diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 05317c5..18ac245 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ samtools|1.3.1|docker pull pgc-images.sbgenomics.com/d3b-bixu/samtools:1.3.1
 samtools|1.6|docker pull pgc-images.sbgenomics.com/d3b-bixu/samtools:1.6
 samtools|1.7-11-g041220d|docker pull pgc-images.sbgenomics.com/d3b-bixu/samtools:1.7-11-g041220d
 samtools|1.9|docker pull pgc-images.sbgenomics.com/d3b-bixu/samtools:1.9
+samtools|base|docker pull pgc-images.sbgenomics.com/d3b-bixu/samtools:base
 samtools|latest|docker pull pgc-images.sbgenomics.com/d3b-bixu/samtools:latest
 sanger|caveman-pindel|docker pull pgc-images.sbgenomics.com/d3b-bixu/sanger:caveman-pindel
 scdblfinder|1.8.0|docker pull pgc-images.sbgenomics.com/d3b-bixu/scdblfinder:1.8.0
diff --git a/samtools/base/Dockerfile b/samtools/base/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..040f116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samtools/base/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+ARG PLATFORM=linux/amd64
+FROM --platform=${PLATFORM} ubuntu:24.04
+
+LABEL maintainer="Miguel Brown <brownm28@chop.edu>"
+LABEL description="Base software for samtools image"
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN apt update && apt install -y \
+    autoconf \
+    automake \
+    make \
+    gcc \
+    perl \
+    zlib1g-dev \
+    libbz2-dev \
+    liblzma-dev \
+    libcurl4-gnutls-dev \
+    libssl-dev \
+    libncurses5-dev \
+    libdeflate-dev \
+    bzip2 \
+    pigz \
+    parallel \
+    curl