diff --git a/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh b/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
index 174c116..e1373c2 100755
--- a/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
+++ b/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/ash
 
+# edit repositories
+echo "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.18/main" > /etc/apk/repositories
+echo "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.18/community" >> /etc/apk/repositories
+
 # apk update and install essentials
 apk update && apk upgrade
 apk add nano sudo pwgen curl wget qemu-guest-agent git bash-doc bash-completion --no-cache