diff --git a/.env.prod.example b/.env.prod.example
index 56e846a..3965d45 100644
--- a/.env.prod.example
+++ b/.env.prod.example
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # RELEASE VERSION
 # =====================================================
 # Tag fra Gitea (f.eks. v1.0.0, v1.2.3)
-RELEASE_VERSION=v2.0.4
+RELEASE_VERSION=v2.0.5
 
 # =====================================================
 # GITEA AUTHENTICATION
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES_v2.0.5.md b/RELEASE_NOTES_v2.0.5.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f68fdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES_v2.0.5.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Release Notes v2.0.5
+
+## Fixes
+- The migration execution endpoint now probes for the available container runtime (`docker` or `podman`) instead of assuming `docker`, preventing failures when Docker is absent but Podman is installed.
+- Improved the validation error to clearly report when neither runtime is reachable and provided a more reliable command execution flow.
+
+---
+Release Date: 28. januar 2026
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 26e3379..b9d2bdf 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.4
\ No newline at end of file
+2.0.5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/settings/backend/views.py b/app/settings/backend/views.py
index b14c1ca..89e8bc4 100644
--- a/app/settings/backend/views.py
+++ b/app/settings/backend/views.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse
 from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 import os
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 
 from app.core.config import settings
@@ -65,9 +66,15 @@ def execute_migration(payload: MigrationExecution):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Migration file not found")
 
     # Determine the container runtime (Podman or Docker)
-    runtime = settings.CONTAINER_RUNTIME.lower()
-    if runtime not in {"docker", "podman"}:
-        runtime = "docker"
+    runtime_preference = (settings.CONTAINER_RUNTIME or "").strip().lower()
+    available_runtimes = [cmd for cmd in ("podman", "docker") if shutil.which(cmd)]
+    if not available_runtimes:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="No container runtime (docker/podman) found in PATH")
+
+    if runtime_preference and runtime_preference in available_runtimes:
+        runtime = runtime_preference
+    else:
+        runtime = available_runtimes[0]
 
     command = [
         runtime,