diff --git a/charts/terdut-server/templates/bootstrap-job.yaml b/charts/terdut-server/templates/bootstrap-job.yaml
index e2be2ad..b3adc2b 100644
--- a/charts/terdut-server/templates/bootstrap-job.yaml
+++ b/charts/terdut-server/templates/bootstrap-job.yaml
@@ -23,13 +23,23 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "terdut-server.fullname" . }}-bootstrap
       containers:
         - name: bootstrap
-          image: alpine:3
+          # alpine/curl, not alpine:3 + `apk add curl`. Installing the binary at run time
+          # writes it into the container's writable upper layer, which is exactly the
+          # signature Falco's `Drop and execute new binary in container` (MITRE TA0003)
+          # exists to catch -- this hook emitted two Critical events on every single
+          # upgrade. See Ryuvia/charts#100. It also made `helm upgrade` depend on the
+          # Alpine CDN answering, since this runs as a post-upgrade hook and a failed
+          # hook fails the release.
+          #
+          # Still a full Alpine underneath, so sh, cat, sleep, grep, cut, head and tail
+          # are all present (verified in-cluster 2026-09-04). The image declares
+          # ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"], which `command:` below overrides -- do not
+          # change `command:` to `args:`.
+          image: alpine/curl:8.21.0@sha256:a1c44bab54d88e18ea9a6a4ecefab7f2d230b968567b78960fcaff8d51b7f067
           command:
             - /bin/sh
             - -c
             - |
-              apk add --no-cache curl > /dev/null 2>&1
-
               SERVICE_URL="http://{{ include "terdut-server.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.service.port }}"
               SECRET_NAME="{{ include "terdut-server.bootstrapSecretName" . }}"
               K8S_API="https://kubernetes.default.svc"