diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1db270a33..1d957594d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -417,6 +417,10 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
   - CR*NMASTER ([#12065](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12065))
 
+  - #### 🔧 Refactor
+
+    - Update package management commands in clean-lxcs.sh [@heinemannj](https://github.com/heinemannj) ([#12166](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12166))
+
 ## 2026-02-21
 
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
diff --git a/tools/pve/clean-lxcs.sh b/tools/pve/clean-lxcs.sh
index 1f326de87..9702c1ca5 100644
--- a/tools/pve/clean-lxcs.sh
+++ b/tools/pve/clean-lxcs.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function header_info() {
  / /   / / _ \/ __ `/ __ \   / /   |   / /
 / /___/ /  __/ /_/ / / / /  / /___/   / /___
 \____/_/\___/\__,_/_/ /_/  /_____/_/|_\____/
+
 EOF
 }
 
@@ -74,10 +75,10 @@ function run_lxc_clean() {
       find /var/cache -type f -delete 2>/dev/null
       find /var/log -type f -delete 2>/dev/null
       find /tmp -mindepth 1 -delete 2>/dev/null
-      apt-get -y --purge autoremove
-      apt-get -y autoclean
+      apt -y --purge autoremove
+      apt -y autoclean
       rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-      apt-get update
+      apt update
     fi
   '
 }