diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ccddd76..373b951 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,13 +9,17 @@ The official Docker image for Doc Detective, a documentation testing framework t
 
 ## Features
 
-- Pre-installed with Node.js and Doc Detective
+- Pre-installed with
+  - Doc Detective
+  - Node.js
+  - Python 3
+  - Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
+  - DITA Open Toolkit (DITA-OT)
 - Includes Google Chrome and Firefox for browser-based tests
-- Includes DITA Open Toolkit (DITA-OT) for DITA content transformation
 - Optimized for CI/CD pipelines and containerized environments
 - Simple volume mounting for working with your local test files
 
-> **Note:** This image runs Doc Detective in a headless mode and isn't compatible with the `record` step. If you need to record test runs, use the [Doc Detective CLI](https://github.com/doc-detective/doc-detective) directly in your local environment.
+> **Note:** This image runs Doc Detective in a headless mode and isn't compatible with the `record` step. If you need to record test runs, use the [Doc Detective CLI](https://github.com/doc-detective/doc-detective) directly in your local or CI/CD environment.
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/linux.Dockerfile b/linux.Dockerfile
index 6ae53f3..4244f80 100644
--- a/linux.Dockerfile
+++ b/linux.Dockerfile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ RUN apt update \
     libxcomposite1 libxcursor1 libxdamage1 libxext6 libxfixes3 libxi6 libxrandr2 libxrender1 libxss1 \
     libxtst6 ffmpeg wget xdg-utils \
     default-jre \
+    python3 python3-pip python3-venv \
     && update-ca-certificates \
     && apt autoclean -y \
     && apt autoremove -y \
@@ -44,6 +45,14 @@ RUN curl -kL https://github.com/dita-ot/dita-ot/releases/download/${DITA_OT_VERS
 # Add DITA-OT to PATH
 ENV PATH="/opt/dita-ot/bin:${PATH}"
 
+# Check versions of installed packages
+RUN node -v \
+    && npm -v \
+    && java -version \
+    && python3 --version \
+    && pip3 --version \
+    && dita --version
+
 # Create app directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/test/ditaVersion.test.js b/test/ditaVersion.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f04b370..0000000
--- a/test/ditaVersion.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-const { exec } = require("child_process");
-const assert = require("assert").strict;
-
-// Parse command line arguments
-const args = process.argv.slice(2);
-const versionArg = args.find(arg => arg.startsWith('--version=') || arg.startsWith('-v='));
-const version = versionArg ? versionArg.split('=')[1] : 'latest';
-
-let os;
-if (process.platform === "win32") {
-  os = "windows";
-} else {
-  os = "linux";
-}
-
-// Test DITA-OT version command
-describe("DITA-OT is installed", function () {
-  // Set indefinite timeout for Docker operations
-  this.timeout(0);
-  
-  it("dita --version returns valid output", async () => {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      let ditaVersionCmd;
-      if (os === "linux") {
-        ditaVersionCmd = `docker run --rm --entrypoint "" docdetective/docdetective:${version}-${os} dita --version`;
-      } else {
-        ditaVersionCmd = `docker run --rm --entrypoint cmd.exe docdetective/docdetective:${version}-${os} /c "dita --version"`;
-      }
-
-      console.log(`Running: ${ditaVersionCmd}`);
-      
-      const ditaVersion = exec(ditaVersionCmd);
-      
-      let stdout = "";
-      let stderr = "";
-      
-      ditaVersion.stdout.on("data", (data) => {
-        stdout += data;
-        console.log(`stdout: ${data}`);
-      });
-      
-      ditaVersion.stderr.on("data", (data) => {
-        stderr += data;
-        console.error(`stderr: ${data}`);
-      });
-      
-      ditaVersion.on("error", (error) => {
-        console.error(`Error: ${error.message}`);
-        reject(error);
-      });
-      
-      ditaVersion.on("close", (code) => {
-        console.log(`Child process exited with code ${code}`);
-        if (code !== 0) {
-          reject(new Error(`Docker process exited with code ${code}. stderr: ${stderr}`));
-        } else {
-          // Verify that output contains the exact DITA-OT version 4.3.4
-          const trimmedStdout = stdout.trim();
-          const trimmedStderr = stderr.trim();
-          
-          if (trimmedStdout.includes("4.3.4") || trimmedStderr.includes("4.3.4")) {
-            console.log("DITA-OT version 4.3.4 confirmed");
-            resolve();
-          } else {
-            reject(new Error(`Version output does not contain expected version "4.3.4". stdout: ${trimmedStdout}, stderr: ${trimmedStderr}`));
-          }
-        }
-      });
-    });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/windows.Dockerfile b/windows.Dockerfile
index ac151f3..fb0bd2f 100644
--- a/windows.Dockerfile
+++ b/windows.Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/server:ltsc2022 AS system
 ARG PACKAGE_VERSION=latest
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.13.1
 
 LABEL authors="Doc Detective" \
     description="The official Docker image for Doc Detective. Keep your docs accurate with ease." \
@@ -47,9 +48,29 @@ RUN $env:Path = 'C:\Program Files\nodejs;' + $env:Path; \
     npm -v; \
     npm install -g npm@latest
 
-# Install Doc Detective from NPM
-RUN Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; \
-    npm install -g doc-detective@$env:PACKAGE_VERSION
+    # Download and install Python
+RUN $PythonVersion = $env:PYTHON_VERSION; \
+    $PythonMajorMinor = ($PythonVersion -split '\.')[0..1] -join ''; \
+    $PythonUrl = 'https://www.python.org/ftp/python/' + $PythonVersion + '/python-' + $PythonVersion + '-amd64.exe'; \
+    $PythonInstaller = 'C:\python-installer.exe'; \
+    Write-Host 'Downloading Python...'; \
+    [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; \
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $PythonUrl -OutFile $PythonInstaller -UseBasicParsing; \
+    Write-Host 'Installing Python...'; \
+    Start-Process -FilePath $PythonInstaller -ArgumentList '/quiet', 'InstallAllUsers=1', 'PrependPath=0', 'Include_test=0' -Wait; \
+    Write-Host 'Python installation completed'; \
+    Remove-Item -Path $PythonInstaller -Force
+
+# Add Python to PATH and verify installation
+RUN $PythonVersion = $env:PYTHON_VERSION; \
+    $PythonMajorMinor = ($PythonVersion -split '\.')[0..1] -join ''; \
+    $PythonPath = 'C:\Program Files\Python' + $PythonMajorMinor; \
+    $PythonScriptsPath = 'C:\Program Files\Python' + $PythonMajorMinor + '\Scripts'; \
+    $env:Path = $PythonPath + ';' + $PythonScriptsPath + ';' + $env:Path; \
+    [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', $env:Path, [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine); \
+    Write-Host 'Verifying Python installation...'; \
+    python --version; \
+    pip --version;
 
 # Download and install Microsoft OpenJDK 17
 RUN $JavaVersion = '17.0.14'; \
@@ -93,6 +114,10 @@ RUN $env:Path = 'C:\dita-ot\bin;' + $env:Path; \
     Write-Host 'DITA-OT installed. Verifying...'; \
     dita --version
 
+# Install Doc Detective from NPM
+RUN Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; \
+    npm install -g doc-detective@$env:PACKAGE_VERSION
+
 # Create app directory
 WORKDIR /app