diff --git a/ci/buildroot/install-buildroot.sh b/ci/buildroot/install-buildroot.sh
index eb4d84502d..2809b8a8f7 100755
--- a/ci/buildroot/install-buildroot.sh
+++ b/ci/buildroot/install-buildroot.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 # This is invoked by Dockerfile
 
+dnf -y install dnf-plugins-core
+# We want to avoid a 7 day cycle for e.g. new ostree etc.
+dnf config-manager --set-enabled updates-testing
+
 dn=$(dirname "$0")
 tmpd=$(mktemp -d) && trap 'rm -rf ${tmpd}' EXIT
 
diff --git a/manifest-lock.aarch64.json b/manifest-lock.aarch64.json
index ec0f09feda..9223c1b42b 100644
--- a/manifest-lock.aarch64.json
+++ b/manifest-lock.aarch64.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "evra": "2.9.0.4-4.fc39.noarch"
     },
     "aardvark-dns": {
-      "evra": "1.7.0-2.fc39.aarch64"
+      "evra": "1.8.0-1.fc39.aarch64"
     },
     "acl": {
       "evra": "2.3.1-8.fc39.aarch64"
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
       "evra": "1:2.06-104.fc39.aarch64"
     },
     "gvisor-tap-vsock-gvforwarder": {
-      "evra": "6:0.7.0-6.fc39.aarch64"
+      "evra": "6:0.7.1-1.fc39.aarch64"
     },
     "gzip": {
       "evra": "1.12-6.fc39.aarch64"
@@ -514,16 +514,16 @@
       "evra": "2.6.3-1.fc39.noarch"
     },
     "kernel": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.aarch64"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.aarch64"
     },
     "kernel-core": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.aarch64"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.aarch64"
     },
     "kernel-modules": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.aarch64"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.aarch64"
     },
     "kernel-modules-core": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.aarch64"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.aarch64"
     },
     "kexec-tools": {
       "evra": "2.0.27-1.fc39.aarch64"
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@
       "evra": "1.3.2-1.fc39.aarch64"
     },
     "zincati": {
-      "evra": "0.0.25-6.fc39.aarch64"
+      "evra": "0.0.26-2.fc39.aarch64"
     },
     "zlib": {
       "evra": "1.2.13-4.fc39.aarch64"
@@ -1292,13 +1292,13 @@
     }
   },
   "metadata": {
-    "generated": "2023-10-16T00:00:00Z",
+    "generated": "2023-10-22T00:00:00Z",
     "rpmmd_repos": {
       "fedora-coreos-pool": {
-        "generated": "2023-10-16T00:42:49Z"
+        "generated": "2023-10-20T15:55:24Z"
       },
       "fedora-next": {
-        "generated": "2023-10-15T09:51:59Z"
+        "generated": "2023-10-19T09:52:56Z"
       },
       "fedora-next-updates": {
         "generated": "2018-02-20T19:13:29Z"
diff --git a/manifest-lock.overrides.yaml b/manifest-lock.overrides.yaml
index 0a9bc813b0..a866599ea4 100644
--- a/manifest-lock.overrides.yaml
+++ b/manifest-lock.overrides.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 # for FCOS-specific packages (ignition, afterburn, etc.).
 
 packages:
+  aardvark-dns:
+    evr: 1.8.0-1.fc39
+    metadata:
+      bodhi: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-d97c0821fa
+      reason: https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1490#issuecomment-1720020468
+      type: fast-track
   bind-libs:
     evr: 32:9.18.19-1.fc39
     metadata:
@@ -38,12 +44,6 @@ packages:
       bodhi: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-3e03106a9e
       reason: https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1490#issuecomment-1720020468
       type: fast-track
-  curl:
-    evr: 8.2.1-3.fc39
-    metadata:
-      bodhi: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-0f8d1871d8
-      reason: https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1593
-      type: fast-track
   fwupd:
     evr: 1.9.6-1.fc39
     metadata:
@@ -62,11 +62,29 @@ packages:
       bodhi: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-817ed9e906
       reason: https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1490#issuecomment-1720020468
       type: fast-track
-  libcurl-minimal:
-    evr: 8.2.1-3.fc39
+  kernel:
+    evr: 6.5.7-300.fc39
     metadata:
-      bodhi: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-0f8d1871d8
-      reason: https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1593
+      bodhi: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-3747088120
+      reason: https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1490#issuecomment-1720020468
+      type: fast-track
+  kernel-core:
+    evr: 6.5.7-300.fc39
+    metadata:
+      bodhi: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-3747088120
+      reason: https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1490#issuecomment-1720020468
+      type: fast-track
+  kernel-modules:
