diff --git a/Dockerfile.apk b/Dockerfile.apk
index 53499d11..7fc3c56f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.apk
+++ b/Dockerfile.apk
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     && apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-deps tar gzip \
     && tar -C / -xzf /tmp/kong.apk.tar.gz \
     && apk add --no-cache libstdc++ libgcc openssl pcre perl tzdata libcap zlib zlib-dev bash \
+    && apk add --no-cache luarocks \
     && adduser -S kong \
     && addgroup -S kong \
     && mkdir -p "${KONG_PREFIX}" \
diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index 9a9201c5..fa7bf1a3 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ RUN set -eux; \
     && mv /kong/etc/* /etc \
     && rm -rf /kong \
     && apk add --no-cache libstdc++ libgcc openssl pcre perl tzdata libcap zip bash zlib zlib-dev git ca-certificates \
+    && apk add --no-cache luarocks \
     && adduser -S kong \
     && addgroup -S kong \
     && mkdir -p "/usr/local/kong" \