diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0958eb6..53c33e6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ RUN apk add openssh-client
 ## handy in some charms to poke at some services
 RUN apk add curl wget
 
+## handy in some charms or action to recode some output
+RUN apk add recode
+
 ## handy yaml2json converter for charm
 RUN wget https://github.com/bronze1man/yaml2json/releases/download/v1.3/yaml2json_linux_amd64 \
     -O /usr/local/bin/yaml2json && \