+    evr: 6.5.7-300.fc39
+    metadata:
+      bodhi: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-3747088120
+      reason: https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1490#issuecomment-1720020468
+      type: fast-track
+  kernel-modules-core:
+    evr: 6.5.7-300.fc39
+    metadata:
+      bodhi: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-3747088120
+      reason: https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1490#issuecomment-1720020468
       type: fast-track
   libnet:
     evr: 1.3-1.fc39
@@ -146,3 +164,8 @@ packages:
       bodhi: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-14ee3e26c2
       reason: https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1490#issuecomment-1720020468
       type: fast-track
+  zincati:
+    evr: 0.0.26-2.fc39
+    metadata:
+      bodhi: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-586e8dc477
+      type: fast-track
diff --git a/manifest-lock.ppc64le.json b/manifest-lock.ppc64le.json
index db7ee221b0..1c3357df61 100644
--- a/manifest-lock.ppc64le.json
+++ b/manifest-lock.ppc64le.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "evra": "2.9.0.4-4.fc39.noarch"
     },
     "aardvark-dns": {
-      "evra": "1.7.0-2.fc39.ppc64le"
+      "evra": "1.8.0-1.fc39.ppc64le"
     },
     "acl": {
       "evra": "2.3.1-8.fc39.ppc64le"
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
       "evra": "1:2.06-104.fc39.ppc64le"
     },
     "gvisor-tap-vsock-gvforwarder": {
-      "evra": "6:0.7.0-6.fc39.ppc64le"
+      "evra": "6:0.7.1-1.fc39.ppc64le"
     },
     "gzip": {
       "evra": "1.12-6.fc39.ppc64le"
@@ -499,16 +499,16 @@
       "evra": "2.6.3-1.fc39.noarch"
     },
     "kernel": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.ppc64le"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.ppc64le"
     },
     "kernel-core": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.ppc64le"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.ppc64le"
     },
     "kernel-modules": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.ppc64le"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.ppc64le"
     },
     "kernel-modules-core": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.ppc64le"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.ppc64le"
     },
     "kexec-tools": {
       "evra": "2.0.27-1.fc39.ppc64le"
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@
       "evra": "1.3.2-1.fc39.ppc64le"
     },
     "zincati": {
-      "evra": "0.0.25-6.fc39.ppc64le"
+      "evra": "0.0.26-2.fc39.ppc64le"
     },
     "zlib": {
       "evra": "1.2.13-4.fc39.ppc64le"
@@ -1283,13 +1283,13 @@
     }
   },
   "metadata": {
-    "generated": "2023-10-16T00:00:00Z",
+    "generated": "2023-10-22T00:00:00Z",
     "rpmmd_repos": {
       "fedora-coreos-pool": {
-        "generated": "2023-10-16T00:41:58Z"
+        "generated": "2023-10-20T15:53:18Z"
       },
       "fedora-next": {
-        "generated": "2023-10-15T09:51:55Z"
+        "generated": "2023-10-19T09:52:50Z"
       },
       "fedora-next-updates": {
         "generated": "2018-02-28T16:06:00Z"
diff --git a/manifest-lock.s390x.json b/manifest-lock.s390x.json
index d777e0d380..bff07dd637 100644
--- a/manifest-lock.s390x.json
+++ b/manifest-lock.s390x.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "evra": "2.9.0.4-4.fc39.noarch"
     },
     "aardvark-dns": {
-      "evra": "1.7.0-2.fc39.s390x"
+      "evra": "1.8.0-1.fc39.s390x"
     },
     "acl": {
       "evra": "2.3.1-8.fc39.s390x"
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
       "evra": "3.11-3.fc39.s390x"
     },
     "gvisor-tap-vsock-gvforwarder": {
-      "evra": "6:0.7.0-6.fc39.s390x"
+      "evra": "6:0.7.1-1.fc39.s390x"
     },
     "gzip": {
       "evra": "1.12-6.fc39.s390x"
@@ -469,16 +469,16 @@
       "evra": "2.6.3-1.fc39.noarch"
     },
     "kernel": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.s390x"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.s390x"
     },
     "kernel-core": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.s390x"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.s390x"
     },
     "kernel-modules": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.s390x"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.s390x"
     },
     "kernel-modules-core": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.s390x"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.s390x"
     },
     "kexec-tools": {
       "evra": "2.0.27-1.fc39.s390x"
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@
       "evra": "1.3.2-1.fc39.s390x"
     },
     "zincati": {
-      "evra": "0.0.25-6.fc39.s390x"
+      "evra": "0.0.26-2.fc39.s390x"
     },
     "zlib": {
       "evra": "1.2.13-4.fc39.s390x"
