diff --git a/yelp_package/dockerfiles/itest/api/Dockerfile b/yelp_package/dockerfiles/itest/api/Dockerfile
index 7b53beeef0..774bf040bf 100644
--- a/yelp_package/dockerfiles/itest/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/yelp_package/dockerfiles/itest/api/Dockerfile
@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@ FROM ${DOCKER_REGISTRY}ubuntu:jammy
 ARG PIP_INDEX_URL=https://pypi.yelpcorp.com/jammy/simple
 ENV PIP_INDEX_URL=$PIP_INDEX_URL
 
+RUN apt-get update -yq && \
+    apt-get install -yq \
+        # needed to add a ppa
+        software-properties-common && \
+    add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
+
 RUN apt-get update > /dev/null && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        software-properties-common \
         gcc \
         git \
         curl \
diff --git a/yelp_package/dockerfiles/itest/k8s/Dockerfile b/yelp_package/dockerfiles/itest/k8s/Dockerfile
index 76d58007df..27ededc90b 100644
--- a/yelp_package/dockerfiles/itest/k8s/Dockerfile
+++ b/yelp_package/dockerfiles/itest/k8s/Dockerfile
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ FROM ${DOCKER_REGISTRY}ubuntu:jammy
 ARG PIP_INDEX_URL=https://pypi.yelpcorp.com/jammy/simple
 ENV PIP_INDEX_URL=$PIP_INDEX_URL
 
+RUN apt-get update -yq && \
+    apt-get install -yq \
+        # needed to add a ppa
+        software-properties-common && \
+    add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
+
 RUN apt-get update > /dev/null && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
         gcc \