diff --git a/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2
index f6e7603b46..a156a14cb5 100644
--- a/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build
     {% set swift_base_packages = [
         'liberasurecode-devel',
         'nmap-ncat',
+        'rsync',
     ] %}
 {% elif base_package_type == 'deb' %}
     {% set swift_base_packages = [
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix_rsync_rpm_swift_base_missing-9d106d94b52d0bad.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix_rsync_rpm_swift_base_missing-9d106d94b52d0bad.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..127907e3bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix_rsync_rpm_swift_base_missing-9d106d94b52d0bad.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes a bug where the ``rsync`` RPM package was missing in the ``swift-base`` container.
+    See `bug 2062072 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/kolla/+bug/2062072>`__ for details.