diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 29cbd091a2..b3988bb2e4 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+4.1.0-dev.451 | 2021-03-31 11:58:08 -0700
+
+  * Add ssh to Alpine Dockerfile for retrieving external test repos (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
+
 4.1.0-dev.449 | 2021-03-31 10:47:22 -0700
 
   * Change ci/init-external-repos.sh to use `base64 -d` (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f2eff5fe92..d8df332c52 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.1.0-dev.449
+4.1.0-dev.451
diff --git a/ci/alpine/Dockerfile b/ci/alpine/Dockerfile
index 5239c957ff..be93e0c3d0 100644
--- a/ci/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
   fts-dev \
   git \
   curl \
+  openssh-client \
   py3-pip
 
 RUN pip3 install junit2html