diff --git a/publisher/packer.json b/publisher/packer.json
index dd545e7..da8ddfc 100644
--- a/publisher/packer.json
+++ b/publisher/packer.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "builders": [
     {
       "type": "docker",
-      "image": "almalinux:8-minimal",
+      "image": "almalinux:9-minimal",
       "commit": true,
       "changes": [
         "ENTRYPOINT [\"\"]",
diff --git a/publisher/provision.sh b/publisher/provision.sh
index c630145..5b85f63 100644
--- a/publisher/provision.sh
+++ b/publisher/provision.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 
 microdnf install -y epel-release  # for s3cmd
 microdnf update -y
-microdnf install -y shadow-utils git curl which s3cmd rpm-build createrepo rubygems \
+microdnf install -y shadow-utils git which s3cmd rpm-build make gcc createrepo rubygems ruby-devel \
          python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-requests python3-pyyaml python3-boto3
-alternatives --set python /usr/bin/python3
 
 gem install --no-document fpm