diff --git a/packaging/deb/Makefile b/packaging/deb/Makefile
index 086999c3a..ca4f08491 100644
--- a/packaging/deb/Makefile
+++ b/packaging/deb/Makefile
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ SOURCE_FILES=app.tgz cri-docker.service cri-docker.socket
 SOURCES=$(addprefix sources/, $(SOURCE_FILES))
 
 DEBIAN_VERSIONS := debian-bullseye debian-bookworm
-#UBUNTU_VERSIONS := ubuntu-xenial ubuntu-bionic ubuntu-cosmic ubuntu-disco ubuntu-eoan
-UBUNTU_VERSIONS := ubuntu-bionic ubuntu-focal ubuntu-jammy
+#UBUNTU_VERSIONS := ubuntu-xenial ubuntu-bionic
+UBUNTU_VERSIONS := ubuntu-focal ubuntu-jammy ubuntu-noble
 RASPBIAN_VERSIONS := raspbian-bullseye
 DISTROS := $(DEBIAN_VERSIONS) $(UBUNTU_VERSIONS) $(RASPBIAN_VERSIONS)
 
diff --git a/packaging/deb/ubuntu-cosmic/Dockerfile b/packaging/deb/ubuntu-cosmic/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index b8933f93a..000000000
--- a/packaging/deb/ubuntu-cosmic/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-ARG GO_IMAGE
-ARG DISTRO=ubuntu
-ARG SUITE=cosmic
-ARG BUILD_IMAGE=${DISTRO}:${SUITE}
-
-FROM ${GO_IMAGE} AS golang
-
-FROM ${BUILD_IMAGE}
-
-# Remove diverted man binary to prevent man-pages being replaced with "minimized" message. See docker/for-linux#639
-RUN if  [ "$(dpkg-divert --truename /usr/bin/man)" = "/usr/bin/man.REAL" ]; then \
-        rm -f /usr/bin/man; \
-        dpkg-divert --quiet --remove --rename /usr/bin/man; \
-    fi
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl devscripts equivs git
-
-ENV GOPROXY=direct
-ENV GOPATH /go
-ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$GOPATH/bin
-ENV DOCKER_BUILDTAGS apparmor seccomp selinux
-ENV RUNC_BUILDTAGS apparmor seccomp selinux
-
-ARG COMMON_FILES
-COPY ${COMMON_FILES} /root/build-deb/debian
-RUN mk-build-deps -t "apt-get -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=yes --no-install-recommends -y" -i /root/build-deb/debian/control
-
-COPY sources/ /sources
-ARG DISTRO
-ARG SUITE
-ENV DISTRO=${DISTRO}
-ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
-
-COPY --from=golang /usr/local/go /usr/local/go
-
-WORKDIR /root/build-deb
-COPY build-deb /root/build-deb/build-deb
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["/root/build-deb/build-deb"]
diff --git a/packaging/deb/ubuntu-disco/Dockerfile b/packaging/deb/ubuntu-disco/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 03eba1071..000000000
--- a/packaging/deb/ubuntu-disco/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-ARG GO_IMAGE
-ARG DISTRO=ubuntu
-ARG SUITE=disco
-ARG BUILD_IMAGE=${DISTRO}:${SUITE}
-
-FROM ${GO_IMAGE} AS golang
-
-FROM ${BUILD_IMAGE}
-
-# Remove diverted man binary to prevent man-pages being replaced with "minimized" message. See docker/for-linux#639
-RUN if  [ "$(dpkg-divert --truename /usr/bin/man)" = "/usr/bin/man.REAL" ]; then \
-        rm -f /usr/bin/man; \
-        dpkg-divert --quiet --remove --rename /usr/bin/man; \
-    fi
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl devscripts equivs git
-
-ENV GOPROXY=direct
-ENV GOPATH /go
-ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$GOPATH/bin
-ENV DOCKER_BUILDTAGS apparmor seccomp selinux
-ENV RUNC_BUILDTAGS apparmor seccomp selinux
-
-ARG COMMON_FILES
-COPY ${COMMON_FILES} /root/build-deb/debian
-RUN mk-build-deps -t "apt-get -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=yes --no-install-recommends -y" -i /root/build-deb/debian/control
-
-COPY sources/ /sources
-ARG DISTRO
-ARG SUITE
-ENV DISTRO=${DISTRO}
-ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
-
-COPY --from=golang /usr/local/go /usr/local/go
-
-WORKDIR /root/build-deb
-COPY build-deb /root/build-deb/build-deb
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["/root/build-deb/build-deb"]
diff --git a/packaging/deb/ubuntu-eoan/Dockerfile b/packaging/deb/ubuntu-noble/Dockerfile
similarity index 71%
rename from packaging/deb/ubuntu-eoan/Dockerfile
rename to packaging/deb/ubuntu-noble/Dockerfile
index 94d02d248..34ad0b9ba 100644
--- a/packaging/deb/ubuntu-eoan/Dockerfile
+++ b/packaging/deb/ubuntu-noble/Dockerfile
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 ARG GO_IMAGE
 ARG DISTRO=ubuntu
-ARG SUITE=eoan
+ARG SUITE=noble
 ARG BUILD_IMAGE=${DISTRO}:${SUITE}
 
