diff --git a/podman.changes b/podman.changes
index 8f7ebc8..b945836 100644
--- a/podman.changes
+++ b/podman.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Oct  4 08:27:53 UTC 2024 - Alexandre Vicenzi <alexandre.vicenzi@suse.com>
+
+- Load ip6_tables kernel module, required for IPv6 networks (bsc#1214612)
+
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 Tue Sep 24 17:07:25 UTC 2024 - opensuse_buildservice@ojkastl.de
 
diff --git a/podman.conf b/podman.conf
index 5efd4d7..b11d02a 100644
--- a/podman.conf
+++ b/podman.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # Load br_netfilter module at boot
 br_netfilter
+# ip6_tables module is required if netavark is using iptables on an ipv6
+# network, which is currently the default in Tumbleweed
+ip6_tables