diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a8e87ef..5a2aeb1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -64,13 +64,16 @@ RUN . /envfile && echo $ARCH && \
     mv /tmp/eksctl /usr/bin && \
     chmod +x /usr/bin/eksctl
 
-# Install awscli
-# Temp fix to allow system-wide package installation:
-# https://stackoverflow.com/a/76540031/3671801
-RUN apk add --update --no-cache py3-pip && \
-    pip3 install --break-system-packages --upgrade pip setuptools && \
-    pip3 install --break-system-packages awscli && \
-    pip3 cache purge
+# Install awscli v1
+RUN apk add --update --no-cache pipx && \
+    pipx install awscli --global --suffix=v1
+
+# Install awscli v2
+RUN apk add --update --no-cache aws-cli && \
+    mv /usr/bin/aws /usr/local/bin/awsv2
+
+# Add script to switch between aws cli v1 and v2
+COPY aws_cli.sh /usr/local/bin/aws
 
 # Install jq
 RUN apk add --update --no-cache jq yq
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1bb616d..1593170 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ kubernetes docker images with necessary tools
 - [aws-iam-authenticator](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator) (latest version when run the build)
 - [eksctl](https://github.com/weaveworks/eksctl) (latest version when run the build)
 - [awscli v1](https://github.com/aws/aws-cli) (latest version when run the build)
+- [awscli v2](https://github.com/aws/aws-cli/tree/v2) (latest version when run the build)
+    - To use awscli v2, set the env var `AWS_CLI=v2`: `docker run --rm -e AWS_CLI=v2 alpine/k8s aws --version`
 - [kubeseal](https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets) (latest version when run the build)
 - [krew](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew) (latest version when run the build)
 - [vals](https://github.com/helmfile/vals) (latest version when run the build)
diff --git a/aws_cli.sh b/aws_cli.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0c76197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws_cli.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Run v1 or v2 of the aws cli based on env var
+if [[ -n "$AWS_CLI" && ("$AWS_CLI" == "v2" || "$AWS_CLI" == "2") ]]; then
+    exec /usr/local/bin/awsv2 "$@"
+else
+    exec /usr/local/bin/awsv1 "$@"
+fi