diff --git a/buildchain/buildchain/image.py b/buildchain/buildchain/image.py
index 182ae6a8d8..1c69bea945 100644
--- a/buildchain/buildchain/image.py
+++ b/buildchain/buildchain/image.py
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ def _operator_image(name: str, **kwargs: Any) -> targets.OperatorImage:
 # }}}
 # Container images to build {{{
 TO_BUILD: Tuple[targets.LocalImage, ...] = (
+    _local_image(
+        name="metalk8s-alert-logger",
+    ),
     _local_image(
         name="salt-master",
         build_args={"SALT_VERSION": versions.SALT_VERSION},
diff --git a/buildchain/buildchain/versions.py b/buildchain/buildchain/versions.py
index 6c2007797f..2bf17325a9 100644
--- a/buildchain/buildchain/versions.py
+++ b/buildchain/buildchain/versions.py
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ def _version_prefix(version: str, prefix: str = "v") -> str:
         digest="sha256:240b10b07e15e95c3009da938e3abb8bef2fa47ea1f719ae58f7dd116bcb2f10",
     ),
     # Local images
+    Image(
+        name="metalk8s-alert-logger",
+        version=VERSION,
+        digest=None,
+    ),
     Image(
         name="metalk8s-ui",
         version=VERSION,