diff --git a/cmd/gen-manifests/main.go b/cmd/gen-manifests/main.go
index 6a97b477d..502a959dc 100644
--- a/cmd/gen-manifests/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gen-manifests/main.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type crBlueprint struct {
 	Packages       []blueprint.Package       `json:"packages,omitempty"`
 	Modules        []blueprint.Package       `json:"modules,omitempty"`
 	Groups         []blueprint.Group         `json:"groups,omitempty"`
+	Containers     []blueprint.Container     `json:"containers,omitempty"`
 	Customizations *blueprint.Customizations `json:"customizations,omitempty"`
 	Distro         string                    `json:"distro,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/internal/blueprint/blueprint.go b/internal/blueprint/blueprint.go
index f90154b09..546b3ff6a 100644
--- a/internal/blueprint/blueprint.go
+++ b/internal/blueprint/blueprint.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type Blueprint struct {
 	Packages       []Package       `json:"packages" toml:"packages"`
 	Modules        []Package       `json:"modules" toml:"modules"`
 	Groups         []Group         `json:"groups" toml:"groups"`
+	Containers     []Container     `json:"containers,omitempty" toml:"containers,omitempty"`
 	Customizations *Customizations `json:"customizations,omitempty" toml:"customizations,omitempty"`
 	Distro         string          `json:"distro" toml:"distro"`
 }
@@ -41,6 +42,13 @@ type Group struct {
 	Name string `json:"name" toml:"name"`
 }
 
+type Container struct {
+	Source string `json:"source" toml:"source"`
+	Name   string `json:"name,omitempty" toml:"name,omitempty"`
+
+	TLSVerify *bool `json:"tls-verify,omitempty" toml:"tls-verify,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // DeepCopy returns a deep copy of the blueprint
 // This uses json.Marshal and Unmarshal which are not very efficient
 func (b *Blueprint) DeepCopy() Blueprint {