tack surface is reduced. Include the smallest possible set of vulnerabilities.</li><li>The images are smaller, which allows faster start-up.</li></ul><p>See also the <a href=https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless#why-should-i-use-distroless-images>Why should I use distroless images?</a> section in the official distroless README.</p><div><aside class="callout warning"><div class=type><svg class="large-icon"><use xlink:href="/v1.7/img/icons.svg#callout-warning"/></svg></div><div class=content>Be a