diff --git a/cli/src/pcluster/resources/imagebuilder/parallelcluster.yaml b/cli/src/pcluster/resources/imagebuilder/parallelcluster.yaml
index 151e813fec..b6784228d9 100644
--- a/cli/src/pcluster/resources/imagebuilder/parallelcluster.yaml
+++ b/cli/src/pcluster/resources/imagebuilder/parallelcluster.yaml
@@ -105,6 +105,21 @@ phases:
 
               echo ${!OS}
 
+      - name: OperatingSystemVersion
+        action: ExecuteBash
+        inputs:
+          commands:
+            - |
+              set -v
+              FILE=/etc/os-release
+              if [ -e ${!FILE} ]; then
+                . ${!FILE}
+                echo "${!VERSION_ID}"
+              else
+                echo "The file '${!FILE}' does not exist. Failing build."
+                exit {{ FailExitCode }}
+              fi
+
       # Get platform name
       - name: PlatformName
         action: ExecuteBash
@@ -176,9 +191,16 @@ phases:
               set -v
               OS='{{ build.OperatingSystemName.outputs.stdout }}'
               PLATFORM='{{ build.PlatformName.outputs.stdout }}'
+              VERSION='{{ build.OperatingSystemVersion.outputs.stdout }}'
 
               if [[ ${!PLATFORM} == RHEL ]]; then
+                if [[ ${!OS} == rhel9 ]]; then
+                  echo ${!VERSION} > /etc/yum/vars/releasever
+                  yum clean all
+                fi
+                yum -y update krb5-libs
                 yum -y groupinstall development && sudo yum -y install curl wget jq
+              
 
                 if [[ ${!OS} =~ ^centos ]]; then
                   /bin/sed -r -i -e 's/SELINUX=enforcing/SELINUX=permissive/' /etc/selinux/config