diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5da3e21..ff1b89f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ RUN dpkg -i /tmp/packages-microsoft-prod.deb || true && \
       curl \
       git \
       jq \
+      locales \
       netcat-openbsd \
       openssh-client \
       powershell-lts \
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ RUN dpkg -i /tmp/packages-microsoft-prod.deb || true && \
       # (xorriso) Dependency for Packer (generating isofs image)
       xorriso \
       yamllint && \
+    sed -i '/en_US.UTF-8/s/^# //g' /etc/locale.gen && \
+    locale-gen && \
     pip3 install --upgrade pip && \
     pip3 install \
       ansible-core \