diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 4771ed7..76e728b 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ Imports:
     httr,
     vctrs,
     renv,
-    here
+    here,
+    lifecycle
 Depends: 
     R (>= 3.5.0)
 VignetteBuilder: knitr
diff --git a/R/installation.R b/R/installation.R
index 2bd56c6..47dd099 100644
--- a/R/installation.R
+++ b/R/installation.R
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ export_renv <- function(rang, path = ".") {
 #' @param skip_r17 logical, whether to skip R 1.7.x. Currently, it is not possible to compile R 1.7.x (R 1.7.0 and R 1.7.1) with the method provided by  `rang`. It affects `snapshot_date` from 2003-04-16 to 2003-10-07. When `skip_r17` is TRUE and `snapshot_date` is within the aforementioned range, R 1.8.0 is used instead
 #' @param insert_readme logical, whether to insert a README file
 #' @param copy_all logical, whether to copy everything in the current directory into the container. If `inst/rang` is detected in `output_dir`, this is coerced to TRUE.
+#' @param method character, can only be "auto", "evercran", "rocker", or "debian". Select which base image is used. "auto" (the default) selects the best option based on the R version. "evercran" is experimental.
 #' @param ... arguments to be passed to `dockerize`
 #' @return `output_dir`, invisibly
 #' @inheritParams export_rang
diff --git a/man/apptainerize.Rd b/man/apptainerize.Rd
index 7d3451c..e50d91e 100644
--- a/man/apptainerize.Rd
+++ b/man/apptainerize.Rd
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ and \code{\link[=download.file]{download.file()}}.}
 
 \item{copy_all}{logical, whether to copy everything in the current directory into the container. If \code{inst/rang} is detected in \code{output_dir}, this is coerced to TRUE.}
 
+\item{method}{character, can only be "auto", "evercran", "rocker", or "debian". Select which base image is used. "auto" (the default) selects the best option based on the R version. "evercran" is experimental.}
+
 \item{...}{arguments to be passed to \code{apptainerize}}
 }
 \value{
diff --git a/man/dockerize.Rd b/man/dockerize.Rd
index 018a969..6789796 100644
--- a/man/dockerize.Rd
+++ b/man/dockerize.Rd
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ and \code{\link[=download.file]{download.file()}}.}
 
 \item{copy_all}{logical, whether to copy everything in the current directory into the container. If \code{inst/rang} is detected in \code{output_dir}, this is coerced to TRUE.}
 
+\item{method}{character, can only be "auto", "evercran", "rocker", or "debian". Select which base image is used. "auto" (the default) selects the best option based on the R version. "evercran" is experimental.}
+
 \item{...}{arguments to be passed to \code{dockerize}}
 }
 \value{