diff --git a/hack/components/bump-linux-bridge.sh b/hack/components/bump-linux-bridge.sh
index fe13a03ce..366ffbdac 100755
--- a/hack/components/bump-linux-bridge.sh
+++ b/hack/components/bump-linux-bridge.sh
@@ -27,19 +27,31 @@ echo 'Build container image with linux-bridge binaries'
 LINUX_BRIDGE_TAR_CONTAINER_DIR=/usr/src/github.com/containernetworking/plugins/bin
 LINUX_BRIDGE_IMAGE=quay.io/kubevirt/cni-default-plugins
 LINUX_BRIDGE_IMAGE_TAGGED=${LINUX_BRIDGE_IMAGE}:${LINUX_BRIDGE_TAG}
-(
-    cd ${LINUX_BRIDGE_PATH}
+DOCKER_BUILDER="${DOCKER_BUILDER:-linux-bridge-docker-builder}"
+# By default, the build will be based on the host architecture.
+# To build for other platforms, you can:
+# 1. Export all supported platforms: export PLATFORMS=all
+# 2. Or specify specific platforms: export PLATFORMS=linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+PLATFORM_LIST="linux/amd64,linux/s390x,linux/arm64"
+ARCH=$(uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/;s/aarch64/arm64/')
+[ -z "$PLATFORMS" ] && PLATFORMS="linux/${ARCH}"
+[ "$PLATFORMS" == "all" ] && PLATFORMS="${PLATFORM_LIST}"
+IFS=',' read -r -a PLATFORM_LIST <<< "$PLATFORMS"
+
+create_dockerfile() {
     cat <<EOF > Dockerfile
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal AS builder
+FROM --platform=\$BUILDPLATFORM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal AS builder
+ARG TARGETOS
+ARG TARGETARCH
 RUN microdnf install -y golang git
 RUN \
     git clone https://${LINUX_BRIDGE_REPO} ${LINUX_BRIDGE_PATH} && \
     cd ${LINUX_BRIDGE_PATH} && \
     git checkout ${LINUX_BRIDGE_TAG}
 WORKDIR ${LINUX_BRIDGE_PATH}
-RUN GOFLAGS=-mod=vendor ./build_linux.sh
+RUN GOFLAGS=-mod=vendor GOARCH=\${TARGETARCH} GOOS=\${TARGETOS} ./build_linux.sh
 
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal
+FROM --platform=linux/\$TARGETARCH registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="phoracek@redhat.com"
 ENV SOURCE_DIR=${REMOTE_SOURCE_DIR}/app
 RUN mkdir -p ${LINUX_BRIDGE_TAR_CONTAINER_DIR}
@@ -49,14 +61,59 @@ COPY --from=builder ${LINUX_BRIDGE_PATH}/bin/tuning ${LINUX_BRIDGE_TAR_CONTAINER
 RUN sha256sum ${LINUX_BRIDGE_TAR_CONTAINER_DIR}/bridge >${LINUX_BRIDGE_TAR_CONTAINER_DIR}/bridge.checksum
 RUN sha256sum ${LINUX_BRIDGE_TAR_CONTAINER_DIR}/tuning >${LINUX_BRIDGE_TAR_CONTAINER_DIR}/tuning.checksum
 EOF
-    ${OCI_BIN} build -t ${LINUX_BRIDGE_IMAGE_TAGGED} .
-)
+}
 
-echo 'Push the image to KubeVirt repo'
-(
-    if [ ! -z ${PUSH_IMAGES} ]; then
-        ${OCI_BIN} push "${LINUX_BRIDGE_IMAGE_TAGGED}"
+check_and_create_docker_builder() {
+    existing_builder=$(docker buildx ls | grep -w "$DOCKER_BUILDER" | awk '{print $1}' || true)
+    if [ -n "$existing_builder" ]; then
+        echo "Builder '$DOCKER_BUILDER' already exists. Using existing builder."
+        docker buildx use "$DOCKER_BUILDER"
+    else
+        echo "Creating a new Docker Buildx builder: $DOCKER_BUILDER"
+        docker buildx create --driver-opt network=host --use --name "$DOCKER_BUILDER"
+    fi
+}
+
+build_docker_image() {
+    docker buildx build --platform "${PLATFORMS}" -t "${LINUX_BRIDGE_IMAGE_TAGGED}" . --push
+    docker buildx rm "$DOCKER_BUILDER"
+}
+
+build_podman_image() {
+    podman manifest rm "${LINUX_BRIDGE_IMAGE_TAGGED}" 2>/dev/null || true
+    podman rmi "${LINUX_BRIDGE_IMAGE_TAGGED}" 2>/dev/null || true
+    podman manifest create "${LINUX_BRIDGE_IMAGE_TAGGED}"
+
+    for platform in "${PLATFORM_LIST[@]}"; do
+        podman build --platform "$platform" --manifest "${LINUX_BRIDGE_IMAGE_TAGGED}" .
+    done
+}
+
+push_image_to_kubevirt_repo() {
+    echo 'Push the image to KubeVirt repo'
+    if [ "${OCI_BIN}" == "podman" ]; then
+        if [ ! -z "${PUSH_IMAGES}" ]; then
+            podman manifest push "${LINUX_BRIDGE_IMAGE_TAGGED}"
+        fi
     fi
+}
+
+
+(
+    cd ${LINUX_BRIDGE_PATH}
+    create_dockerfile
+    (
+        if [[ "${OCI_BIN}" == "docker" ]]; then
+            check_and_create_docker_builder
+            build_docker_image
+        elif [[ "${OCI_BIN}" == "podman" ]]; then
+            build_podman_image
+            push_image_to_kubevirt_repo
+        else
+            echo "Invalid OCI_BIN value. It must be either 'docker' or 'podman'."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    )
 )
 
 if [[ -n "$(docker-utils::check_image_exists "${LINUX_BRIDGE_IMAGE}" "${LINUX_BRIDGE_TAG}")" ]]; then