diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 697c4bdc3d..94fe77f1d4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/containernetworking/cni v0.8.1
 	github.com/containernetworking/plugins v0.9.1
 	github.com/containers/buildah v1.21.3
-	github.com/containers/common v0.38.15
+	github.com/containers/common v0.38.16
 	github.com/containers/conmon v2.0.20+incompatible
 	github.com/containers/image/v5 v5.12.0
 	github.com/containers/ocicrypt v1.1.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 39e43c1305..9c15c059af 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ github.com/containernetworking/plugins v0.9.1/go.mod h1:xP/idU2ldlzN6m4p5LmGiwRD
 github.com/containers/buildah v1.21.3 h1:YY9WKcJ4Z/y7o+LAq57+HUbGftqp+uNltjn0KWiivT8=
 github.com/containers/buildah v1.21.3/go.mod h1:ncw3+bwxJq3b/5ALL3XAchIJh7EGXoR5ZXo/c6yZQ9U=
 github.com/containers/common v0.38.12/go.mod h1:egfpX/Y3+19Dz4Wa1eRZDdgzoEOeneieF9CQppKzLBg=
-github.com/containers/common v0.38.15 h1:esHGxhaqjb5GihF9uO2KZoSGcydIB1PxjZojDipkN6E=
-github.com/containers/common v0.38.15/go.mod h1:egfpX/Y3+19Dz4Wa1eRZDdgzoEOeneieF9CQppKzLBg=
+github.com/containers/common v0.38.16 h1:m8wF48XUmh47Z1kiYCdfGu4Rok0zqCL2v53P3jSKSCQ=
+github.com/containers/common v0.38.16/go.mod h1:egfpX/Y3+19Dz4Wa1eRZDdgzoEOeneieF9CQppKzLBg=
 github.com/containers/conmon v2.0.20+incompatible h1:YbCVSFSCqFjjVwHTPINGdMX1F6JXHGTUje2ZYobNrkg=
 github.com/containers/conmon v2.0.20+incompatible/go.mod h1:hgwZ2mtuDrppv78a/cOBNiCm6O0UMWGx1mu7P00nu5I=
 github.com/containers/image/v5 v5.12.0 h1:1hNS2QkzFQ4lH3GYQLyAXB0acRMhS1Ubm6oV++8vw4w=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/libimage/pull.go b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/libimage/pull.go
index 6ca24e9135..4d7bccc90d 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/libimage/pull.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/libimage/pull.go
@@ -386,8 +386,23 @@ func (r *Runtime) copySingleImageFromRegistry(ctx context.Context, imageName str
 		// very likely a bug but a consistent one in Podman/Buildah and should
 		// be addressed at a later point.
 		if pullPolicy != config.PullPolicyAlways {
-			logrus.Debugf("Enforcing pull policy to %q to support custom platform (arch: %q, os: %q, variant: %q)", "always", options.Architecture, options.OS, options.Variant)
-			pullPolicy = config.PullPolicyAlways
+			switch {
+			// User input clearly refer to a local image.
+			case strings.HasPrefix(imageName, "localhost/"):
+				logrus.Debugf("Enforcing pull policy to %q to support custom platform (arch: %q, os: %q, variant: %q)", "never", options.Architecture, options.OS, options.Variant)
+				pullPolicy = config.PullPolicyNever
+
+			// Image resolved to a local one, so let's still have a
+			// look at the registries or aliases but use it
+			// otherwise.
+			case strings.HasPrefix(resolvedImageName, "localhost/"):
+				logrus.Debugf("Enforcing pull policy to %q to support custom platform (arch: %q, os: %q, variant: %q)", "newer", options.Architecture, options.OS, options.Variant)
+				pullPolicy = config.PullPolicyNewer
+
+			default:
+				logrus.Debugf("Enforcing pull policy to %q to support custom platform (arch: %q, os: %q, variant: %q)", "always", options.Architecture, options.OS, options.Variant)
+				pullPolicy = config.PullPolicyAlways
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/version/version.go b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/version/version.go
index 28da9dca45..ceea4734b6 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/version/version.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/version/version.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package version
 
 // Version is the version of the build.
-const Version = "0.38.15"
+const Version = "0.38.16"
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index c1b0e56107..8eb6da00cf 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ github.com/containers/buildah/pkg/overlay
 github.com/containers/buildah/pkg/parse
 github.com/containers/buildah/pkg/rusage
 github.com/containers/buildah/util
-# github.com/containers/common v0.38.15
+# github.com/containers/common v0.38.16
 github.com/containers/common/libimage
 github.com/containers/common/libimage/manifests
 github.com/containers/common/pkg/apparmor