diff --git a/.common-ci.yml b/.common-ci.yml
index 14e7c50ad..fff759bab 100644
--- a/.common-ci.yml
+++ b/.common-ci.yml
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ trigger-pipeline:
     - when: always
 
 # The .dist- dummy steps set the DIST variable for the targeted distribution.
-.dist-ubi8:
+.dist-ubi9:
   variables:
-    DIST: "ubi8"
+    DIST: "ubi9"
 
 # Define the platform targets
 .platform-amd64:
@@ -119,22 +119,22 @@ trigger-pipeline:
     - .scan-base
 
 # Define the scan targets
-scan-ubi8-amd64:
+scan-ubi9-amd64:
   extends:
     - .scan
-    - .dist-ubi8
+    - .dist-ubi9
     - .platform-amd64
   needs:
-    - image-ubi8
+    - image-ubi9
 
-scan-ubi8-arm64:
+scan-ubi9-arm64:
   extends:
     - .scan
-    - .dist-ubi8
+    - .dist-ubi9
     - .platform-arm64
   needs:
-    - image-ubi8
-    - scan-ubi8-amd64
+    - image-ubi9
+    - scan-ubi9-amd64
 
 # Download the regctl binary for use in the release steps
 .regctl-setup:
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ scan-ubi8-arm64:
       variables:
         OUT_IMAGE_VERSION: "${DEVEL_RELEASE_IMAGE_VERSION}"
 
-release:staging-ubi8:
+release:staging-ubi9:
   extends:
     - .release:staging
-    - .dist-ubi8
+    - .dist-ubi9
   needs:
-    - image-ubi8
+    - image-ubi9
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 4e563ebe2..9d0e7fcc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           KUBECONFIG: ${{ github.workspace }}/kubeconfig
           E2E_IMAGE_REPO: ghcr.io/nvidia/k8s-device-plugin
-          E2E_IMAGE_TAG: ${COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}-ubi8
+          E2E_IMAGE_TAG: ${COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}-ubi9
           LOG_ARTIFACTS: ${{ github.workspace }}/e2e_logs
         run: |
           make test-e2e
diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging_e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/staging_e2e.yaml
index 8f10c1073..5455403f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/staging_e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/staging_e2e.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           KUBECONFIG: ${{ github.workspace }}/kubeconfig
           E2E_IMAGE_REPO: ghcr.io/nvidia/k8s-device-plugin
-          E2E_IMAGE_TAG: ${COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}-ubi8
+          E2E_IMAGE_TAG: ${COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}-ubi9
           LOG_ARTIFACTS: ${{ github.workspace }}/e2e_logs
         run: |
           make test-e2e
diff --git a/.nvidia-ci.yml b/.nvidia-ci.yml
index 8ec7dae01..fc3681969 100644
--- a/.nvidia-ci.yml
+++ b/.nvidia-ci.yml
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ variables:
     - regctl registry login "${OUT_REGISTRY}" -u "${OUT_REGISTRY_USER}" -p "${OUT_REGISTRY_TOKEN}"
     - make -f deployments/container/Makefile IMAGE=${IN_REGISTRY}/${IN_IMAGE_NAME}:${IN_VERSION}-${DIST} OUT_IMAGE=${OUT_IMAGE_NAME}:${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}-${DIST} push-${DIST}
 
-image-ubi8:
+image-ubi9:
   extends:
     - .image-pull
-    - .dist-ubi8
+    - .dist-ubi9
 
 # We skip the integration tests for the internal CI:
 .integration:
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ image-ubi8:
 
 # Define the external release targets
 # Release to NGC
-release:ngc-ubi8:
+release:ngc-ubi9:
   extends:
     - .release:ngc
-    - .dist-ubi8
+    - .dist-ubi9
 
 # Define the external image signing steps for NGC
 # Download the ngc cli binary for use in the sign steps
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ sign:ngc-short-tag:
   extends:
     - .sign:ngc
   needs:
-    - release:ngc-ubi8
+    - release:ngc-ubi9
   variables:
     IMAGE_TAG: "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
 
-sign:ngc-ubi8:
+sign:ngc-ubi9:
   extends:
-    - .dist-ubi8
+    - .dist-ubi9
     - .sign:ngc
   needs:
-    - release:ngc-ubi8
+    - release:ngc-ubi9
diff --git a/deployments/container/Dockerfile b/deployments/container/Dockerfile
index 79e6b8156..ae2c6d997 100644
--- a/deployments/container/Dockerfile
+++ b/deployments/container/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.22.6
-FROM nvcr.io/nvidia/cuda:12.6.0-base-ubi8 AS build
+FROM nvcr.io/nvidia/cuda:12.6.0-base-ubi9 AS build
 
 RUN yum install -y \
     wget make git gcc \
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ ARG VERSION="N/A"
 ARG GIT_COMMIT="unknown"
 RUN make PREFIX=/artifacts cmds
 
-# We use the ubi8-minimal image as a reference image in removing unneeded dependencies.
-FROM redhat/ubi8-minimal:latest AS minimal
+# We use the ubi9-minimal image as a reference image in removing unneeded dependencies.
+FROM redhat/ubi9-minimal:latest AS minimal
 
 RUN rpm -qa --queryformat='^%{NAME}-\[0-9\].*\.%{ARCH}$\n' | sort -u > /tmp/package-names.minimal
 RUN rpm -qa | sort -u > /tmp/package-list.minimal
 
 # We define the following image as a base image and remove unneeded packages.
-FROM nvcr.io/nvidia/cuda:12.6.0-base-ubi8 AS base
+FROM nvcr.io/nvidia/cuda:12.6.0-base-ubi9 AS base
 
 WORKDIR /cleanup
 
diff --git a/deployments/container/Makefile b/deployments/container/Makefile
index 150ee5324..04a4b8cdf 100644
--- a/deployments/container/Makefile
+++ b/deployments/container/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ OUT_IMAGE_TAG = $(OUT_IMAGE_VERSION)-$(DIST)
 OUT_IMAGE = $(OUT_IMAGE_NAME):$(OUT_IMAGE_TAG)
 
 ##### Public rules #####
-DEFAULT_PUSH_TARGET := ubi8
+DEFAULT_PUSH_TARGET := ubi9
 DISTRIBUTIONS = $(DEFAULT_PUSH_TARGET)
 
 IMAGE_TARGETS := $(patsubst %,image-%,$(DISTRIBUTIONS))
diff --git a/deployments/container/cleanup/cleanup.sh b/deployments/container/cleanup/cleanup.sh
index 8c068c4fa..c63cb2faa 100755
--- a/deployments/container/cleanup/cleanup.sh
+++ b/deployments/container/cleanup/cleanup.sh
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ for key in $(rpm -qa gpg-pubkey*); do
     fi
 done
 
-dnf clean all
+dnf clean -y all
 rm -rf /var/cache/dnf
 
 dnf install -y microdnf
 
-microdnf remove $(rpm -q --whatrequires dnf)
+microdnf remove -y $(rpm -q --whatrequires dnf)
 rpm -e dnf
 
-microdnf remove \
+microdnf remove -y \
     $(rpm -q --whatrequires /usr/libexec/platform-python) \
     $(rpm -q --whatrequires 'python(abi)') \
     python* \
     dnf*
 
-microdnf remove \
+microdnf remove -y \
     $(rpm -qa | sort | grep -v -f package-names.minimal -e gpg-pubkey)
 
 # We don't want to add third-party content to the base image and only remove packages.