diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile-fedora b/docker/Dockerfile-fedora
index 784f2d1..51138b6 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile-fedora
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile-fedora
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM fedora:43 AS image_base
+FROM fedora:44 AS image_base
 RUN dnf -y install \
   blas-devel \
   boost-devel \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile-ubuntu-wo-dependencies b/docker/Dockerfile-ubuntu-wo-dependencies
index f68c1c1..dedbb9d 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile-ubuntu-wo-dependencies
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile-ubuntu-wo-dependencies
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-FROM ubuntu:noble AS image_base
+FROM ubuntu:resolute AS image_base
 RUN apt-get update && \
+    echo "path-include=/usr/share/doc/libprrte-dev/*" >> /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/excludes && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
         apt-utils \
         build-essential \
@@ -8,14 +9,16 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         ccache \
         cmake \
         cython3 \
-        gcc-13 g++-13 libstdc++-13-dev \
+        gcc-16 g++-16 libstdc++-16-dev \
         gdb \
         git \
+        gzip \
         libboost-dev \
         libboost-mpi-dev \
         libboost-serialization-dev \
         libboost-test-dev \
         libopenmpi-dev \
+        libprrte-dev \
         ninja-build \
         openssh-client \
         openmpi-bin \
@@ -30,6 +33,13 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         python3-setuptools \
         python3-vtk9 \
         vim && \
+    if [ ! -f /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/prrte3/share/prte/help-prun.txt ]; then \
+        # fix a packaging issue: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openmpi/+bug/2155666
+        mkdir -p /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/prrte3/share/prte && \
+        cp /usr/share/doc/libprrte-dev/help-schizo-ompi.txt /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/prrte3/share/prte/ && \
+        cp /usr/share/doc/libprrte-dev/help-prun.txt.gz /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/prrte3/share/prte/ && \
+        gzip -d /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/prrte3/share/prte/help-prun.txt.gz ; \
+    fi && \
     apt-get clean && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*