diff --git a/kas/image-minimal.yml b/kas/image-minimal.yml
index 18e5c0f..030d961 100644
--- a/kas/image-minimal.yml
+++ b/kas/image-minimal.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ header:
 
 target:
   - core-image-minimal
+
+local_conf_header:
+  baseimages: |
+    IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " zstd"
diff --git a/kas/test-new-package.yml b/kas/test-new-package.yml
index 2c90d70..4326c40 100644
--- a/kas/test-new-package.yml
+++ b/kas/test-new-package.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ local_conf_header:
     # example package to test --ignore-proprietary option
     IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " i2c-tools example"
     LICENSE_FLAGS_ACCEPTED .= "commercial "
+    # packages to test new/old packages are reported but not their packageconfig
+    IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " rsync"
+    IMAGE_INSTALL:remove = " zstd"