diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a38f9ab320..fefd8f41a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: make
       run: make SERVER_CFLAGS='-Werror' MALLOC=libc
 
-  build-centos7-jemalloc:
+  build-almalinux8-jemalloc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container: centos:7
+    container: almalinux:8
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: make
       run: |
-        yum -y install gcc make
-        make SERVER_CFLAGS='-Werror'
+        dnf -y install epel-release gcc make procps-ng which
+        make -j SERVER_CFLAGS='-Werror'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily.yml b/.github/workflows/daily.yml
index 83ccb6a3c8..51800e6320 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
     inputs:
       skipjobs:
         description: 'jobs to skip (delete the ones you wanna keep, do not leave empty)'
-        default: 'valgrind,sanitizer,tls,freebsd,macos,alpine,32bit,iothreads,ubuntu,centos,malloc,specific,fortify,reply-schema'
+        default: 'valgrind,sanitizer,tls,freebsd,macos,alpine,32bit,iothreads,ubuntu,rpm-distros,malloc,specific,fortify,reply-schema'
       skiptests:
         description: 'tests to skip (delete the ones you wanna keep, do not leave empty)'
         default: 'redis,modules,sentinel,cluster,unittest'
@@ -655,13 +655,34 @@ jobs:
         if: true && !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'unittest')
         run: ./src/valkey-server test all --accurate
 
-  test-centos7-jemalloc:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  test-rpm-distros-jemalloc:
     if: |
-      (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' && github.repository == 'valkey-io/valkey')) &&
-      !contains(github.event.inputs.skipjobs, 'centos')
-    container: centos:7
+       (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' && github.repository == 'valkey-io/valkey')) &&
+       !contains(github.event.inputs.skipjobs, 'rpm-distros')
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - name: test-almalinux8-jemalloc
+            container: almalinux:8
+            install_epel: true
+          - name: test-almalinux9-jemalloc
+            container: almalinux:8
+            install_epel: true
+          - name: test-centosstream9-jemalloc
+            container: quay.io/centos/centos:stream9
+            install_epel: true
+          - name: test-fedoralatest-jemalloc
+            container: fedora:latest
+          - name: test-fedorarawhide-jemalloc
+            container: fedora:rawhide
+
+    name: ${{ matrix.name }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    container: ${{ matrix.container }}
     timeout-minutes: 14400
+
     steps:
     - name: prep
       if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
@@ -676,12 +697,15 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
         ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
+    - name: Install EPEL
+      if: matrix.install_epel
+      run: dnf -y install epel-release
     - name: make
       run: |
-        yum -y install gcc make
-        make SERVER_CFLAGS='-Werror'
+        dnf -y install gcc make procps-ng which /usr/bin/kill
+        make -j SERVER_CFLAGS='-Werror'
     - name: testprep
-      run: yum -y install which tcl tclx
+      run: dnf -y install tcl tcltls
     - name: test
       if: true && !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
       run: ./runtest --accurate --verbose --dump-logs ${{github.event.inputs.test_args}}
@@ -695,13 +719,34 @@ jobs:
       if: true && !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'cluster')
       run: ./runtest-cluster ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
 
-  test-centos7-tls-module:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  test-rpm-distros-tls-module:
     if: |
-      (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' && github.repository == 'valkey-io/valkey')) &&
-      !contains(github.event.inputs.skipjobs, 'tls')
-    container: centos:7
+       (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' && github.repository == 'valkey-io/valkey')) &&
+       !contains(github.event.inputs.skipjobs, 'tls')
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - name: test-almalinux8-tls-module
+            container: almalinux:8
+            install_epel: true
+          - name: test-almalinux9-tls-module
+            container: almalinux:8
+            install_epel: true
+          - name: test-centosstream9-tls-module
+            container: quay.io/centos/centos:stream9
+            install_epel: true
+          - name: test-fedoralatest-tls-module
+            container: fedora:latest
+          - name: test-fedorarawhide-tls-module
+            container: fedora:rawhide
+
+    name: ${{ matrix.name }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    container: ${{ matrix.container }}
     timeout-minutes: 14400
+
     steps:
     - name: prep
       if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
@@ -716,14 +761,16 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
         ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
+    - name: Install EPEL
+      if: matrix.install_epel
+      run: dnf -y install epel-release
     - name: make
       run: |
-        yum -y install centos-release-scl epel-release
-        yum -y install devtoolset-7 openssl-devel openssl
-        scl enable devtoolset-7 "make BUILD_TLS=module SERVER_CFLAGS='-Werror'"
+        dnf -y install make gcc openssl-devel openssl procps-ng which /usr/bin/kill
+        make -j BUILD_TLS=module SERVER_CFLAGS='-Werror'
     - name: testprep
       run: |
-        yum -y install tcl tcltls tclx
+        dnf -y install tcl tcltls
         ./utils/gen-test-certs.sh
     - name: test
       if: true && !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
@@ -742,13 +789,34 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         ./runtest-cluster --tls-module ${{github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args}}
 
-  test-centos7-tls-module-no-tls:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  test-rpm-distros-tls-module-no-tls:
     if: |
-      (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' && github.repository == 'valkey-io/valkey')) &&
-      !contains(github.event.inputs.skipjobs, 'tls')
-    container: centos:7
+       (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' && github.repository == 'valkey-io/valkey')) &&
+       !contains(github.event.inputs.skipjobs, 'tls')
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - name: test-almalinux8-tls-module-no-tls
+            container: almalinux:8
+            install_epel: true
+          - name: test-almalinux9-tls-module-no-tls
+            container: almalinux:8
+            install_epel: true
+          - name: test-centosstream9-tls-module-no-tls
+            container: quay.io/centos/centos:stream9
+            install_epel: true
+          - name: test-fedoralatest-tls-module-no-tls
+            container: fedora:latest
+          - name: test-fedorarawhide-tls-module-no-tls
+            container: fedora:rawhide
+
+    name: ${{ matrix.name }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    container: ${{ matrix.container }}
     timeout-minutes: 14400
+
     steps:
     - name: prep
       if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
@@ -763,14 +831,16 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
         ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}
+    - name: Install EPEL
+      if: matrix.install_epel
+      run: dnf -y install epel-release
     - name: make
       run: |
-        yum -y install centos-release-scl epel-release
-        yum -y install devtoolset-7 openssl-devel openssl
-        scl enable devtoolset-7 "make BUILD_TLS=module SERVER_CFLAGS='-Werror'"
+        dnf -y install make gcc openssl-devel openssl procps-ng which /usr/bin/kill
+        make -j BUILD_TLS=module SERVER_CFLAGS='-Werror'
     - name: testprep
       run: |
-        yum -y install tcl tcltls tclx
+        dnf -y install tcl tcltls
         ./utils/gen-test-certs.sh
     - name: test
       if: true && !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis')
@@ -1084,4 +1154,3 @@ jobs:
         path: "./utils/req-res-validator/requirements.txt"
     - name: validator
       run: ./utils/req-res-log-validator.py --verbose --fail-missing-reply-schemas ${{ (!contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'redis') && !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'module') && !contains(github.event.inputs.sentinel, 'redis') && !contains(github.event.inputs.skiptests, 'cluster')) && github.event.inputs.test_args == '' && github.event.inputs.cluster_test_args == '' && '--fail-commands-not-all-hit' || '' }}
-