diff --git a/common/container/README.md b/common/container/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+## void-packages buildroot containers
+
+These containers are used for CI and should contain everything needed to run xbps-src.
+
+### Updating
+
+To build a new version, kick off a CI run by pushing something to `common/container/` on `master` or using the `Run workflow` button [here](https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/actions/workflows/container.yaml).
+
+Once this is built, update the version where it is used in `.github/workflows/` (typically in the value of a `container.image` key) to the newly-built tag.
diff --git a/common/container/noextract.conf b/common/container/noextract.conf
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--- a/common/container/noextract.conf
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@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ noextract=/usr/share/fish/vendor-completions.d*
 noextract=/usr/share/zsh/site-functions*
 noextract=/usr/share/info*
 noextract=/usr/share/locale*
-noextract=/usr/lib/gconv*