 FROM ${GO_IMAGE} AS golang
 
 FROM ${BUILD_IMAGE}
 
-# Remove diverted man binary to prevent man-pages being replaced with "minimized" message. See docker/for-linux#639
-RUN if  [ "$(dpkg-divert --truename /usr/bin/man)" = "/usr/bin/man.REAL" ]; then \
-        rm -f /usr/bin/man; \
-        dpkg-divert --quiet --remove --rename /usr/bin/man; \
-    fi
-
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl devscripts equivs git
 
 ENV GOPROXY=direct
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/Makefile b/packaging/rpm/Makefile
index 88b456585..62efc3482 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/Makefile
+++ b/packaging/rpm/Makefile
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ RUN?=$(RPMBUILD) rpmbuild-$@/$(ARCH) $(RPMBUILD_FLAGS)
 SOURCE_FILES=app.tgz cri-docker.service cri-docker.socket LICENSE
 SOURCES=$(addprefix rpmbuild/SOURCES/, $(SOURCE_FILES))
 
-FEDORA_RELEASES := fedora-36 fedora-35
+FEDORA_RELEASES := fedora-40 fedora-41
 CENTOS_RELEASES :=
+ALMALINUX_RELEASES := almalinux-8 almalinux-9
 
 .PHONY: help
 help: ## show make targets
@@ -55,16 +56,19 @@ clean: ## remove build artifacts
 	$(RM) -r rpmbuild/
 
 .PHONY: rpm
-rpm: fedora centos ## build all rpm packages
+rpm: fedora centos almalinux ## build all rpm packages
 
 .PHONY: fedora
 fedora: $(FEDORA_RELEASES) ## build all fedora rpm packages
 
 .PHONY: centos
-centos: $(CENTOS_RELEASES) ## build all centos rpm packages
+centos: $(CENTOS_RELEASES) ## build all centos stream rpm packages
 
