diff --git a/test/scenarios/presubmits/el96-src@rpm-install.sh b/test/scenarios/presubmits/el96-src@rpm-install.sh
index 8cc976a807..ef213f4907 100644
--- a/test/scenarios/presubmits/el96-src@rpm-install.sh
+++ b/test/scenarios/presubmits/el96-src@rpm-install.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ scenario_run_tests() {
     configure_rhocp_repo "${RHOCP_MINOR_Y1}"      "${PREVIOUS_MINOR_VERSION}"
     configure_rhocp_repo "${RHOCP_MINOR_Y1_BETA}" "${PREVIOUS_MINOR_VERSION}"
     configure_microshift_mirror "${PREVIOUS_RELEASE_REPO}"
+    run_command_on_vm host1 "sudo subscription-manager release --set 9.6"
     run_command_on_vm host1 "sudo subscription-manager repos --enable fast-datapath-for-rhel-9-\$(uname -m)-rpms"
 
     run_tests host1 \
diff --git a/test/scenarios/releases/el96@rpm-install-upgrade.sh b/test/scenarios/releases/el96@rpm-install-upgrade.sh
index d9b8506c86..cbb6eb07e3 100644
--- a/test/scenarios/releases/el96@rpm-install-upgrade.sh
+++ b/test/scenarios/releases/el96@rpm-install-upgrade.sh
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ scenario_run_tests() {
     configure_rhocp_repo "${RHOCP_MINOR_Y1}"      "${PREVIOUS_MINOR_VERSION}"
     configure_rhocp_repo "${RHOCP_MINOR_Y1_BETA}" "${PREVIOUS_MINOR_VERSION}"
     configure_microshift_mirror "${PREVIOUS_RELEASE_REPO}"
+    run_command_on_vm host1 "sudo subscription-manager release --set 9.6"
     run_command_on_vm host1 "sudo subscription-manager repos --enable fast-datapath-for-rhel-9-\$(uname -m)-rpms"
 
     run_tests host1 \
diff --git a/test/scenarios/releases/el96@rpm-standard1.sh b/test/scenarios/releases/el96@rpm-standard1.sh
index eb7e86fdee..32072e2b9f 100644
--- a/test/scenarios/releases/el96@rpm-standard1.sh
+++ b/test/scenarios/releases/el96@rpm-standard1.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ scenario_run_tests() {
     # the previous minor version.
     configure_rhocp_repo "${RHOCP_MINOR_Y}"       "${MINOR_VERSION}"
     configure_rhocp_repo "${RHOCP_MINOR_Y_BETA}"  "${MINOR_VERSION}"
+    run_command_on_vm host1 "sudo subscription-manager release --set 9.6"
     run_command_on_vm host1 "sudo subscription-manager repos --enable fast-datapath-for-rhel-9-\$(uname -m)-rpms"
 
     run_tests host1 \
diff --git a/test/scenarios/releases/el96@rpm-standard2.sh b/test/scenarios/releases/el96@rpm-standard2.sh
index 7f4a3af16b..7213b4fef5 100644
--- a/test/scenarios/releases/el96@rpm-standard2.sh
+++ b/test/scenarios/releases/el96@rpm-standard2.sh
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ scenario_run_tests() {
     # the previous minor version.
     configure_rhocp_repo "${RHOCP_MINOR_Y}"       "${MINOR_VERSION}"
     configure_rhocp_repo "${RHOCP_MINOR_Y_BETA}"  "${MINOR_VERSION}"
+    run_command_on_vm host1 "sudo subscription-manager release --set 9.6"
     run_command_on_vm host1 "sudo subscription-manager repos --enable fast-datapath-for-rhel-9-\$(uname -m)-rpms"
 
     run_tests host1 \