diff --git a/prow/config/jobs/metal3-io/baremetal-operator.yaml b/prow/config/jobs/metal3-io/baremetal-operator.yaml
index bfaa9569b..a67b5b259 100644
--- a/prow/config/jobs/metal3-io/baremetal-operator.yaml
+++ b/prow/config/jobs/metal3-io/baremetal-operator.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,19 @@ presubmits:
         - make
         image: quay.io/metal3-io/basic-checks:golang-1.24
         imagePullPolicy: Always
+  - name: generate-api-docs
+    branches:
+    - main
+    run_if_changed: '(config/base/crds/bases/.*|^Makefile|hack/gen-api-doc\.sh)$*'
+    decorate: true
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - args:
+        - ./hack/gen-api-docs.sh
+        command:
+        - sh
+        image: ghcr.io/fybrik/crdoc:0.6.2@sha256:355ef777a45021ee864e613b2234b4f2c6193762e3e0de94a26b66d06cec81c3
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
   - name: manifestlint
     branches:
     - main
diff --git a/prow/container-images/basic-checks/Dockerfile b/prow/container-images/basic-checks/Dockerfile
index 6f7ef9fb6..df1e8f43b 100644
--- a/prow/container-images/basic-checks/Dockerfile
+++ b/prow/container-images/basic-checks/Dockerfile
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ FROM docker.io/golang:${GO_VERSION}
 # Install additional packages not present in regular golang image
 RUN apt-get update \
     && apt-get -y upgrade \
-    && apt-get install -y libvirt-dev podman \
+    && apt-get install -y libvirt-dev \
     && apt-get clean