diff --git a/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-nitb-rauc-image.bb b/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-nitb-rauc-image.bb
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+require sysmocom-nitb-image.bb
+require sysmocom-rauc-slot.inc
diff --git a/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-rauc-slot.inc b/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-rauc-slot.inc
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+IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " packagegroup-rauc-slot "
+
+# force it to a squashfs
+IMAGE_FSTYPES = "squashfs"
+
diff --git a/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-rauc-slot.bb b/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-rauc-slot.bb
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+DESCRIPTION = "Task for sysmocom rauc slots"
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = " \
+                    file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
+ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN} = "1"
+PR = "r1"
+
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "\
+	rauc \
+	sysmocom-backup-data \
+	sysmocom-backup-default \
+"
+
+# Add minimal debug helpers
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "\
+	strace tcpdump \
+"
+