diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 70ec7284e..c3a5358b5 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ RESTART_POLICY=unless-stopped
 
 # Cache base images
 ALPINE_CACHE_FROM=alpine:3.21
-CENTOS_CACHE_FROM=quay.io/centos/centos:stream9
+CENTOS_CACHE_FROM=quay.io/centos/centos:stream9-minimal
 OL_CACHE_FROM=oraclelinux:9-slim
 UBUNTU_CACHE_FROM=ubuntu:jammy
 RHEL_CACHE_FROM=registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi-minimal:9.4