diff --git a/getpkg/build.sh b/getpkg/build.sh
index 5215b27..8ca1644 100755
--- a/getpkg/build.sh
+++ b/getpkg/build.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ mkdir -p "${SCRIPT_DIR}/output"
 
 PROJECT="getpkg"
 
+# make sure we have the latest base image.
+docker pull gitea.jde.nz/public/dropshell-build-base:latest
+
 docker build \
   -t "${PROJECT}-build" \
   -f "${SCRIPT_DIR}/Dockerfile.dropshell-build" \