diff --git a/.github/Dockerfile b/.github/Dockerfile
index 0b3191a9b86..5330fd5af6f 100644
--- a/.github/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/Dockerfile
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     ninja-build \
     patchutils \
     pkg-config \
-    perl \
-    perl-doc \
     python3 \
     python3-pip \
     python3-venv \
@@ -59,6 +57,10 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     zlib1g \
     zlib1g-dev
 
+RUN cpanm File::Slurp
+RUN cpanm --notest Module::Pluggable
+RUN cpanm Bit::Vector Capture::Tiny DateTime DateTime::Format::W3CDTF Devel::Cover Digest::MD5 File::Spec JSON::XS Memory::Process Time::HiRes
+
 # Clone and build Verilator
 RUN git clone https://github.com/antmicro/verilator verilator && \
     cd verilator && \