diff --git a/images/base/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/images/base/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index d302bde..b4a2548 100644
--- a/images/base/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/images/base/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     docker-buildx-plugin \
     docker-compose-plugin \
     htop \
+    jq \
     locales \
     man \
     python3 \
diff --git a/images/minimal/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/images/minimal/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 6f095ef..56047f8 100644
--- a/images/minimal/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/images/minimal/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     ca-certificates \
     curl \
     git \
+    jq \
     sudo \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
diff --git a/images/minimal/README.md b/images/minimal/README.md
index 9cc95c7..aad0f50 100644
--- a/images/minimal/README.md
+++ b/images/minimal/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This image only contains the bare necessities:
 - curl
 - ca-certificates
 - git
+- jq
 - sudo
 
 It is mainly meant for testing purposes.