diff --git a/etc/kayobe/kolla-image-tags.yml b/etc/kayobe/kolla-image-tags.yml
index aefa5280f..77b8a8740 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/kolla-image-tags.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/kolla-image-tags.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # where the key is the OS distro and the value is the tag to deploy.
 kolla_image_tags:
   openstack:
-    rocky-9: 2025.1-rocky-9-20250613T131221
+    rocky-9: 2025.1-rocky-9-20250616T133037
     ubuntu-noble: 2025.1-ubuntu-noble-20250613T131221
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/pulp-repo-versions.yml b/etc/kayobe/pulp-repo-versions.yml
index 88d666771..f7d53f39f 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/pulp-repo-versions.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/pulp-repo-versions.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ stackhpc_pulp_repo_centos_stream_9_nfv_openvswitch_version: 20250528T022338
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_centos_stream_9_opstools_version: 20231213T031318
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_centos_stream_9_storage_ceph_squid_version: 20250412T024303
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_docker_ce_ubuntu_noble_version: 20250604T001951
-stackhpc_pulp_repo_elrepo_9_version: 20250608T000535
-stackhpc_pulp_repo_epel_9_version: 20250609T000109
-stackhpc_pulp_repo_grafana_version: 20250609T005704
+stackhpc_pulp_repo_elrepo_9_version: 20250610T235426
+stackhpc_pulp_repo_epel_9_version: 20250615T000221
+stackhpc_pulp_repo_grafana_version: 20250615T005738
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_opensearch_2_x_version: 20250430T014638
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_opensearch_dashboards_2_x_version: 20250430T014638
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_rhel9_rabbitmq_erlang_version: 20250607T003941
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ stackhpc_pulp_repo_rhel_9_4_doca_modules_version: 20241213T112245
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_rhel_9_4_doca_version: 20241211T153620
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_rhel_9_5_doca_modules_version: 20250115T150314
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_rhel_9_5_doca_version: 20241211T171301
+###### NOTE: Dummy variables, currently no RL9.6 DOCA
+stackhpc_pulp_repo_rhel_9_6_doca_modules_version: 00000000T000000
+stackhpc_pulp_repo_rhel_9_6_doca_version: 00000000T000000
+######
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_rhel_9_influxdb_version: 20250529T023704
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_rhel_9_mariadb_10_11_version: 20250523T014203
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_rhel_9_rabbitmq_erlang_version: 20240711T091318
@@ -47,6 +51,11 @@ stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_5_baseos_version: 20250201T125442
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_5_crb_version: 20250204T095037
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_5_extras_version: 20250122T025402
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_5_highavailability_version: 20250204T095037
+stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_6_appstream_version: 20250614T015933
+stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_6_baseos_version: 20250614T030644
+stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_6_crb_version: 20250614T015933
+stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_6_extras_version: 20250605T150141
+stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_6_highavailability_version: 20250605T150141
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_sig_security_common_version: 20250222T040303
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_ubuntu_cloud_archive_version: 20250609T053359
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_ubuntu_noble_security_version: 20250609T094526
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/pulp.yml b/etc/kayobe/pulp.yml
index 601117be4..812ebd4c1 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/pulp.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/pulp.yml
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ stackhpc_pulp_distribution_deb_production: >-
 
 # Whether to sync Rocky Linux 9 packages.
 stackhpc_pulp_sync_rocky_9: "{{ os_distribution == 'rocky' }}"
-# Rocky 9 minor version number. Supported values: 5. Default is 5
-stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_minor_version: 5
+# Rocky 9 minor version number. Supported values: 6. Default is 6
+stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_minor_version: 6
 # Rocky 9 Snapshot versions. The defaults use the appropriate version from
 # pulp-repo-versions.yml for the selected minor release.
 stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_appstream_version: "{{ lookup('vars', 'stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_%s_appstream_version' % stackhpc_pulp_repo_rocky_9_minor_version) }}"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/rl9.6-f46ea1230214a657.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/rl9.6-f46ea1230214a657.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3213dd820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/rl9.6-f46ea1230214a657.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Added support for Rocky Linux 9.6, including host packages and a full
+    container image refresh.
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    9.6 is now the default release for Rocky Linux.