diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 508d044..bcd01fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🔽 Install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y coreutils quilt parted qemu-utils qemu-user-static debootstrap zerofree zip dosfstools libarchive-tools libcap2-bin grep rsync xz-utils file git curl bc
+          sudo apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends coreutils quilt parted qemu-utils qemu-user-static debootstrap zerofree zip dosfstools libarchive-tools libcap2-bin grep rsync xz-utils file git curl bc
       # build image
       - name: 🚧 Build
         run: |
diff --git a/stage-honeypi/01-install-honeypi/00-run.sh b/stage-honeypi/01-install-honeypi/00-run.sh
index 3dfb95e..e3f4f3e 100755
--- a/stage-honeypi/01-install-honeypi/00-run.sh
+++ b/stage-honeypi/01-install-honeypi/00-run.sh
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ install -m 644 files/hostapd "${ROOTFS_DIR}/etc/default/hostapd"
 #EOF
 
 echo '>>> Install unzip because somehow it is missing in pi-gen since Raspberry OS'
-apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install zip unzip
+apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends zip unzip
 
 STABLE=0