diff --git a/src/s-core-devcontainer/.devcontainer/s-core-local/install.sh b/src/s-core-devcontainer/.devcontainer/s-core-local/install.sh
index ee7e552..90a1414 100755
--- a/src/s-core-devcontainer/.devcontainer/s-core-local/install.sh
+++ b/src/s-core-devcontainer/.devcontainer/s-core-local/install.sh
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ apt-get install -y sshpass="${sshpass_version}*"
 # additional developer tools
 apt-get install -y gdb="${gdb_version}*"
 
+apt-get install -y valgrind=1:${valgrind_version}*
+
 # Bash completion for rust tooling
 rustup completions bash rustup >> /etc/bash_completion.d/rustup.bash
 rustup completions bash cargo >> /etc/bash_completion.d/cargo.bash
diff --git a/src/s-core-devcontainer/.devcontainer/s-core-local/tests/test_default.sh b/src/s-core-devcontainer/.devcontainer/s-core-local/tests/test_default.sh
index 162b117..a4469f1 100755
--- a/src/s-core-devcontainer/.devcontainer/s-core-local/tests/test_default.sh
+++ b/src/s-core-devcontainer/.devcontainer/s-core-local/tests/test_default.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ check "validate JAVA_HOME is set correctly" bash -c 'echo $JAVA_HOME | xargs rea
 # additional developer tools
 check "validate gdb is working and has the correct version" bash -c "gdb --version | grep '${gdb_version}'"
 check "validate gh is working and has the correct version" bash -c "gh --version | grep '${gh_version}'"
+check "validate valgrind is working and has the correct version" bash -c "valgrind --version | grep '${valgrind_version}'"
 
 # Qemu target-related tools
 check "validate qemu-system-aarch64 is working and has the correct version" bash -c "qemu-system-aarch64 --version | grep '${qemu_system_arm_version}'"
diff --git a/src/s-core-devcontainer/.devcontainer/s-core-local/versions.yaml b/src/s-core-devcontainer/.devcontainer/s-core-local/versions.yaml
index 40ba766..bd93590 100644
--- a/src/s-core-devcontainer/.devcontainer/s-core-local/versions.yaml
+++ b/src/s-core-devcontainer/.devcontainer/s-core-local/versions.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ gh:
 openjdk_21:
   version: "21.0.9"
 
+valgrind:
+  version: "3.22.0"
+
 bazel:
   # https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases -- latest version as of 2025-09-24
   version: 8.4.1