diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 81ac2ecddd..3114c7410e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ potfile:
   image: $CI_REGISTRY/$RUN_UPSTREAM_NAMESPACE/libvirt/ci-$NAME:latest
   stage: builds
   variables:
-    NAME: almalinux-8
+    NAME: almalinux-9
   before_script:
     - cat /packages.txt
   needs:
-    - job: x86_64-almalinux-8-container
+    - job: x86_64-almalinux-9-container
       optional: true
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == $RUN_UPSTREAM_NAMESPACE && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'