diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 340c523..42096b8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ RUN \
     php83-gd \
     php83-ldap \
     php83-mysqlnd \
+    php83-opcache \
     php83-pdo_mysql \
     php83-pecl-memcached \
     php83-tokenizer \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.aarch64 b/Dockerfile.aarch64
index 76bdeb1..6243d04 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.aarch64
+++ b/Dockerfile.aarch64
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ RUN \
     php83-gd \
     php83-ldap \
     php83-mysqlnd \
+    php83-opcache \
     php83-pdo_mysql \
     php83-pecl-memcached \
     php83-tokenizer \
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 5f0a69e..fdd3916 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ init_diagram: |
   "bookstack:latest" <- Base Images
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - {date: "04.01.25:", desc: "Add php-opcache."}
   - {date: "17.12.24:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.21."}
   - {date: "11.10.24:", desc: "Default to environment config over .env file config."}
   - {date: "06.09.24:", desc: "Add php-exif for reading image EXIF data."}