diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index a274256..52ff929 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         image:
-          - 'centos:8'
+          - 'centos/centos:stream8'
           - 'rockylinux:8'
           - 'rockylinux:9'
           - 'almalinux:8'
@@ -36,16 +36,6 @@ jobs:
         scenario:
           - 'default'
           - 'upgrade'
-        exclude:
-          # 2.0 did not support el:9 and ubuntu:22
-          - scenario: upgrade
-            image: 'rockylinux:9'
-          - scenario: upgrade
-            image: 'ubuntu:22.04'
-          - scenario: upgrade
-            image: 'almalinux:8'
-          - scenario: upgrade
-            image: 'almalinux:9'
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout
diff --git a/defaults/main/install.yml b/defaults/main/install.yml
index b6bc3c6..e03a861 100644
--- a/defaults/main/install.yml
+++ b/defaults/main/install.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ apache_etc_dir: "/etc/{{ apache_service_name }}"
 apache_conf_dir: "{{ apache_etc_dir }}/conf.d"
 apache_log_dir: "/var/log/{{ apache_service_name }}"
 
-rpm_repo_url: "https://yum.osc.edu/ondemand/3.0/ondemand-release-web-3.0-1.noarch.rpm"
-apt_repo_url: "https://apt.osc.edu/ondemand/3.0/ondemand-release-web_3.0.0_all.deb"
+rpm_repo_url: "https://yum.osc.edu/ondemand/3.1/ondemand-release-web-3.1-1.{{ el_distro }}.noarch.rpm"
+apt_repo_url: "https://apt.osc.edu/ondemand/3.1/ondemand-release-web_3.1.1-{{ deb_distro }}_all.deb"
 
 rpm_repo_key: "https://yum.osc.edu/ondemand/RPM-GPG-KEY-ondemand"
 deb_repo_key: "https://apt.osc.edu/ondemand/DEB-GPG-KEY-ondemand"
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ ondemand_dex_package: ondemand-dex # behaviour as for ondemand_package
 
 # needed for testing. no reason to change these in production.
 disable_htcacheclean: false
-nodejs_version: 14
-ruby_version: 3.0
+nodejs_version: 18
+ruby_version: 3.1
diff --git a/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index 0d5c3cd..6ecc764 100644
--- a/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -12,27 +12,27 @@ lint: |
 
 platforms:
   - name: default
-    image: ${IMAGE:-"centos:7"}
+    image: ${IMAGE:-"rockylinux:8"}
     command: /sbin/init
     tmpfs:
-      - /run
-      - /tmp
+      "/run": "rw"
+      "/tmp": "rw"
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
   - name: custom
-    image: ${IMAGE:-"centos:7"}
+    image: ${IMAGE:-"rockylinux:8"}
     command: /sbin/init
     tmpfs:
-      - /run
-      - /tmp
+      "/run": "rw"
+      "/tmp": "rw"
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
   - name: oidc
-    image: ${IMAGE:-"centos:7"}
+    image: ${IMAGE:-"rockylinux:8"}
     command: /sbin/init
     tmpfs:
-      - /run
-      - /tmp
+      "/run": "rw"
+      "/tmp": "rw"
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
 
diff --git a/molecule/upgrade/molecule.yml b/molecule/upgrade/molecule.yml
index e735121..f5d0f2a 100644
--- a/molecule/upgrade/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/upgrade/molecule.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ lint: |
 
 platforms:
   - name: default
-    image: ${IMAGE:-"centos:7"}
+    image: ${IMAGE:-"rockylinux:8"}
     command: /sbin/init
     tmpfs:
-      - /run
-      - /tmp
+      "/run": "rw"
+      "/tmp": "rw"
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
 
diff --git a/molecule/upgrade/prepare.yml b/molecule/upgrade/prepare.yml
index bd43cac..e95d10c 100644
--- a/molecule/upgrade/prepare.yml
+++ b/molecule/upgrade/prepare.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@
 
