How to identify sql server version for target Podman or Docker Container Imager

Question: I'm setting up different Podman and Docker based Containers for SQL Server. I'd like to know , how can I identify the SQL Server version & build number , if I'm using the mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-latest    convention, when choosing which image to use?    Based on the information it isn't possible to tell the version and build numbers

An example podman command:

docker run -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" -e "SA_PASSWORD=myPassw0rd" \
   -p 1433:1433 --name sql1 \
   -d mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-latest

Answer:   It is possible grab the version number , build and some other information which may be useful 

Execute this Podman command. Note: you can also execute this command in Docker , just replace Podman with Docker

podman run -e PAL_PROGRAM_INFO=1 --name sqlver \
-ti mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-latest && \
podman rm sqlver

This will give you output similar to the following:

SQL Server 2019 will run as non-root by default.
This container is running as user mssql.
sqlservr
  Version 15.0.4083.2
  Build ID d5181234401a57a9aa5eb81af2dffbbf9b750124f0065daec40ccce42014973b
  Build Type release
  Git Version 0d2b64e0
  Built at Tue Dec 08 20:39:50 GMT 2020

PAL
  Build ID f74ce9a08a6bf5d43be16095a765f910ad1967319df2359a2b9f374b9f73bb79
  Build Type release
  Git Version 39fec36d8
  Built at Tue Dec 08 20:37:04 GMT 2020

Packages
  system.security                         6.2.9200.15,unset,
  system.certificates                     6.2.9200.15,unset,
  secforwarderxplat                       15.0.4086.12
  sqlservr                                15.0.4083.2
  system.common                           10.0.17134.1246.202005133
  system.netfx                            4.7.2.461814
  system                                  6.2.9200.15,unset,
  sqlagent                                15.0.4083.2

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