diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 31db683abd..76a464305f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -169,8 +169,6 @@ jobs:
                     version: "3.23"
                   - image: "alpine"
                     version: "3.24"
-                  - image: "debian"
-                    version: "bullseye-slim"
                   - image: "debian"
                     version: "bookworm-slim"
       steps:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 00a3f3d3b8..c41fec2c3b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ GOTIDY  = ${GOMOD} tidy
 # | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
 # | amazonlinux      | 2, 2023                                   |                                                                |
 # | ubuntu           | 22.04, 24.04 25.04, 25.10 26.04           |                                                                |
-# | debian           | bullseye-slim, bookworm-slim, trixie-slim |                                                                |
+# | debian           | bookworm-slim, trixie-slim                | bullseye EOL 2026-08-31, removed 2026-09                       |
 # | redhatenterprise | 8, 9, 10                                  |                                                                |
 # | rockylinux       | 8, 9, 10                                  |                                                                |
 # | almalinux        | 8, 9, 10                                  |                                                                |
diff --git a/scripts/packages/packager/Dockerfile b/scripts/packages/packager/Dockerfile
index 8f3baa060c..847f6d7821 100644
--- a/scripts/packages/packager/Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/packages/packager/Dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ARG package_type
 
-FROM docker.io/golang:1.24-bullseye AS base
+FROM docker.io/golang:1.24-bookworm AS base
 
 ARG PKG_VER="1.17.5"
 ARG PKG_DIR="/tmp/pkg"
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y make jq gnupg gnupg1 gpgv1 git aptly debsig-verify createrepo-c dnf rpm \
-                       curl gettext-base make monkeysphere libtool unzip libssl-dev libbz2-dev libbsd-dev libarchive-dev liblzma-dev zlib1g-dev
+    apt-get install -y make jq gnupg git aptly debsig-verify createrepo-c dnf rpm \
+                       curl gettext-base libtool unzip libssl-dev libbz2-dev libbsd-dev libarchive-dev liblzma-dev zlib1g-dev
 
 # compile, install pkg tool for linux
 RUN	mkdir $PKG_DIR; cd $PKG_DIR; \