diff --git a/ADAravis/ADAravis.sh b/ADAravis/ADAravis.sh
index 2aafe15..7c2d228 100644
--- a/ADAravis/ADAravis.sh
+++ b/ADAravis/ADAravis.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ NAME=ADAravis
 set -xe
 
 # install required system dependencies
-ibek support apt-install \
+ibek support apt-install --only=dev \
     libboost-all-dev \
     libxext-dev \
     libglib2.0-dev \
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ibek support apt-install \
     xz-utils
 
 # declare packages for installation in the Dockerfile's runtime stage
-ibek support apt-add-runtime libglib2.0-bin libusb-1.0 libxml2
+ibek support apt-install --only=runtime libglib2.0-bin libusb-1.0 libxml2
 
 # build aravis library
 (
diff --git a/ADCore/install.sh b/ADCore/install.sh
index d98c417..b6bae19 100755
--- a/ADCore/install.sh
+++ b/ADCore/install.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set -xe
 
 # install required system dependencies
 HDF=http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/h/hdf5
-ibek support apt-install \
+ibek support apt-install --only=dev \
     libaec-dev \
     libblosc-dev \
     libglib2.0-dev \
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ibek support apt-install \
     $HDF/libhdf5-dev_1.10.4+repack-10_amd64.deb
 
 # declare packages for installation in the Dockerfile's runtime stage
-ibek support apt-add-runtime libtiff5 libsz2
+ibek support apt-install --only=runtime libtiff5 libsz2
 
 # get the source and fix up the configure/RELEASE files
 ibek support git-clone ${NAME} ${VERSION} --org http://github.com/areaDetector/