diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create_test.go b/cmd/podman/common/create_test.go
index 27835999a0..e9cfc47185 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create_test.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create_test.go
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ func TestPodOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	cc := reflect.ValueOf(&exampleOptions).Elem()
 	pc := reflect.ValueOf(&podOptions).Elem()
 
-	pcType := reflect.TypeOf(podOptions)
+	pcType := reflect.TypeFor[entities.PodCreateOptions]()
 	for i := 0; i < pc.NumField(); i++ {
 		podField := pc.FieldByIndex([]int{i})
 		podType := pcType.Field(i)
 		for j := 0; j < cc.NumField(); j++ {
 			containerField := cc.FieldByIndex([]int{j})
-			containerType := reflect.TypeOf(exampleOptions).Field(j)
+			containerType := reflect.TypeFor[entities.ContainerCreateOptions]().Field(j)
 			tagPod := strings.Split(podType.Tag.Get("json"), ",")[0]
 			tagContainer := strings.Split(containerType.Tag.Get("json"), ",")[0]
 			if tagPod == tagContainer && (tagPod != "" && tagContainer != "") {
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go b/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
index 41d1534d21..288a36d086 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func autocompleteMachineSSH(_ *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string)
 // autocompleteMachineCp - Autocomplete machine cp command.
 func autocompleteMachineCp(_ *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
 	if len(args) < 2 {
-		if i := strings.IndexByte(toComplete, ':'); i > -1 {
+		if found := strings.Contains(toComplete, ":"); found {
 			// TODO: offer virtual machine path completion
 
 			// the user already set the machine name, so don't use the host file autocompletion
diff --git a/cmd/quadlet/main.go b/cmd/quadlet/main.go
index 9a17a1517b..815edb2360 100644
--- a/cmd/quadlet/main.go
+++ b/cmd/quadlet/main.go
@@ -316,14 +316,14 @@ func isUnambiguousName(imageName string) bool {
 	}
 
 	// Otherwise we require a fully qualified name
-	firstSlash := strings.Index(imageName, "/")
-	if firstSlash == -1 {
+	before, _, ok := strings.Cut(imageName, "/")
+	if !ok {
 		// No domain or path, not fully qualified
 		return false
 	}
 
 	// What is before the first slash can be a domain or a path
-	domain := imageName[:firstSlash]
+	domain := before
 
 	// If its a domain (has dot or port or is "localhost") it is considered fq
 	if strings.ContainsAny(domain, ".:") || domain == "localhost" {
diff --git a/libpod/container_internal_common.go b/libpod/container_internal_common.go
index 05519076c0..1ffeaceb66 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal_common.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal_common.go
@@ -2583,7 +2583,7 @@ func (c *Container) groupEntry(groupname, gid string, list []string) string {
 // Returns password entry (as a string that can be appended to /etc/passwd) and
 // any error that occurred.
 func (c *Container) generatePasswdEntry() (string, error) {
-	passwdString := ""
+	var passwdString strings.Builder
 
 	addedUID := 0
 	for _, userid := range c.config.HostUsers {
@@ -2596,14 +2596,14 @@ func (c *Container) generatePasswdEntry() (string, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
-		passwdString += entry
+		passwdString.WriteString(entry)
 	}
 	if c.config.AddCurrentUserPasswdEntry {
 		entry, uid, _, err := c.generateCurrentUserPasswdEntry()
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
-		passwdString += entry
+		passwdString.WriteString(entry)
 		addedUID = uid
 	}
 	if c.config.User != "" {
@@ -2611,10 +2611,10 @@ func (c *Container) generatePasswdEntry() (string, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
-		passwdString += entry
+		passwdString.WriteString(entry)
 	}
 
-	return passwdString, nil
+	return passwdString.String(), nil
 }
 
 // generateCurrentUserPasswdEntry generates an /etc/passwd entry for the user
diff --git a/libpod/container_secrets_test.go b/libpod/container_secrets_test.go
index 5c3f70a398..b67f32c79e 100644
--- a/libpod/container_secrets_test.go
+++ b/libpod/container_secrets_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package libpod
 
 import (
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools/generate"
@@ -94,13 +95,7 @@ func TestInjectEnvSecrets(t *testing.T) {
 			} else {
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 				for key, val := range tt.expectedEnv {
-					found := false
-					for _, env := range g.Config.Process.Env {
-						if env == key+"="+val {
-							found = true
-							break
-						}
-					}
+					found := slices.Contains(g.Config.Process.Env, key+"="+val)
 					assert.True(t, found, "Expected env %s=%s not found", key, val)
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/manifests.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/manifests.go
index 15451ffde5..002b0521e8 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/manifests.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/manifests.go
@@ -554,9 +554,7 @@ func ManifestModify(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// If the data was multipart, then save items from it into a
 		// directory that will be removed along with this list,
 		// whenever that happens.
-		artifactExtraction.Add(1)
-		go func() {
-			defer artifactExtraction.Done()
+		artifactExtraction.Go(func() {
 			storageConfig := runtime.StorageConfig()
 			// FIXME: knowing that this is the location of the
 			// per-image-record-stuff directory is a little too
@@ -618,7 +616,7 @@ func ManifestModify(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			}
 			// Save the list of files that we created.
 			body.ArtifactFiles = contentFiles
-		}()
+		})
 	}
 
 	if tlsVerify, ok := r.URL.Query()["tlsVerify"]; ok {
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/utils/images.go b/pkg/api/handlers/utils/images.go
index b1c750049b..462eaca43b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/utils/images.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/utils/images.go
@@ -146,15 +146,9 @@ func jsonProgressToString(p *jsonstream.Progress) string {
 		}
 	}
 
