diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 7fc073865..919452d0c 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ghcr.io/ubcsailbot/sailbot_workspace/dev:refactor-images-v2
+FROM ghcr.io/ubcsailbot/sailbot_workspace/dev:add-py-deps-v2
 
 # Copy configuration files (e.g., .vimrc) from config/ to the container's home directory
 ARG USERNAME=ros
diff --git a/.devcontainer/base-dev/base-dev.Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/base-dev/base-dev.Dockerfile
index ce7ebcee5..ed8a5ecab 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/base-dev/base-dev.Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/base-dev/base-dev.Dockerfile
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     && rosdep init || echo "rosdep already initialized"
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=
 
+# install base pip dependencies
+RUN pip3 install \
+    pyproj \
+    shapely
+
 # root bash configuration
 ENV ROS_WORKSPACE=/workspaces/sailbot_workspace
 COPY update-bashrc.sh /sbin/update-bashrc