diff --git a/podman/redox-base-containerfile b/podman/redox-base-containerfile
index 82f70db74..1ea1fee81 100644
--- a/podman/redox-base-containerfile
+++ b/podman/redox-base-containerfile
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ RUN useradd --create-home --no-log-init --uid _UID_ poduser \
 		python3-dev \
 		python3-mako \
 		python3-venv \
+		python3.12 \
 		rsync \
 		ruby \
 		scons \