diff --git a/IMG_SFX b/IMG_SFX
index 2b9d16d4..3f0caa55 100644
--- a/IMG_SFX
+++ b/IMG_SFX
@@ -1 +1 @@
-20240308t191852z-f39f38d13
+20240320t153921z-f39f38d13
diff --git a/base_images/debian_base-setup.sh b/base_images/debian_base-setup.sh
index 96228b2c..ddeeaa0e 100644
--- a/base_images/debian_base-setup.sh
+++ b/base_images/debian_base-setup.sh
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ source "$REPO_DIRPATH/lib.sh"
 #
 # FIXME: 2024-01-02: Bumped the timebomb expiration date because it's
 #        too hard to find out if it's fixed or not
-#        2024-01-25: again, and 02-26 again
-timebomb 20240320 "workaround for updating debian 12 to 13"
+#        2024-01-25: again, and 02-26 again and 03-20 again
+timebomb 20240330 "workaround for updating debian 12 to 13"
 $SUDO tee /usr/bin/version_find_latest <<"EOF"
 #!/bin/bash
 #
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ $SUDO chmod 755 /usr/bin/version_find_latest
 #     https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/19407
 #     https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2230127
 # 2024-01-25 dfsg-3 also has the bug
-timebomb 20240320 "prevent us from getting broken tar-1.35+dfsg-3"
+timebomb 20240330 "prevent us from getting broken tar-1.35+dfsg-3"
 ( set -x; $SUDO apt-mark hold tar; )
 
 echo "Upgrading to SID"
diff --git a/cache_images/debian_packaging.sh b/cache_images/debian_packaging.sh
index 292cb52d..c1912b9a 100644
--- a/cache_images/debian_packaging.sh
+++ b/cache_images/debian_packaging.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ INSTALL_PACKAGES=(\
     libdevmapper-dev
     libdevmapper1.02.1
     libfuse-dev
-    libfuse2
     libfuse3-dev
     libglib2.0-dev
     libgpgme11-dev
diff --git a/cache_images/fedora_packaging.sh b/cache_images/fedora_packaging.sh
index ad1d88f9..02b888ef 100644
--- a/cache_images/fedora_packaging.sh
+++ b/cache_images/fedora_packaging.sh
@@ -193,20 +193,16 @@ DOWNLOAD_PACKAGES=(\
 msg "Installing general build/test dependencies"
 bigto $SUDO dnf install -y "${INSTALL_PACKAGES[@]}"
 
-# 2024-02-20 package needed for podman #21563
-# 2024-02-26 stable everywhere except fc38
-timebomb 20240310 "package not yet in stable for fc38"
-if [[ "$OS_RELEASE_VER" -eq 38 ]]; then
+# 2024-03-18 new pasta, built today, not yet stable anywhere
+timebomb 20240325 "package not yet in stable for fc38"
+if [[ "$OS_RELEASE_VER" -le 41 ]]; then
     arch=$(uname -m)
+    n=passt
+    v=0%5E20240320.g71dd405
+    r=1.fc$OS_RELEASE_VER
     bigto $SUDO dnf install -y  \
-          https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/passt/0%5E20240220.g1e6f92b/1.fc$OS_RELEASE_VER/$arch/passt-0%5E20240220.g1e6f92b-1.fc$OS_RELEASE_VER.$arch.rpm \
-          https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/passt/0%5E20240220.g1e6f92b/1.fc$OS_RELEASE_VER/noarch/passt-selinux-0%5E20240220.g1e6f92b-1.fc$OS_RELEASE_VER.noarch.rpm
-fi
-
-timebomb 20240310 "ARGH! Stupid rc6 kernel still not stable, force it"
-if [[ "$OS_RELEASE_VER" -eq 41 ]]; then
-    bigto $SUDO dnf install -y \
-          https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/kernel/6.8.0/0.rc6.49.fc41/x86_64/kernel{,-core,-modules,-modules-core}-6.8.0-0.rc6.49.fc41.x86_64.rpm
+          https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/$n/$v/$r/$arch/$n-$v-$r.$arch.rpm \
+          https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/$n/$v/$r/noarch/$n-selinux-$v-$r.noarch.rpm
 fi
 
 msg "Downloading packages for optional installation at runtime, as needed."
diff --git a/win_images/win_packaging.ps1 b/win_images/win_packaging.ps1
index e85ce04e..16a0ee66 100644
--- a/win_images/win_packaging.ps1
+++ b/win_images/win_packaging.ps1
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocola
 
 # Install basic required tooling.
 #   psexec needed to workaround session 0 WSL bug
-retryInstall git archiver psexec golang mingw; Check-Exit
+retryInstall git archiver psexec golang mingw StrawberryPerl; Check-Exit
 
 # Update service is required for dotnet
 Set-Service -Name wuauserv -StartupType "Manual"; Check-Exit