git a/internal/testutils/test_container_utils.go b/internal/testutils/test_container_utils.go
index 0a1c21c3..6601a875 100644
--- a/internal/testutils/test_container_utils.go
+++ b/internal/testutils/test_container_utils.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ func SetupMLMetadataTestContainer(t *testing.T) (*grpc.ClientConn, proto.Metadat
 			hc.Binds = []string{wd + ":/tmp/shared"}
 		},
 		WaitingFor: wait.ForLog("Server listening on"),
+		Privileged: true,
 	}
 
 	useProvider := defaultProvider
@@ -164,5 +166,5 @@ func tryDetectPodmanRunning() bool {
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	return info.Host.MachineState == "Running"
+	return info.Host.MachineState == "Running" || strings.Contains(os.Getenv("DOCKER_HOST"), "podman.sock")
 }