diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f74fae13..a123aaeb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,26 +1,24 @@
 FROM python:3.12-slim
 
+WORKDIR /src
 EXPOSE 8126
 
 ENV SNAPSHOT_CI=1
 ENV LOG_LEVEL=INFO
 ENV SNAPSHOT_DIR=/snapshots
+ENV VCR_CASSETTES_DIRECTORY=/vcr-cassettes
 
-RUN apt update && apt install -y git curl
+RUN apt update && \
+    apt install -y --no-install-recommends git curl runc containerd && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-ADD vcr-cassettes ./vcr-cassettes
-ENV VCR_CASSETTES_DIRECTORY=/vcr-cassettes
+ADD vcr-cassettes /vcr-cassettes
 
-RUN mkdir -p /src
-WORKDIR /src
 # Add only necessary files to speed up development builds
 ADD README.md setup.py test_deps.txt ./
 ADD ddapm_test_agent ./ddapm_test_agent
 ADD .git ./.git
-RUN pip install /src
-
-# Cleanup
-RUN apt remove -y git
-RUN rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /root/.cache/pip /tmp/* /var/tmp/* /src
+RUN pip install /src && \
+    rm -rf /root/.cache/pip
 
 CMD ["ddapm-test-agent"]
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-missing-slim-deps-fa3b0fc0292a09b3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-missing-slim-deps-fa3b0fc0292a09b3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77f66ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-missing-slim-deps-fa3b0fc0292a09b3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Ensures ``runc`` and ``containerd`` are installed in the docker image.