diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/build-checks.yml
index 33f1ab4..9510d6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-checks.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         container:
-          - 'alpine:3.18'
           - 'alpine:3.19'
+          - 'alpine:3.20'
           - 'debian:11'
           - 'debian:12'
           - 'fedora:39'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5125309..64d006e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ The `.apk`, `.rpm` and `.deb` packages for Alpine, CentOS/RHEL, Debian, and Fedo
 
 Command              | Distribution
 -------------------- | ------------
-Alpine 3.17          | `make -C packages alpine-3.17`
 Alpine 3.18          | `make -C packages alpine-3.18`
 Alpine 3.19          | `make -C packages alpine-3.19`
+Alpine 3.20          | `make -C packages alpine-3.20`
 CentOS Stream 8      | `make -C packages centos-stream-8`
 CentOS Stream 9      | `make -C packages centos-stream-9`
 Debian 10 (Buster)   | `make -C packages debian-buster`
diff --git a/packages/Makefile.am b/packages/Makefile.am
index 1206fa8..b7fbe92 100644
--- a/packages/Makefile.am
+++ b/packages/Makefile.am
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ MULTIBUILD_OPTS = \
 	--pckver $(PACKAGE_VERSION)
 
 TARGETS_ALPINE = \
-	alpine-3.17 \
 	alpine-3.18 \
-	alpine-3.19
-alpine-latest: alpine-3.19
+	alpine-3.19 \
+	alpine-3.20
+alpine-latest: alpine-3.20
 
 TARGETS_CENTOS_STREAM = \
 	centos-stream-8 centos-stream-9
diff --git a/packages/multibuild.sh b/packages/multibuild.sh
index 9410063..cbbf6e5 100755
--- a/packages/multibuild.sh
+++ b/packages/multibuild.sh
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ case "$os" in
    alpine-*)
       pck_format="apk"
       pck_install="apk add"
-      pcks_dev="alpine-sdk curl-dev"
+      pcks_dev="alpine-sdk autoconf automake bzip2 curl-dev libtool linux-headers m4 xz"
       have_libcurl="1"
       have_libvarlink="0"
    ;;
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ case $os in
       addgroup -g 1000 developers
       adduser -D -G developers -u 1000 -s /bin/sh developer
       addgroup developer abuild
-      #abuild-keygen -a -i
+      #abuild-keygen -a -i -n
    ;;
    *) groupadd -g $usr_gid developers
       useradd -m -g $usr_gid -u $usr_uid -s /bin/bash developer
@@ -227,11 +227,13 @@ if [ \"'$pck_format'\" = apk ]; then
    echo
    find /home/developer/.abuild/ -name \"*rsa*\" -exec cat {} \\;
    echo
+   source .abuild/abuild.conf
+   export PACKAGER_PRIVKEY=\"\$PACKAGER_PRIVKEY\"
 
    msg \"creating the apk packages ...\"
    cd ~/${pckname}
    abuild checksum
-   abuild -r
+   abuild
 
    if [ \"'$targetdir'\" ]; then
       msg \"copying the apk packages to the target folder ...\"