diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa99d90..dd622d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,26 +3,31 @@ This base container image allows us to build the CLI faster by separating the bu
 
 Provides:
 
-| content               | amd64 | s390x | arm64 |
-| --------------------- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
-| `python3 v3.14`       |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `ibmcloud v2.38.1`    |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `aws`                 |  ✔️  |  ❌   |  ✔️  |
-| `helm v3`             |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `mongosh v2.3.3`      |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `mongodump v100.10.0` |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `oc`                  |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `oc mirror`           |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `oc ibm-pak v1.20.0`  |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `skopeo`              |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `nano`                |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `jq`                  |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `yq v4.49.1`          |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `tini v0.19.0`        |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `rclone`              |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `rosa`                |  ✔️  |  ❌ ️  |  ✔️  |
-| `boto3`               |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `argocd`              |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
-| `redis-cli`           |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️  |
+| content               | amd64 | s390x | ppc64le | arm64 |
+| --------------------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----- |
+| `python3 v3.12`       |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `ibmcloud v2.38.1`    |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `aws`                 |  ✔️  |  ❌   |  ❌    |  ✔️  |
+| `helm v3`             |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `mongosh v2.3.3`      |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `mongodump v100.10.0` |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `oc`                  |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `oc mirror`           |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `oc ibm-pak v1.20.0`  |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `skopeo`              |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `nano`                |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `jq`                  |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `yq v4.49.1`          |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `tini v0.19.0`        |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `rclone`              |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `rosa`                |  ✔️  |  ❌   |  ❌    |  ✔️  |
+| `boto3`               |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `argocd`              |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `redis-cli`           |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `ibm_db v3.2.3`       |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ❌  |
+| `libxcrypt-compat`    |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
+| `cpio`                |  ✔️  |  ✔️   |  ✔️    |  ✔️  |
 
-Note: IBM Cloud `Container-Registry` plugin is supported on ppc64le, however the `Container-Service` plugin is not.
+**Notes:**
+- IBM Cloud `Container-Registry` plugin is supported on ppc64le, however the `Container-Service` plugin is not.
+- `ibm_db` (DB2 Python driver) is not supported on arm64 architecture due to upstream limitations.
diff --git a/image/cli-base/Dockerfile b/image/cli-base/Dockerfile
index f04c81d..35014b5 100644
--- a/image/cli-base/Dockerfile
+++ b/image/cli-base/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ARG ARCHITECTURE
 USER root
 RUN dnf update -y --skip-broken --nobest &&\
     dnf upgrade -y --skip-broken --nobest &&\
-    dnf install nano jq -y &&\
+    dnf install nano jq libxcrypt-compat cpio -y &&\
     dnf clean all
 
 # 2. Upgrade pip, install wheel, then install Python modules
diff --git a/image/cli-base/install/requirements.txt b/image/cli-base/install/requirements.txt
index e74da3c..dd9b0d4 100644
--- a/image/cli-base/install/requirements.txt
+++ b/image/cli-base/install/requirements.txt
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ jinjanator==25.3.1
 slack-sdk==3.39.0
 jira==3.10.5
 boto3==1.41.5
+ibm_db==3.2.3; platform_machine != "aarch64"