diff --git a/crates/vtracer-cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/vtracer-cli/Cargo.toml
index c6b42e6..d4cc3e8 100644
--- a/crates/vtracer-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/vtracer-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,5 +17,8 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 [dependencies]
 vtracer = { version = "1.0.0-alpha.1", path = "../vtracer" }
 visioncortex.workspace = true
-image = "0.25"
+# Decode-only: trimmed to real input formats (drops the AV1 encoder + OpenEXR).
+image = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = [
+    "png", "jpeg", "gif", "bmp", "webp", "tiff", "ico", "pnm", "tga", "qoi",
+] }
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/crates/vtracer-py/Cargo.toml b/crates/vtracer-py/Cargo.toml
index c413f26..f674e24 100644
--- a/crates/vtracer-py/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/vtracer-py/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 vtracer = { version = "1.0.0-alpha.1", path = "../vtracer" }
-image = "0.25"
+# Decode-only: trimmed to real input formats (drops the AV1 encoder + OpenEXR).
+image = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = [
+    "png", "jpeg", "gif", "bmp", "webp", "tiff", "ico", "pnm", "tga", "qoi",
+] }
 pyo3 = { version = "0.26", features = ["extension-module", "abi3-py38"] }