diff --git a/manifest-lock.aarch64.json b/manifest-lock.aarch64.json
index 9ff3851e0a..396888d953 100644
--- a/manifest-lock.aarch64.json
+++ b/manifest-lock.aarch64.json
@@ -990,6 +990,9 @@
     "pam-libs": {
       "evra": "1.5.2-16.fc38.aarch64"
     },
+    "passt": {
+      "evra": "0^20230509.g96f8d55-1.fc38.aarch64"
+    },
     "passwd": {
       "evra": "0.80-14.fc38.aarch64"
     },
diff --git a/manifest-lock.s390x.json b/manifest-lock.s390x.json
index 8e5d11ecb3..53987b05aa 100644
--- a/manifest-lock.s390x.json
+++ b/manifest-lock.s390x.json
@@ -921,6 +921,9 @@
     "pam-libs": {
       "evra": "1.5.2-16.fc38.s390x"
     },
+    "passt": {
+      "evra": "0^20230509.g96f8d55-1.fc38.s390x"
+    },
     "passwd": {
       "evra": "0.80-14.fc38.s390x"
     },
diff --git a/manifest-lock.x86_64.json b/manifest-lock.x86_64.json
index 75464ffe4d..1ccb581963 100644
--- a/manifest-lock.x86_64.json
+++ b/manifest-lock.x86_64.json
@@ -996,6 +996,9 @@
     "pam-libs": {
       "evra": "1.5.2-16.fc38.x86_64"
     },
+    "passt": {
+      "evra": "0^20230509.g96f8d55-1.fc38.x86_64"
+    },
     "passwd": {
       "evra": "0.80-14.fc38.x86_64"
     },
diff --git a/manifests/user-experience.yaml b/manifests/user-experience.yaml
index ed80c3c79c..ee848357cf 100644
--- a/manifests/user-experience.yaml
+++ b/manifests/user-experience.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ packages:
   - runc
   - skopeo
   - toolbox
+  # passt provides user-mode networking daemons for namespaces
+  - passt
   # nvme-cli for managing nvme disks
   - nvme-cli
   # Used by admins interactively