-.PHONY: $(FEDORA_RELEASES) $(CENTOS_RELEASES)
-$(FEDORA_RELEASES) $(CENTOS_RELEASES): $(SOURCES)
+.PHONY: almalinux
+almalinux: $(ALMALINUX_RELEASES) ## build all almalinux rpm packages
+
+.PHONY: $(FEDORA_RELEASES) $(CENTOS_RELEASES) $(ALMALINUX_RELEASES)
+$(FEDORA_RELEASES) $(CENTOS_RELEASES) $(ALMALINUX_RELEASES): $(SOURCES)
 	@echo "${APP_DIR}"
 	@echo "${VERSION}"
 	@echo "$(shell ./gen-rpm-ver $(APP_DIR) $(VERSION))"
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/README.md b/packaging/rpm/README.md
index fe11502d3..13080c7c6 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/README.md
+++ b/packaging/rpm/README.md
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ make fedora
 ## Specifying a specific distro version
 ```shell
 make fedora-25
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/SPECS/cri-dockerd.spec b/packaging/rpm/SPECS/cri-dockerd.spec
index a5be5a1c5..952a0d7db 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/SPECS/cri-dockerd.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/SPECS/cri-dockerd.spec
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ Requires: (iptables or nftables)
 Requires: iptables
 %endif
 %if %{undefined suse_version}
+%if %{undefined rhel} || 0%{?rhel} < 9
+# Libcgroup is no longer available in RHEL/CentOS >= 9 distros.
 Requires: libcgroup
 %endif
+%endif
 Requires: containerd.io >= 1.2.2-3
 Requires: tar
 Requires: xz
@@ -60,11 +63,11 @@ cri-dockerd is a lightweight implementation of the CRI specification which talks
 %setup -q -c -n src -a 0
 
 %build
-cp %{_topdir}/SOURCES/LICENSE /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/src/LICENSE
+cp %{_topdir}/SOURCES/LICENSE ./LICENSE
 export CRI_DOCKER_GITCOMMIT=%{_gitcommit}
 mkdir -p /go/src/github.com/Mirantis
-ln -s /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/src/app /go/src/github.com/Mirantis/cri-dockerd
-cd /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/src/app
+ln -s $(pwd)/app /go/src/github.com/Mirantis/cri-dockerd
+cd app
 GOPROXY="https://proxy.golang.org" GO111MODULE=on go build -ldflags "%{_buildldflags}"
 
 %check
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/centos-8/Dockerfile b/packaging/rpm/almalinux-8/Dockerfile
similarity index 73%
rename from packaging/rpm/centos-8/Dockerfile
rename to packaging/rpm/almalinux-8/Dockerfile
index cf077499b..508aa1adc 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/centos-8/Dockerfile
+++ b/packaging/rpm/almalinux-8/Dockerfile
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 ARG GO_IMAGE
-ARG DISTRO=centos
+ARG DISTRO=almalinux
 ARG SUITE=8
 ARG BUILD_IMAGE=${DISTRO}:${SUITE}
 
 FROM ${GO_IMAGE} AS golang
 
 FROM ${BUILD_IMAGE}
+ARG DISTRO
+ARG SUITE
+ENV DISTRO ${DISTRO}
+ENV SUITE ${SUITE}
 ENV GOPROXY=direct
 ENV GOPATH=/go
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$GOPATH/bin
 ENV AUTO_GOPATH 1
 ENV DOCKER_BUILDTAGS seccomp selinux
 ENV RUNC_BUILDTAGS seccomp selinux
-ARG DISTRO
-ARG SUITE
-ENV DISTRO=${DISTRO}
-ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
 RUN yum install -y rpm-build rpmlint yum-utils
+# Enable PowerTools repository to get device-mapper-devel and glibc-static.
 RUN dnf config-manager --set-enabled powertools
 COPY SPECS /root/rpmbuild/SPECS
-# Overwrite repo that was failing on aarch64
 RUN yum-builddep -y /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/*.spec
-COPY --from=golang /usr/local/go /usr/local/go
+COPY --from=golang /usr/local/go /usr/local/go/
 WORKDIR /root/rpmbuild
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/rpmbuild"]
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/centos-stream/Dockerfile b/packaging/rpm/almalinux-9/Dockerfile
similarity index 71%
rename from packaging/rpm/centos-stream/Dockerfile
rename to packaging/rpm/almalinux-9/Dockerfile
index 2f5134768..6c8b890e5 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/centos-stream/Dockerfile
+++ b/packaging/rpm/almalinux-9/Dockerfile
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 ARG GO_IMAGE
-ARG DISTRO=aepifanov/centos7.vault
-ARG SUITE=latest
+ARG DISTRO=almalinux
+ARG SUITE=9
 ARG BUILD_IMAGE=${DISTRO}:${SUITE}
 
 FROM ${GO_IMAGE} AS golang
 
 FROM ${BUILD_IMAGE}
+ARG DISTRO
+ARG SUITE
+ENV DISTRO=${DISTRO}
+ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
 ENV GOPROXY=direct
 ENV GOPATH=/go
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$GOPATH/bin
 ENV AUTO_GOPATH 1
 ENV DOCKER_BUILDTAGS seccomp selinux
 ENV RUNC_BUILDTAGS seccomp selinux
-ARG DISTRO
-ARG SUITE
-ENV DISTRO=${DISTRO}
-ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
 RUN yum install -y rpm-build rpmlint yum-utils
-RUN dnf config-manager --set-enabled powertools
