diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8fcd61cb..2ecbe3b4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ RUN set -xe && \
 
 FROM debian:bullseye-slim
 
-# Set to "true" to install the optional git and rsync dependencies
+# Set to "true" to install jq and the optional git and rsync dependencies
 ARG INSTALL_OPTIONAL_PACKAGES=false
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y ca-certificates media-types && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-RUN if [ "${INSTALL_OPTIONAL_PACKAGES}" = "true" ]; then apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y git rsync && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; fi
+RUN if [ "${INSTALL_OPTIONAL_PACKAGES}" = "true" ]; then apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y jq git rsync && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; fi
 
 RUN mkdir -p /etc/sftpgo /var/lib/sftpgo /usr/share/sftpgo /srv/sftpgo/data /srv/sftpgo/backups
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.alpine b/Dockerfile.alpine
index 157fdf2c..26db5d2d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.alpine
+++ b/Dockerfile.alpine
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ RUN set -xe && \
 
 FROM alpine:3.15
 
-# Set to "true" to install the optional git and rsync dependencies
+# Set to "true" to install jq and the optional git and rsync dependencies
 ARG INSTALL_OPTIONAL_PACKAGES=false
 
 RUN apk add --update --no-cache ca-certificates tzdata mailcap
 
-RUN if [ "${INSTALL_OPTIONAL_PACKAGES}" = "true" ]; then apk add --update --no-cache git rsync; fi
+RUN if [ "${INSTALL_OPTIONAL_PACKAGES}" = "true" ]; then apk add --update --no-cache jq git rsync; fi
 
 # set up nsswitch.conf for Go's "netgo" implementation
 # https://github.com/gliderlabs/docker-alpine/issues/367#issuecomment-424546457