@@ -1235,13 +1235,13 @@
     }
   },
   "metadata": {
-    "generated": "2023-10-16T00:00:00Z",
+    "generated": "2023-10-22T00:00:00Z",
     "rpmmd_repos": {
       "fedora-coreos-pool": {
-        "generated": "2023-10-16T00:41:21Z"
+        "generated": "2023-10-20T15:54:00Z"
       },
       "fedora-next": {
-        "generated": "2023-10-15T09:51:49Z"
+        "generated": "2023-10-19T09:52:50Z"
       },
       "fedora-next-updates": {
         "generated": "2018-02-28T16:06:49Z"
diff --git a/manifest-lock.x86_64.json b/manifest-lock.x86_64.json
index c5037912e4..58c7f0f766 100644
--- a/manifest-lock.x86_64.json
+++ b/manifest-lock.x86_64.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "evra": "2.9.0.4-4.fc39.noarch"
     },
     "aardvark-dns": {
-      "evra": "1.7.0-2.fc39.x86_64"
+      "evra": "1.8.0-1.fc39.x86_64"
     },
     "acl": {
       "evra": "2.3.1-8.fc39.x86_64"
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
       "evra": "1:2.06-104.fc39.x86_64"
     },
     "gvisor-tap-vsock-gvforwarder": {
-      "evra": "6:0.7.0-6.fc39.x86_64"
+      "evra": "6:0.7.1-1.fc39.x86_64"
     },
     "gzip": {
       "evra": "1.12-6.fc39.x86_64"
@@ -520,16 +520,16 @@
       "evra": "2.6.3-1.fc39.noarch"
     },
     "kernel": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.x86_64"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.x86_64"
     },
     "kernel-core": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.x86_64"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.x86_64"
     },
     "kernel-modules": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.x86_64"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.x86_64"
     },
     "kernel-modules-core": {
-      "evra": "6.5.6-300.fc39.x86_64"
+      "evra": "6.5.7-300.fc39.x86_64"
     },
     "kexec-tools": {
       "evra": "2.0.27-1.fc39.x86_64"
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@
       "evra": "1.3.2-1.fc39.x86_64"
     },
     "zincati": {
-      "evra": "0.0.25-6.fc39.x86_64"
+      "evra": "0.0.26-2.fc39.x86_64"
     },
     "zlib": {
       "evra": "1.2.13-4.fc39.x86_64"
@@ -1295,13 +1295,13 @@
     }
   },
   "metadata": {
-    "generated": "2023-10-16T00:00:00Z",
+    "generated": "2023-10-22T00:00:00Z",
     "rpmmd_repos": {
       "fedora-coreos-pool": {
-        "generated": "2023-10-16T00:42:57Z"
+        "generated": "2023-10-20T15:54:13Z"
       },
       "fedora-next": {
-        "generated": "2023-10-15T09:52:13Z"
+        "generated": "2023-10-19T09:53:08Z"
       },
       "fedora-next-updates": {
         "generated": "2018-02-20T19:18:14Z"
diff --git a/tests/kola/rpm-ostree/kernel-replace b/tests/kola/rpm-ostree/kernel-replace
index 0b51d570cc..a421a0b740 100755
--- a/tests/kola/rpm-ostree/kernel-replace
+++ b/tests/kola/rpm-ostree/kernel-replace
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ image=oci:$image_dir
 image_pull=ostree-unverified-image:$image
 tmp_imagedir=/var/tmp/fcos-tmp
 arch=$(arch)
-kver="6.0.7-301.fc37.${arch}"
+kver="6.2.9-300.fc38.${arch}"
 
 case "${AUTOPKGTEST_REBOOT_MARK:-}" in
   "")
@@ -71,31 +71,11 @@ case "${AUTOPKGTEST_REBOOT_MARK:-}" in
     td=$(mktemp -d)
     cd ${td}
     version=$(rpm-ostree --version | grep Version)
-cat > dracut_call.sh << EOF
-#!/bin/bash
-# Temporary workaround for: https://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree/issues/4190
-# This has been fixed on rpm-ostree 2022.18 and this script will be removed
-# once that version reaches the stable coreos stream.
-if [[ "$version" == *"2023"* ]] || [[ "$version" == *"2022.19"* ]]; then
-    echo "Running rpm-ostree 2022.19 or newer.";
-else
-    echo "Running rpm-ostree 2022.18 or older, rebuilding the initramfs.";
-    echo "Building initramfs for Kernel: $kver"
-    /usr/libexec/rpm-ostree/wrapped/dracut --tmpdir /tmp/ --no-hostonly --kver $kver --reproducible \
-    -v --add ostree -f /tmp/initramfs2.img
-    mv /tmp/initramfs2.img /lib/modules/$kver/initramfs.img
-fi;
-EOF
 cat > Dockerfile << EOF
 FROM localhost/fcos
 RUN rpm-ostree cliwrap install-to-root /
-ADD dracut_call.sh dracut_call.sh
-RUN cat dracut_call.sh
-# Once kernel-modules-core is in all supported releases, we can remove this conditional.
-RUN if rpm -q kernel-modules-core; then echo "kernel-modules-core installed.. removing"; remove="--remove kernel-modules-core"; fi && \
-    chmod +x dracut_call.sh && rpm-ostree override replace \$remove \
-    https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=2084352 && \
-    ./dracut_call.sh && \
+RUN rpm-ostree override replace \
+    https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=2178613 && \
     ostree container commit
 EOF
     # Older podman found in RHEL8 blows up without /etc/resolv.conf