diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3357ca2..a4bcf49 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ RUN \
     smokeping==${SMOKEPING_VERSION} \
     ssmtp \
     sudo \
+    traceroute \
     tcptraceroute && \
   echo "**** Build perl TacacsPlus module ****" && \
   cpanm Authen::TacacsPlus && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.aarch64 b/Dockerfile.aarch64
index 3db8c67..ac38775 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.aarch64
+++ b/Dockerfile.aarch64
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ RUN \
     smokeping==${SMOKEPING_VERSION} \
     ssmtp \
     sudo \
+    traceroute \
     tcptraceroute && \
   echo "**** Build perl TacacsPlus module ****" && \
   cpanm Authen::TacacsPlus && \
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index e441571..7359cfb 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ init_diagram: |
   "smokeping:latest" <- Base Images
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - {date: "17.12.25:", desc: "Replace busybox traceroute with APK version."}
   - {date: "26.09.25:", desc: "Add IO::Socket::INET6 perl module to improve IPv6 abilities."}
   - {date: "05.06.25:", desc: "Update TCPPing to 2.7 to fix traceroute incompatibility."}
   - {date: "03.06.25:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.22. Update TCPPing. Add curl probe."}