diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8434ab6bd..b8258e5fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - (Feature) Enable ML Operator and add required Platform Roles
 - (Feature) Helm Lint
 - (Bugfix) Helm Lint Indent fix
+- (Feature) Add CA Certificates
 
 ## [1.3.0](https://github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/tree/1.3.0) (2025-08-01)
 - (Feature) (Platform) Storage Debug
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a96016066..d5c642988 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ FROM ${IMAGE} AS base
 
 ARG BUILD_SKIP_UPDATE=false
 ENV BUILD_SKIP_UPDATE=${BUILD_SKIP_UPDATE}
-RUN if [ X"${BUILD_SKIP_UPDATE}" = X"true" ]; then echo "Update skipped!"; else apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get clean; fi
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && (if [ X"${BUILD_SKIP_UPDATE}" = X"true" ]; then echo "Update skipped!"; else apt-get install -y ca-certificates; fi) && apt-get clean
 
 FROM base