+# Enable CodeReady Builder repository to get device-mapper-devel and glibc-static.
+RUN dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
 COPY SPECS /root/rpmbuild/SPECS
-# Overwrite repo that was failing on aarch64
 RUN yum-builddep -y /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/*.spec
-COPY --from=golang /usr/local/go /usr/local/go
+COPY --from=golang /usr/local/go /usr/local/go/
 WORKDIR /root/rpmbuild
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/rpmbuild"]
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/centos-7/Dockerfile b/packaging/rpm/centos-7/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ae3ed576..000000000
--- a/packaging/rpm/centos-7/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-ARG GO_IMAGE
-ARG DISTRO=centos
-ARG SUITE=7
-ARG BUILD_IMAGE=${DISTRO}:${SUITE}
-
-FROM ${GO_IMAGE} AS golang
-
-FROM ${BUILD_IMAGE}
-ENV GOPROXY=direct
-ENV GOPATH=/go
-ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$GOPATH/bin
-ENV AUTO_GOPATH 1
-ENV DOCKER_BUILDTAGS seccomp selinux
-ENV RUNC_BUILDTAGS seccomp selinux
-ARG DISTRO
-ARG SUITE
-ENV DISTRO=${DISTRO}
-ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
-RUN yum install -y rpm-build rpmlint
-COPY SPECS /root/rpmbuild/SPECS
-# Overwrite repo that was failing on aarch64
-RUN sed -i 's/altarch/centos/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Sources.repo
-RUN yum-builddep -y /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/*.spec
-COPY --from=golang /usr/local/go /usr/local/go
-WORKDIR /root/rpmbuild
-ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/rpmbuild"]
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/fedora-33/Dockerfile b/packaging/rpm/fedora-33/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index d0afa38ed..000000000
--- a/packaging/rpm/fedora-33/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-ARG GO_IMAGE
-ARG DISTRO=fedora
-ARG SUITE=33
-ARG BUILD_IMAGE=${DISTRO}:${SUITE}
-
-FROM ${GO_IMAGE} AS golang
-
-FROM ${BUILD_IMAGE}
-ENV GOPROXY=direct
-ENV GOPATH /go
-ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$GOPATH/bin
-ENV AUTO_GOPATH 1
-ENV DOCKER_BUILDTAGS seccomp selinux
-ENV RUNC_BUILDTAGS seccomp selinux
-ARG DISTRO
-ARG SUITE
-ENV DISTRO=${DISTRO}
-ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
-RUN dnf install -y rpm-build rpmlint dnf-plugins-core
-COPY SPECS /root/rpmbuild/SPECS
-RUN dnf builddep -y /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/*.spec
-COPY --from=golang /usr/local/go /usr/local/go
-WORKDIR /root/rpmbuild
-ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/rpmbuild"]
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/fedora-35/Dockerfile b/packaging/rpm/fedora-35/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index b914fcf8c..000000000
--- a/packaging/rpm/fedora-35/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-ARG GO_IMAGE
-ARG DISTRO=fedora
-ARG SUITE=35
-ARG BUILD_IMAGE=${DISTRO}:${SUITE}
-
-FROM ${GO_IMAGE} AS golang
-
-FROM ${BUILD_IMAGE}
-ENV GOPROXY=direct
-ENV GOPATH /go
-ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$GOPATH/bin
-ENV AUTO_GOPATH 1
-ENV DOCKER_BUILDTAGS seccomp selinux
-ENV RUNC_BUILDTAGS seccomp selinux
-ARG DISTRO
-ARG SUITE
-ENV DISTRO=${DISTRO}
-ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
-RUN dnf install -y rpm-build rpmlint dnf-plugins-core
-COPY SPECS /root/rpmbuild/SPECS
-RUN dnf builddep -y /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/*.spec
-COPY --from=golang /usr/local/go /usr/local/go
-WORKDIR /root/rpmbuild
-ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/rpmbuild"]
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/fedora-36/Dockerfile b/packaging/rpm/fedora-40/Dockerfile
similarity index 97%
rename from packaging/rpm/fedora-36/Dockerfile
rename to packaging/rpm/fedora-40/Dockerfile
index 16823e93d..48aa32239 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/fedora-36/Dockerfile
+++ b/packaging/rpm/fedora-40/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ARG GO_IMAGE
 ARG DISTRO=fedora
-ARG SUITE=36
+ARG SUITE=40
 ARG BUILD_IMAGE=${DISTRO}:${SUITE}
 
 FROM ${GO_IMAGE} AS golang
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/fedora-34/Dockerfile b/packaging/rpm/fedora-41/Dockerfile
similarity index 97%
rename from packaging/rpm/fedora-34/Dockerfile
rename to packaging/rpm/fedora-41/Dockerfile
index 16e72a573..06f66bbe0 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/fedora-34/Dockerfile
+++ b/packaging/rpm/fedora-41/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ARG GO_IMAGE
 ARG DISTRO=fedora
-ARG SUITE=34
+ARG SUITE=41
 ARG BUILD_IMAGE=${DISTRO}:${SUITE}
 
 FROM ${GO_IMAGE} AS golang