diff --git a/scripts/common/preflights.sh b/scripts/common/preflights.sh
index 77a81b052c..e1090bf0fb 100644
--- a/scripts/common/preflights.sh
+++ b/scripts/common/preflights.sh
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ function bailIfUnsupportedOS() {
             ;;
         ubuntu18.04|ubuntu20.04|ubuntu22.04|ubuntu24.04)
             ;;
-        rhel8.0|rhel8.1|rhel8.2|rhel8.3|rhel8.4|rhel8.5|rhel8.6|rhel8.7|rhel8.8|rhel8.9|rhel8.10|rhel9.0|rhel9.1|rhel9.2|rhel9.3|rhel9.4|rhel9.5|rhel9.6|rhel9)
+        rhel8.0|rhel8.1|rhel8.2|rhel8.3|rhel8.4|rhel8.5|rhel8.6|rhel8.7|rhel8.8|rhel8.9|rhel8.10|rhel9.0|rhel9.1|rhel9.2|rhel9.3|rhel9.4|rhel9.5|rhel9.6|rhel9.7|rhel9)
             ;;
-        rocky9.0|rocky9.1|rocky9.2|rocky9.3|rocky9.4|rocky9.5|rocky9.6|rocky9)
+        rocky9.0|rocky9.1|rocky9.2|rocky9.3|rocky9.4|rocky9.5|rocky9.6|rocky9.7|rocky9)
             ;;
         centos8|centos8.0|centos8.1|centos8.2|centos8.3|centos8.4|centos9)
             ;;
diff --git a/testgrid/specs/os-firstlast.yaml b/testgrid/specs/os-firstlast.yaml
index 0aea94ece2..b473a7e615 100644
--- a/testgrid/specs/os-firstlast.yaml
+++ b/testgrid/specs/os-firstlast.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     bash centos2ol.sh -r
 - id: rocky-9
   name: Rocky Linux
-  version: "9.6"
-  vmimageuri: https://download.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9.6/images/x86_64/Rocky-9-GenericCloud-Base.latest.x86_64.qcow2
+  version: "9.7"
+  vmimageuri: https://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9/images/x86_64/Rocky-9-GenericCloud-Base.latest.x86_64.qcow2
   preinit: |
     yum install -y --nobest nfs-utils fio container-selinux lvm2 conntrack-tools iptables-nft socat git iscsi-initiator-utils libcurl-minimal rrdtool yajl
 - id: centos-9
diff --git a/testgrid/specs/os-full.yaml b/testgrid/specs/os-full.yaml
index 36825edb66..7c8c27dc53 100644
--- a/testgrid/specs/os-full.yaml
+++ b/testgrid/specs/os-full.yaml
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
     yum install -y --nobest nfs-utils fio container-selinux lvm2 conntrack-tools iptables-nft socat git iscsi-initiator-utils libcurl-minimal rrdtool yajl
 - id: rocky-96
   name: Rocky Linux
-  version: "9.6"
-  vmimageuri: https://download.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9.6/images/x86_64/Rocky-9-GenericCloud-Base.latest.x86_64.qcow2
+  version: "9.7"
+  vmimageuri: https://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9/images/x86_64/Rocky-9-GenericCloud-Base.latest.x86_64.qcow2
   preinit: |
     yum install -y --nobest nfs-utils fio container-selinux lvm2 conntrack-tools iptables-nft socat git iscsi-initiator-utils libcurl-minimal rrdtool yajl
 - id: centos-9
diff --git a/testgrid/specs/os-latest.yaml b/testgrid/specs/os-latest.yaml
index e7f2c52306..299c1afd07 100644
--- a/testgrid/specs/os-latest.yaml
+++ b/testgrid/specs/os-latest.yaml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
     bash centos2ol.sh -r
 - id: rocky-9
   name: Rocky Linux
-  version: "9.6"
-  vmimageuri: https://download.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9.6/images/x86_64/Rocky-9-GenericCloud-Base.latest.x86_64.qcow2
+  version: "9.7"
+  vmimageuri: https://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9/images/x86_64/Rocky-9-GenericCloud-Base.latest.x86_64.qcow2
   preinit: |
     yum install -y --nobest nfs-utils fio container-selinux lvm2 conntrack-tools iptables-nft socat git iscsi-initiator-utils libcurl-minimal rrdtool yajl
 - id: centos-9