-	percentage := int(float64(p.Current)/float64(p.Total)*100) / 2
-	if percentage > 50 {
-		percentage = 50
-	}
+	percentage := min(int(float64(p.Current)/float64(p.Total)*100)/2, 50)
 
-	numSpaces := 0
-	if 50-percentage > 0 {
-		numSpaces = 50 - percentage
-	}
+	numSpaces := max(50-percentage, 0)
 	pbBox = fmt.Sprintf("[%s>%s] ", strings.Repeat("=", percentage), strings.Repeat(" ", numSpaces))
 
 	switch {
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/quadlet.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/quadlet.go
index abab6cf5bd..c3e00b66d6 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/quadlet.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/quadlet.go
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ func getFileName(resp *http.Response, fileURL string) (string, error) {
 	cd := resp.Header.Get("Content-Disposition")
 	if cd != "" {
 		const prefix = "filename="
-		if idx := strings.Index(cd, prefix); idx != -1 {
-			filename := cd[idx+len(prefix):]
+		if _, after, ok := strings.Cut(cd, prefix); ok {
+			filename := after
 			filename = strings.Trim(filename, "\"'")
 			return filename, nil
 		}
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ func parseMultiQuadletFile(filePath string) ([]quadletSection, error) {
 // extractFileNameFromSection extracts the FileName from a comment in the quadlet section
 // The comment must be in the format: # FileName=my-name
 func extractFileNameFromSection(content string) (string, error) {
-	lines := strings.Split(content, "\n")
-	for _, line := range lines {
+	lines := strings.SplitSeq(content, "\n")
+	for line := range lines {
 		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
 		// Look for comment lines starting with #
 		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
@@ -499,8 +499,8 @@ func extractFileNameFromSection(content string) (string, error) {
 // Returns the appropriate file extension (.container, .volume, .network, etc.)
 func detectQuadletType(content string) (string, error) {
 	// Look for section headers like [Container], [Volume], [Network], etc.
-	lines := strings.Split(content, "\n")
-	for _, line := range lines {
+	lines := strings.SplitSeq(content, "\n")
+	for line := range lines {
 		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
 		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "[") && strings.HasSuffix(line, "]") {
 			sectionName := strings.ToLower(strings.Trim(line, "[]"))
diff --git a/pkg/trust/policy.go b/pkg/trust/policy.go
index dfdc75cbf2..6f222f312f 100644
--- a/pkg/trust/policy.go
+++ b/pkg/trust/policy.go
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ func parseUids(colonDelimitKeys []byte) []string {
 			parseduid := uid
 			if ltidx := strings.Index(uid, "<"); ltidx != -1 {
 				subuid := parseduid[ltidx+1:]
-				if gtidx := strings.Index(subuid, ">"); gtidx != -1 {
-					parseduid = subuid[:gtidx]
+				if before, _, ok := strings.Cut(subuid, ">"); ok {
+					parseduid = before
 				}
 			}
 			parseduids = append(parseduids, parseduid)
diff --git a/test/e2e/images_test.go b/test/e2e/images_test.go
index 1892121d37..4fd56ef7ad 100644
--- a/test/e2e/images_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/images_test.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman images", func() {
 		output := session.OutputToString()
 		Expect(output).To(BeValidJSON())
 
-		images := []map[string]interface{}{}
+		images := []map[string]any{}
 		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(output), &images)
 
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
diff --git a/test/e2e/play_kube_test.go b/test/e2e/play_kube_test.go
index b971057dd9..82da967142 100644
--- a/test/e2e/play_kube_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/play_kube_test.go
@@ -1573,14 +1573,14 @@ func generateKubeYaml(kind string, object any, pathname string) error {
 
 // generateMultiDocKubeYaml writes multiple kube objects in one Yaml document.
 func generateMultiDocKubeYaml(kubeObjects []string, pathname string) error {
-	var multiKube string
+	var multiKube strings.Builder
 
 	for _, k := range kubeObjects {
-		multiKube += "---\n"
-		multiKube += k
+		multiKube.WriteString("---\n")
+		multiKube.WriteString(k)
 	}
 
-	return writeYaml(multiKube, pathname)
+	return writeYaml(multiKube.String(), pathname)
 }
 
 func createSecret(podmanTest *PodmanTestIntegration, name string, value []byte) { //nolint:unparam
diff --git a/test/e2e/search_mock_registry.go b/test/e2e/search_mock_registry.go
index 1254e69cc1..2450417bd7 100644
--- a/test/e2e/search_mock_registry.go
+++ b/test/e2e/search_mock_registry.go
@@ -399,10 +399,7 @@ func applyLimitToResults(results map[string]any, limitNum int) map[string]any {
 
 	if limitNum > 0 {
 		if resultsArray, ok := resultsCopy["results"].([]any); ok {
-			actualLimit := limitNum
-			if len(resultsArray) < limitNum {
-				actualLimit = len(resultsArray)
-			}
+			actualLimit := min(len(resultsArray), limitNum)
 			resultsCopy["results"] = resultsArray[:actualLimit]
 			resultsCopy["num_results"] = actualLimit
 		}
@@ -491,10 +488,7 @@ func applyPagination(allTags []string, limit int, last string, repoName string)
 	}
 
 	if limit > 0 {
-		endIndex := startIndex + limit
-		if endIndex > len(allTags) {
-			endIndex = len(allTags)
-		}
+		endIndex := min(startIndex+limit, len(allTags))
 		return allTags[startIndex:endIndex]
 	}