diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4fd7ee6..241f845 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ RUN \
   fi && \
   apk add -U --upgrade --no-cache \
     libdbi-drivers \
+    paho-mqtt-c \
+    py3-syslog-ng \
     syslog-ng==${SYSLOG_NG_VERSION} \
     syslog-ng-add-contextual-data \
     syslog-ng-amqp \
@@ -29,8 +31,7 @@ RUN \
     syslog-ng-stardate \
     syslog-ng-stomp \
     syslog-ng-tags-parser \
-    syslog-ng-xml \
-    py3-syslog-ng && \
+    syslog-ng-xml && \
   rm -rf \
     /tmp/*
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.aarch64 b/Dockerfile.aarch64
index 8a7df94..36ff4dd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.aarch64
+++ b/Dockerfile.aarch64
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ RUN \
   fi && \
   apk add -U --upgrade --no-cache \
     libdbi-drivers \
+    paho-mqtt-c \
+    py3-syslog-ng \
     syslog-ng==${SYSLOG_NG_VERSION} \
     syslog-ng-add-contextual-data \
     syslog-ng-amqp \
@@ -29,8 +31,7 @@ RUN \
     syslog-ng-stardate \
     syslog-ng-stomp \
     syslog-ng-tags-parser \
-    syslog-ng-xml \
-    py3-syslog-ng && \
+    syslog-ng-xml && \
   rm -rf \
     /tmp/*
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.armhf b/Dockerfile.armhf
index 814d74d..c2acc2c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.armhf
+++ b/Dockerfile.armhf
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ RUN \
   fi && \  
   apk add -U --upgrade --no-cache \
     libdbi-drivers \
+    paho-mqtt-c \
+    py3-syslog-ng \
     syslog-ng==${SYSLOG_NG_VERSION} \
     syslog-ng-add-contextual-data \
     syslog-ng-amqp \
@@ -29,8 +31,7 @@ RUN \
     syslog-ng-stardate \
     syslog-ng-stomp \
     syslog-ng-tags-parser \
-    syslog-ng-xml \
-    py3-syslog-ng && \
+    syslog-ng-xml && \
   rm -rf \
     /tmp/*
 
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index a8efd61..d0ed652 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "10.01.23:", desc: "Add paho-mqtt-c library as required by the syslog-ng documentation" }
   - { date: "30.12.22:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.17, add libdbi-drivers for SQL support." }
   - { date: "01.10.22:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.16, migrate to s6v3." }
   - { date: "18.12.21:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.15." }