diff --git a/minimal-image/minimal-image.changes b/minimal-image/minimal-image.changes
index 728becc6b..60bd21bfa 100644
--- a/minimal-image/minimal-image.changes
+++ b/minimal-image/minimal-image.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jul 10 10:06:53 UTC 2023 - Dirk Mueller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- Remove perl from the base image, rpm doesn't require it
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jun 23 15:33:33 UTC 2023 - Dirk Mueller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/minimal-image/minimal-image.kiwi b/minimal-image/minimal-image.kiwi
index 6d1edc550..2992b5a36 100644
--- a/minimal-image/minimal-image.kiwi
+++ b/minimal-image/minimal-image.kiwi
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@
     <package name="libzio1"/>
   </packages>
   <packages type="bootstrap">
-    <package name="rpm"/>
-    <package name="perl-base"/>
     <package name="distribution-release"/>
+    <package name="rpm"/>
   </packages>
 
 </image>
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