diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d57656fc..c7d2399e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ debian-cd (3.2.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     the firmware archives.
   * Add new config option DISABLE_UEFI_32 to control mixed-mode EFI on
     x86 builds. Closes: #1031424
+  * Add iucode-tool to the list of base packages wanted for amd64 and
+    i386, so we will have it available for installing CPU microcode.
 
  -- Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>  Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:44:19 +0100
 
diff --git a/tools/generate_di+k_list b/tools/generate_di+k_list
index 4bd66a10..16c89baf 100755
--- a/tools/generate_di+k_list
+++ b/tools/generate_di+k_list
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ ca-certificates
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ARCH_i386
+iucode-tool
 initramfs-tools
 busybox
 grub-pc
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ linux-headers-686-pae
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ARCH_amd64
+iucode-tool
 initramfs-tools
 busybox
 grub-pc