diff --git a/common.yaml b/common.yaml
index 25ae04af..0e42b663 100644
--- a/common.yaml
+++ b/common.yaml
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ packages:
  # Common tools used by scripts and admins interactively
  - rsync tmux
  - nmap-ncat strace
+ # Future update manager on the client-side
+ - bootc
  # Editors
  - nano
  # Red Hat CA certs
diff --git a/manifest-c9s.yaml b/manifest-c9s.yaml
index bb0d240a..fa9a7ca7 100644
--- a/manifest-c9s.yaml
+++ b/manifest-c9s.yaml
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ packages:
  - centos-release-cloud-common
  - centos-release-nfv-common
  - centos-release-virt-common
- - bootc
 
 # Packages pinned to specific repos in SCOS 9
 repo-packages:
diff --git a/manifest-rhel-9.4.yaml b/manifest-rhel-9.4.yaml
index f86db050..6ecd224e 100644
--- a/manifest-rhel-9.4.yaml
+++ b/manifest-rhel-9.4.yaml
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ packages:
  # We include the generic release package and tweak the os-release info in a
  # post-proces script
  - centos-release
- - bootc
 
 # Packages pinned to specific repos in SCOS 9
 repo-packages: