diff --git a/docs/getstarted/introduction/project.md b/docs/getstarted/introduction/project.md
index 24faa1f46..8bd3304e5 100644
--- a/docs/getstarted/introduction/project.md
+++ b/docs/getstarted/introduction/project.md
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ Before beginning, make sure you have:
 - The [up][up-cli] CLI installed
 - A Docker-compatible container runtime installed and running on your system
 
+:::tip 
+**Podman users**
+If you're using Podman instead of Docker, set the `DOCKER_HOST` environment variable to the Podman socket before running `up` commands:
+
+```shell
+export DOCKER_HOST=unix:///run/user/$(id -u)/podman/podman.sock
+```
+:::
+
 ## Create a control plane project
 
 Crossplane works by letting you define new resource types in Kubernetes that
diff --git a/docs/manuals/cli/howtos/project.md b/docs/manuals/cli/howtos/project.md
index 693e662f7..c1d765215 100644
--- a/docs/manuals/cli/howtos/project.md
+++ b/docs/manuals/cli/howtos/project.md
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ Before you begin, make sure you have:
 * Installed the `up` CLI
 * A Docker compatible runtime running
 
+:::tip 
+**Podman users**
+If you're using Podman instead of Docker, set the `DOCKER_HOST` environment variable to the Podman socket before running `up` commands:
+
+```shell
+export DOCKER_HOST=unix:///run/user/$(id -u)/podman/podman.sock
+```
+:::
+
 ## Initialize your project
 
 Choose your starting approach based on your goals:
diff --git a/utils/vale/styles/Upbound/spelling-exceptions.txt b/utils/vale/styles/Upbound/spelling-exceptions.txt
index 80f6e139c..7e5f5bea9 100644
--- a/utils/vale/styles/Upbound/spelling-exceptions.txt
+++ b/utils/vale/styles/Upbound/spelling-exceptions.txt
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ OTEL
 overengineer
 observability
 patchSets
+Podman
+podman
 pooler
 proidc
 proselint
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ syncer
 Syncer
 Syncers
 syncers
+templatization
 timeframe
 tolerations
 Upbound