diff --git a/peerpod-ctrl/Dockerfile b/peerpod-ctrl/Dockerfile
index c15afe9ff..665b54a85 100644
--- a/peerpod-ctrl/Dockerfile
+++ b/peerpod-ctrl/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM --platform=$TARGETPLATFORM quay.io/confidential-containers/golang-fedora:1.20.8-36 as builder
+FROM --platform=$TARGETPLATFORM quay.io/confidential-containers/golang-fedora:1.20.8-38 as builder
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG CGO_ENABLED=1
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ RUN CC=gcc CGO_ENABLED=${CGO_ENABLED} GOOS=${TARGETOS:-linux} GOARCH=${TARGETARC
 FROM --platform=$TARGETPLATFORM registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:38
 ARG CGO_ENABLED=1
 
-RUN if [ "$CGO_ENABLED" = 1 ] ; then dnf install -y libvirt-libs && dnf clean all; fi
+RUN if [ "$CGO_ENABLED" = 1 ] ; then dnf install -y libvirt-libs openssh-clients && dnf clean all; fi
 WORKDIR /
 COPY --from=builder /workspace/manager .