diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a4d759cd7..d5944e9ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - hdfs: Exclude unused jars and mitigate snappy-java CVEs by bumping dependency ([#682]).
 - druid: Build from source ([#684], [#696]).
 - opa: Add log processing script to opa for decision logging ([#695], [#704]).
+- opa: Add the package util-linux containing the command logger which
+  allows to enter messages into the system log ([#728]).
 - stackable-base: Add [config-utils](https://github.com/stackabletech/config-utils) ([#706]).
 - omid: Include Apache Omid Examples to simplify testing ([#721]).
 
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 [#706]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/706
 [#721]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/721
 [#727]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/727
+[#728]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/728
 
 ## [24.3.0] - 2024-03-20
 
diff --git a/opa/Dockerfile b/opa/Dockerfile
index c8515dfb7..c7823c2f5 100644
--- a/opa/Dockerfile
+++ b/opa/Dockerfile
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ RUN microdnf update \
     pkg-config \
     systemd-devel \
     unzip \
+    # To add the command logger which allows to enter messages into the system log
+    # cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
+    # https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe%3A2.3%3Aa%3Akernel%3Autil-linux%3A*%3A*%3A*%3A*%3A*%3A*%3A*%3A*
+    util-linux \
   && rm -rf /var/cache/yum
 
 WORKDIR /