diff --git a/src/GraphvizInstaller.ts b/src/GraphvizInstaller.ts
index 665001b..1db78e9 100644
--- a/src/GraphvizInstaller.ts
+++ b/src/GraphvizInstaller.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export class GraphvizInstaller {
       "apt-get",
       "install",
       "-y",
+      "--no-install-recommends",
       graphvizVersion ? `graphviz=${graphvizVersion}` : "graphviz",
       // https://github.com/pygraphviz/pygraphviz/issues/163#issuecomment-570770201
       libgraphvizdevVersion
diff --git a/src/__tests__/GraphvizInstaller.spec.ts b/src/__tests__/GraphvizInstaller.spec.ts
index 7ca7671..ed4fe8d 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/GraphvizInstaller.spec.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/GraphvizInstaller.spec.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ describe("class GraphvizInstaller", () => {
                   "apt-get",
                   "install",
                   "-y",
+                  "--no-install-recommends",
                   "graphviz",
                   "libgraphviz-dev",
                   "pkg-config",
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ describe("class GraphvizInstaller", () => {
                   "apt-get",
                   "install",
                   "-y",
+                  "--no-install-recommends",
                   "graphviz",
                   "libgraphviz-dev",
                   "pkg-config",
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@ describe("class GraphvizInstaller", () => {
                   "apt-get",
                   "install",
                   "-y",
+                  "--no-install-recommends",
                   "graphviz=1.1.1",
                   "libgraphviz-dev=2.2.2",
                   "pkg-config",
@@ -253,6 +256,7 @@ describe("class GraphvizInstaller", () => {
                   "apt-get",
                   "install",
                   "-y",
+                  "--no-install-recommends",
                   "graphviz=3.3.3",
                   "libgraphviz-dev",
                   "pkg-config",
@@ -291,6 +295,7 @@ describe("class GraphvizInstaller", () => {
                   "apt-get",
                   "install",
                   "-y",
+                  "--no-install-recommends",
                   "graphviz",
                   "libgraphviz-dev=4.4.4",
                   "pkg-config",