diff --git a/test/image-blueprints/layer5-bootc/group1/rhel94-bootc-source-ostree-parent.containerfile b/test/image-blueprints/layer5-bootc/group1/rhel94-bootc-source-ostree-parent.containerfile
index 9171fb69c6..84426f3fa5 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints/layer5-bootc/group1/rhel94-bootc-source-ostree-parent.containerfile
+++ b/test/image-blueprints/layer5-bootc/group1/rhel94-bootc-source-ostree-parent.containerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ RUN ln -sr /run/secrets/etc-pki-entitlement /etc/pki/entitlement-host && \
     ln -sr /run/secrets/rhsm /etc/rhsm-host && \
     mkdir -p /var/opt
 
+# Lock the OS release version and enable EUS repositories to prevent
+# the installation of packages belonging to a newer OS release
+# hadolint ignore=SC1091
+RUN source /etc/os-release && \
+    echo "${VERSION_ID}" > /etc/dnf/vars/releasever && \
+    dnf config-manager --set-disabled '*' && \
+    dnf config-manager --set-enabled \
+        "rhel-9-for-$(uname -m)-baseos-eus-rpms" \
+        "rhel-9-for-$(uname -m)-appstream-eus-rpms"
+
 # Copy the repository configuration script
 COPY --chmod=755 ./bootc-images/microshift_repo_config.sh ${REPO_CONFIG_SCRIPT}
 
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints/layer5-bootc/group1/rhel94-bootc-source.containerfile b/test/image-blueprints/layer5-bootc/group1/rhel94-bootc-source.containerfile
index 218c3d7bfc..d22b75480e 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints/layer5-bootc/group1/rhel94-bootc-source.containerfile
+++ b/test/image-blueprints/layer5-bootc/group1/rhel94-bootc-source.containerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ ARG REPO_CONFIG_SCRIPT=/tmp/microshift_repo_config.sh
 ARG USHIFT_RPM_REPO_NAME=microshift-local
 ARG USHIFT_RPM_REPO_PATH=/tmp/$USHIFT_RPM_REPO_NAME
 
+# Lock the OS release version and enable EUS repositories to prevent
+# the installation of packages belonging to a newer OS release
+# hadolint ignore=SC1091
+RUN source /etc/os-release && \
+    echo "${VERSION_ID}" > /etc/dnf/vars/releasever && \
+    dnf config-manager --set-disabled '*' && \
+    dnf config-manager --set-enabled \
+        "rhel-9-for-$(uname -m)-baseos-eus-rpms" \
+        "rhel-9-for-$(uname -m)-appstream-eus-rpms"
+
 # Copy the repository configuration script
 COPY --chmod=755 ./bootc-images/microshift_repo_config.sh ${REPO_CONFIG_SCRIPT}