diff --git a/.github/docker-images/alpine-3.16-arm64/Dockerfile b/.github/docker-images/alpine-3.16-arm64/Dockerfile
index 61829aaf6..486ee971d 100644
--- a/.github/docker-images/alpine-3.16-arm64/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/docker-images/alpine-3.16-arm64/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ RUN apk add \
     ca-certificates \
     cmake \
     bash \
-    aws-cli
+    aws-cli \
+    perl
 
 WORKDIR /tmp
 
diff --git a/.github/docker-images/alpine-3.16-x64/Dockerfile b/.github/docker-images/alpine-3.16-x64/Dockerfile
index decdeadbe..f485ebbf0 100644
--- a/.github/docker-images/alpine-3.16-x64/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/docker-images/alpine-3.16-x64/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ RUN apk add \
     ca-certificates \
     cmake \
     bash \
-    aws-cli
+    aws-cli \
+    perl
 
 WORKDIR /tmp
 
diff --git a/.github/docker-images/openwrt-x64-openjdk8/Dockerfile b/.github/docker-images/openwrt-x64-openjdk8/Dockerfile
index 3fed9010f..05f551e83 100644
--- a/.github/docker-images/openwrt-x64-openjdk8/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/docker-images/openwrt-x64-openjdk8/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /usr/local/bin
 RUN opkg update
 
 # packages in openwrt
-RUN opkg install git-http ca-bundle curl python3 python3-pip gcc make bash sudo
+RUN opkg install git-http ca-bundle curl python3 python3-pip gcc make bash sudo perl
 
 # packages we have to get from alpine
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RUN tar -xzf apk-tools-static-2.12.9-r3.apk
 RUN ./sbin/apk.static -X http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.16/main -X http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.16/community -U --allow-untrusted --initdb add cmake openjdk8 maven aws-cli
 
 # stub libraries for stuff we unconditionally link; functionality is all actually in musl already
-# long term we might want to make our recognition better, but this is a blocker for the s2n build 
+# long term we might want to make our recognition better, but this is a blocker for the s2n build
 RUN ar -rc /usr/lib/libpthread.a
 RUN ar -rc /usr/lib/libdl.a
 RUN ar -rc /usr/lib/librt.a