Issue Description
When building an image using FROM with a source that contains layer annotations, the final committed image loses those annotations.
Steps to reproduce the issue
- Pick an image with layer annotations, e.g.:
skopeo inspect -n docker://quay.io/fedora/fedora-bootc | jq -c .LayersData[].Annotations | head
- Build
from it
buildah from quay.io/fedora/fedora-bootc
buildah run fedora-bootc-working-container touch /var/foo
img=$(buildah commit fedora-bootc-working-container)
- Check annotations on the new image
skopeo inspect containers-storage:2ef0c13fe7c39b5ed319595f880be69996fe0d93e110076a748f57ce12745bb3 | jq .LayersData[].Annotations | head
Describe the results you received
Annotations for base layers not retained.
Describe the results you expected
Annotations for base layers are retained.
buildah version output
Version: 1.42.2
Go Version: go1.25.4 X:nodwarf5
Image Spec: 1.1.1
Runtime Spec: 1.2.1
CNI Spec: 1.1.0
libcni Version:
image Version: 5.38.0
Git Commit:
Built: Wed Dec 3 09:00:34 2025
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
BuildPlatform: linux/amd64
buildah info output
{
"host": {
"CgroupVersion": "v2",
"Distribution": {
"distribution": "fedora",
"version": "43"
},
"MemFree": 15124185088,
"MemTotal": 67100504064,
"OCIRuntime": "crun",
"SwapFree": 4296781824,
"SwapTotal": 8589930496,
"arch": "amd64",
"cpus": 16,
"hostname": "flux",
"kernel": "6.17.12-300.fc43.x86_64",
"os": "linux",
"rootless": true,
"uptime": "462h 42m 41.19s (Approximately 19.25 days)",
"variant": ""
},
"store": {
"ContainerStore": {
"number": 25
},
"GraphDriverName": "overlay",
"GraphImageStore": "",
"GraphOptions": null,
"GraphRoot": "/var/home/jlebon/.local/share/containers/storage",
"GraphStatus": {
"Backing Filesystem": "btrfs",
"Native Overlay Diff": "true",
"Supports d_type": "true",
"Supports shifting": "false",
"Supports volatile": "true",
"Using metacopy": "false"
},
"GraphTransientStore": false,
"ImageStore": {
"number": 1306
},
"RunRoot": "/run/user/1000/containers"
}
}Provide your storage.conf
I don't think that matters here but happy to provide it if you'd like. I regularly podman system reset -f my system and never touch storage.conf.
Upstream Latest Release
Yes
Additional environment details
No response
Additional information
Also happens with buildah bud and the FROM oci-archive: trick. This makes annotations added by chunkah in the build-time path not actually persist.
Issue Description
When building an image using
FROMwith a source that contains layer annotations, the final committed image loses those annotations.Steps to reproduce the issue
fromitDescribe the results you received
Annotations for base layers not retained.
Describe the results you expected
Annotations for base layers are retained.
buildah version output
buildah info output
Provide your storage.conf
I don't think that matters here but happy to provide it if you'd like. I regularly
podman system reset -fmy system and never touchstorage.conf.Upstream Latest Release
Yes
Additional environment details
No response
Additional information
Also happens with
buildah budand theFROM oci-archive:trick. This makes annotations added by chunkah in the build-time path not actually persist.