diff --git a/script/check-asf-header.sh b/script/check-asf-header.sh
index ff765eab..808efa10 100755
--- a/script/check-asf-header.sh
+++ b/script/check-asf-header.sh
@@ -16,5 +16,16 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/github/workspace ghcr.io/korandoru/hawkeye-native format
+# check if docker or podman is installed
+if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    CONTAINER_RUNTIME="docker"
+elif command -v podman >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    CONTAINER_RUNTIME="podman"
+else
+    echo "Neither Docker nor Podman is installed. Please install either Docker or Podman."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+$CONTAINER_RUNTIME run -it --rm -v "$(pwd)":/github/workspace ghcr.io/korandoru/hawkeye-native format
+
 gofmt -w -l .