diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-publish-containers.yml b/.github/workflows/build-publish-containers.yml
index f23d938..4eec1c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-publish-containers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-publish-containers.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
           - fedora-41
           - opensuse-15.6
           - rockylinux-8.10
-          - rockylinux-9.5
+          - rockylinux-9.7
           - rockylinux-10.1
           - almalinux-8.10
-          - almalinux-9.5
+          - almalinux-9.7
           - ubuntu-20.04
           - ubuntu-20.04-python2
           - ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1c2131..1dfa37a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Containers for testing EasyBuild, built automatically for `x86_64` and `aarch64`
 
 
 * `almalinux-8.10`: [recipe](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/blob/main/almalinux-8.10/Dockerfile), [image @ ghcr.io](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/pkgs/container/almalinux-8.10)
-* `almalinux-9.5`: [recipe](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/blob/main/almalinux-9.5/Dockerfile), [image @ ghcr.io](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/pkgs/container/almalinux-9.5)
+* `almalinux-9.7`: [recipe](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/blob/main/almalinux-9.7/Dockerfile), [image @ ghcr.io](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/pkgs/container/almalinux-9.7)
 * `centos-7.9`: [recipe](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/blob/main/centos-7.9/Dockerfile), [image @ ghcr.io](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/pkgs/container/centos-7.9)
 * `centos-7.9-python3`: [recipe](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/blob/main/centos-7.9-python3/Dockerfile), [image @ ghcr.io](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/pkgs/container/centos-7.9-python3)
 * `centos-8.5`: [recipe](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/blob/main/centos-8.5/Dockerfile), [image @ ghcr.io](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/pkgs/container/centos-8.5)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Containers for testing EasyBuild, built automatically for `x86_64` and `aarch64`
 * `fedora-41`: [recipe](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/blob/main/fedora-41/Dockerfile), [image @ ghcr.io](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/pkgs/container/fedora-41)
 * `opensuse-15.6`: [recipe](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/blob/main/opensuse-15.6/Dockerfile), [image @ ghcr.io](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/pkgs/container/opensuse-15.6)
 * `rockylinux-8.10`: [recipe](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/blob/main/rockylinux-8.10/Dockerfile), [image @ ghcr.io](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/pkgs/container/rockylinux-8.10)
-* `rockylinux-9.5`: [recipe](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/blob/main/rockylinux-9.5/Dockerfile), [image @ ghcr.io](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/pkgs/container/rockylinux-9.5)
+* `rockylinux-9.7`: [recipe](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/blob/main/rockylinux-9.7/Dockerfile), [image @ ghcr.io](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/pkgs/container/rockylinux-9.7)
 * `rockylinux-10.1`: [recipe](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/blob/main/rockylinux-10.1/Dockerfile), [image @ ghcr.io](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/pkgs/container/rockylinux-10.1)
 * `ubuntu-20.04`: [recipe](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/blob/main/ubuntu-20.04/Dockerfile), [image @ ghcr.io](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/pkgs/container/ubuntu-20.04)
 * `ubuntu-20.04-python2`: [recipe](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/blob/main/ubuntu-20.04-python2/Dockerfile), [image @ ghcr.io](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers/pkgs/container/ubuntu-20.04-python2)
diff --git a/almalinux-9.5/Dockerfile b/almalinux-9.7/Dockerfile
similarity index 97%
rename from almalinux-9.5/Dockerfile
rename to almalinux-9.7/Dockerfile
index 0d5e8e2..472e129 100644
--- a/almalinux-9.5/Dockerfile
+++ b/almalinux-9.7/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM almalinux:9.5
+FROM almalinux:9.7
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash easybuild
 RUN dnf -y update \
 # enable crb repository
diff --git a/rockylinux-9.5/Dockerfile b/rockylinux-9.7/Dockerfile
similarity index 96%
rename from rockylinux-9.5/Dockerfile
rename to rockylinux-9.7/Dockerfile
index 3f8757e..6622f69 100644
--- a/rockylinux-9.5/Dockerfile
+++ b/rockylinux-9.7/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM rockylinux/rockylinux:9.5
+FROM rockylinux/rockylinux:9.7-ubi
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash easybuild
 RUN dnf -y update \
 # enable crb repository