diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index fa7d2ae9..8a790f66 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -37,19 +37,28 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/coreemu/core && \
     rm -rf ospf-mdr
 
 # install emane
+ARG EMANE_RELEASE=emane-1.5.1-release-1
+ARG EMANE_PACKAGE=${EMANE_RELEASE}.ubuntu-22_04.amd64.tar.gz
+RUN wget -q https://adjacentlink.com/downloads/emane/${EMANE_PACKAGE} && \
+    tar xf ${EMANE_PACKAGE} && \
+    cd ${EMANE_RELEASE}/debs/ubuntu-22_04/amd64 && \
+    apt-get install -y ./openstatistic*.deb ./emane*.deb ./python3-emane_*.deb && \
+    cd ../../../.. && \
+    rm ${EMANE_PACKAGE} && \
+    rm -rf ${EMANE_RELEASE}
+
+# install emane python bindings
 ARG VENV_PATH=/opt/core/venv
 ARG PROTOC_VERSION=3.19.6
-RUN wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${PROTOC_VERSION}/protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip && \
+RUN wget -q https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${PROTOC_VERSION}/protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip && \
     mkdir protoc && \
     unzip protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip -d protoc && \
     git clone https://github.com/adjacentlink/emane.git && \
     cd emane && \
+    git checkout v1.5.1 && \
     ./autogen.sh && \
-    ./configure --prefix=/usr && \
-    make -j$(nproc)  && \
-    make install && \
+    PYTHON=${VENV_PATH}/bin/python ./configure --prefix=/usr && \
     cd src/python && \
-    make clean && \
     PATH=/opt/protoc/bin:$PATH make && \
     ${VENV_PATH}/bin/python -m pip install . && \
     cd /opt && \
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ubuntu-package b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ubuntu-package
index 29baa865..1164b15e 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ubuntu-package
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ubuntu-package
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -y && \
 # install core
 WORKDIR /opt
 ARG PACKAGE_URL=https://github.com/coreemu/core/releases/latest/download/core_9.0.3_amd64.deb
-RUN wget ${PACKAGE_URL} && \
+RUN wget -q ${PACKAGE_URL} && \
     apt-get install -y ./core_*.deb && \
     rm -f core_*.deb
 
@@ -52,19 +52,28 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/USNavalResearchLaboratory/ospf-mdr.git && \
     rm -rf ospf-mdr
 
 # install emane
+ARG EMANE_RELEASE=emane-1.5.1-release-1
+ARG EMANE_PACKAGE=${EMANE_RELEASE}.ubuntu-22_04.amd64.tar.gz
+RUN wget -q https://adjacentlink.com/downloads/emane/${EMANE_PACKAGE} && \
+    tar xf ${EMANE_PACKAGE} && \
+    cd ${EMANE_RELEASE}/debs/ubuntu-22_04/amd64 && \
+    apt-get install -y ./openstatistic*.deb ./emane*.deb ./python3-emane_*.deb && \
+    cd ../../../.. && \
+    rm ${EMANE_PACKAGE} && \
+    rm -rf ${EMANE_RELEASE}
+
+# install emane python bindings
 ARG VENV_PATH=/opt/core/venv
 ARG PROTOC_VERSION=3.19.6
-RUN wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${PROTOC_VERSION}/protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip && \
+RUN wget -q https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${PROTOC_VERSION}/protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip && \
     mkdir protoc && \
     unzip protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip -d protoc && \
     git clone https://github.com/adjacentlink/emane.git && \
     cd emane && \
+    git checkout v1.5.1 && \
     ./autogen.sh && \
-    ./configure --prefix=/usr && \
-    make -j$(nproc)  && \
-    make install && \
+    PYTHON=${VENV_PATH}/bin/python ./configure --prefix=/usr && \
     cd src/python && \
-    make clean && \
     PATH=/opt/protoc/bin:$PATH make && \
     ${VENV_PATH}/bin/python -m pip install . && \
     cd /opt && \
diff --git a/docs/install_centos.md b/docs/install_centos.md
index 9cf083dc..b9fb9ac4 100644
--- a/docs/install_centos.md
+++ b/docs/install_centos.md
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ python3.9 -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
 # install core
 cd ~/Documents
+wget https://github.com/coreemu/core/releases/latest/download/core_<version>_x86_64.rpm
 sudo PYTHON=python3.9 yum install -y ./core_*.rpm
 
 # install ospf mdr
diff --git a/docs/install_ubuntu.md b/docs/install_ubuntu.md
index dc00db0b..b69bdda6 100644
--- a/docs/install_ubuntu.md
+++ b/docs/install_ubuntu.md
@@ -29,17 +29,22 @@ inv install
 
 # install emane
 cd ~/Documents
+wget https://adjacentlink.com/downloads/emane/emane-1.5.1-release-1.ubuntu-22_04.amd64.tar.gz
+tar xf emane-1.5.1-release-1.ubuntu-22_04.amd64.tar.gz
+cd emane-1.5.1-release-1/debs/ubuntu-22_04/amd64
+apt-get install -y ./openstatistic*.deb ./emane*.deb ./python3-emane_*.deb
+
+# install emane python bindings
+cd ~/Documents
 wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v3.19.6/protoc-3.19.6-linux-x86_64.zip
 mkdir protoc
 unzip protoc-3.19.6-linux-x86_64.zip -d protoc
 git clone https://github.com/adjacentlink/emane.git
 cd emane
+git checkout v1.5.1
 ./autogen.sh
 ./configure --prefix=/usr
-make -j$(nproc)
-sudo make install
 cd src/python
-make clean
 PATH=~/Documents/protoc/bin:$PATH make
 sudo /opt/core/venv/bin/python -m pip install .
 ```
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates python3 python3-tk python3-pip python3-v
 
 # install core
 cd ~/Documents
+wget https://github.com/coreemu/core/releases/latest/download/core_<version>_amd64.deb
 sudo apt-get install -y ./core_*.deb
 
 # install ospf mdr
@@ -75,17 +81,22 @@ sudo make install
 
 # install emane
 cd ~/Documents
+wget https://adjacentlink.com/downloads/emane/emane-1.5.1-release-1.ubuntu-22_04.amd64.tar.gz
+tar xf emane-1.5.1-release-1.ubuntu-22_04.amd64.tar.gz
+cd emane-1.5.1-release-1/debs/ubuntu-22_04/amd64
+apt-get install -y ./openstatistic*.deb ./emane*.deb ./python3-emane_*.deb
+
+# install emane python bindings
+cd ~/Documents
 wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v3.19.6/protoc-3.19.6-linux-x86_64.zip
 mkdir protoc
 unzip protoc-3.19.6-linux-x86_64.zip -d protoc
 git clone https://github.com/adjacentlink/emane.git
 cd emane
+git checkout v1.5.1
 ./autogen.sh
 ./configure --prefix=/usr
-make -j$(nproc)
-sudo make install
 cd src/python
-make clean
 PATH=~/Documents/protoc/bin:$PATH make
 sudo /opt/core/venv/bin/python -m pip install .
 ```