diff --git a/molecule/default/Dockerfile-debian-bookworm.j2 b/molecule/default/Dockerfile-debian-bookworm.j2
index 4a1c734..8e78755 100644
--- a/molecule/default/Dockerfile-debian-bookworm.j2
+++ b/molecule/default/Dockerfile-debian-bookworm.j2
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ENV LANGUAGE en_US:en
 ENV LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8
 
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y python3 sudo bash ca-certificates iproute2 python3-apt aptitude systemd systemd-sysv locales \
+    && apt-get install -y python3 sudo bash ca-certificates iproute2 python3-apt aptitude systemd systemd-sysv locales cron \
     && echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" > /etc/locale.gen \
     && locale-gen en_US.UTF-8 \
     && apt-get clean \
diff --git a/molecule/default/Dockerfile-debian-bullseye.j2 b/molecule/default/Dockerfile-debian-bullseye.j2
index 55a8a92..a658c5f 100644
--- a/molecule/default/Dockerfile-debian-bullseye.j2
+++ b/molecule/default/Dockerfile-debian-bullseye.j2
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ENV LANGUAGE en_US:en
 ENV LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8
 
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y python3 sudo bash ca-certificates iproute2 python3-apt aptitude systemd systemd-sysv locales \
+    && apt-get install -y python3 sudo bash ca-certificates iproute2 python3-apt aptitude systemd systemd-sysv locales cron \
     && echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" > /etc/locale.gen \
     && locale-gen en_US.UTF-8 \
     && apt-get clean \
diff --git a/molecule/default/Dockerfile-ubuntu-focal.j2 b/molecule/default/Dockerfile-ubuntu-focal.j2
index e7bbf74..081fe6b 100644
--- a/molecule/default/Dockerfile-ubuntu-focal.j2
+++ b/molecule/default/Dockerfile-ubuntu-focal.j2
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ENV LANGUAGE en_US:en
 ENV LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8
 
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y python3 sudo bash ca-certificates iproute2 python3-apt aptitude systemd systemd-sysv locales \
+    && apt-get install -y python3 sudo bash ca-certificates iproute2 python3-apt aptitude systemd systemd-sysv locales cron \
     && echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" > /etc/locale.gen \
     && locale-gen en_US.UTF-8 \
     && apt-get clean \
diff --git a/molecule/default/Dockerfile-ubuntu-jammy.j2 b/molecule/default/Dockerfile-ubuntu-jammy.j2
index 7c0c6fb..9ed69f4 100644
--- a/molecule/default/Dockerfile-ubuntu-jammy.j2
+++ b/molecule/default/Dockerfile-ubuntu-jammy.j2
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ENV LANGUAGE en_US:en
 ENV LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8
 
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y python3 sudo bash ca-certificates iproute2 python3-apt aptitude systemd systemd-sysv locales \
+    && apt-get install -y python3 sudo bash ca-certificates iproute2 python3-apt aptitude systemd systemd-sysv locales cron \
     && echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" > /etc/locale.gen \
     && locale-gen en_US.UTF-8 \
     && apt-get clean \