 - name: Install previous version
   hosts: all
+
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: Set dependency versions on el8
+      set_fact:
+        ruby_version: 3.0
+        nodejs_version: 14
+      when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat" and ansible_distribution_major_version == '8'
+
+    - name: Use default versions on el8
+      set_fact:
+        additional_rpm_installs:
+          - lua-posix
+      when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat" and ansible_distribution_major_version == '9'
+
   roles:
     - role: ood-ansible
   vars_files:
diff --git a/molecule/upgrade/vars/prepare.yml b/molecule/upgrade/vars/prepare.yml
index 7c66ab3..1de872b 100644
--- a/molecule/upgrade/vars/prepare.yml
+++ b/molecule/upgrade/vars/prepare.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-ondemand_package: "ondemand{% if ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' %}-{% else %}={% endif %}2.0.28"
+ondemand_package: "ondemand{% if ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' %}-{% else %}={% endif %}3.0.3"
 disable_htcacheclean: true
-nodejs_version: 12
-ruby_version: 2.7
-apt_repo_url: "https://apt.osc.edu/ondemand/2.0/ondemand-release-web_2.0.0_all.deb"
-rpm_repo_url: "https://yum.osc.edu/ondemand/2.0/ondemand-release-web-2.0-1.noarch.rpm"
+apt_repo_url: "https://apt.osc.edu/ondemand/3.0/ondemand-release-web_3.0.0_all.deb"
+rpm_repo_url: "https://yum.osc.edu/ondemand/3.0/ondemand-release-web-3.0-1.noarch.rpm"
diff --git a/molecule/upgrade/verify.yml b/molecule/upgrade/verify.yml
index 4115d08..678db80 100644
--- a/molecule/upgrade/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/upgrade/verify.yml
@@ -54,14 +54,11 @@
   - name: Include verity default tasks
     ansible.builtin.include_tasks: tasks/verify_default.yml
     when: inventory_hostname == "default"
-  
-  - name: Verify node version
+
+  - name: Verify OOD version
     ansible.builtin.shell: |
       set -o pipefail
-      if [ -f /opt/ood/ondemand/enable ]; then 
-        source /opt/ood/ondemand/enable
-      fi
-      node --version | grep v14
+      grep -P '3.1.(\d)*' /opt/ood/VERSION
     args:
       executable: /bin/bash
     changed_when: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tasks/install-package.yml b/tasks/install-package.yml
index dd1a56c..52a3692 100644
--- a/tasks/install-package.yml
+++ b/tasks/install-package.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+- name: Set el_distro when OS is RHEL
+  set_fact:
+    el_distro: "el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
+  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+
+- name: Set deb_distro when OS is Debian
+  set_fact:
+    deb_distro: "{{ ansible_distribution_release }}"
+  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+
 - name: Install the rpm repo's key
   ansible.builtin.rpm_key:
     state: present
diff --git a/vars/AlmaLinux/9.yml b/vars/AlmaLinux/9.yml
index 62624aa..7e4b683 100644
--- a/vars/AlmaLinux/9.yml
+++ b/vars/AlmaLinux/9.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ locations_ini: "/opt/ood/ondemand/root/usr/share/ruby/vendor_ruby/phusion_passen
 
 additional_rpm_installs:
   - lua-posix
+  - '@nodejs:{{ nodejs_version }}'
+  - '@ruby:{{ ruby_version }}'
 
 rpm_repo_key: https://yum.osc.edu/ondemand/RPM-GPG-KEY-ondemand-SHA512
diff --git a/vars/CentOS/8.yml b/vars/CentOS/8.yml
index 7891d1c..acc272b 100644
--- a/vars/CentOS/8.yml
+++ b/vars/CentOS/8.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ locations_ini: "/opt/ood/ondemand/root/usr/share/ruby/vendor_ruby/phusion_passen
 
 additional_rpm_installs:
   - lua-posix
-  - "@ruby:{{ ruby_version }}"
-  - "@nodejs:{{ nodejs_version }}"
+  - "@ruby:{{ ruby_version }}/common"
+  - "@nodejs:{{ nodejs_version }}/common"
diff --git a/vars/RedHat/9.yml b/vars/RedHat/9.yml
index 4ba9c5c..88365f4 100644
--- a/vars/RedHat/9.yml
+++ b/vars/RedHat/9.yml
@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@ locations_ini: "/opt/ood/ondemand/root/usr/share/ruby/vendor_ruby/phusion_passen
 
 additional_rpm_installs:
   - lua-posix
+  - @nodejs:{{ nodejs_version }}
+  - @ruby:{{ ruby_version }}
 
 rpm_repo_key: https://yum.osc.edu/ondemand/RPM-GPG-KEY-ondemand-SHA512
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vars/Rocky/9.yml b/vars/Rocky/9.yml
index 62624aa..7e4b683 100644
--- a/vars/Rocky/9.yml
+++ b/vars/Rocky/9.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ locations_ini: "/opt/ood/ondemand/root/usr/share/ruby/vendor_ruby/phusion_passen
 
 additional_rpm_installs:
   - lua-posix
+  - '@nodejs:{{ nodejs_version }}'
+  - '@ruby:{{ ruby_version }}'
 
 rpm_repo_key: https://yum.osc.edu/ondemand/RPM-GPG-KEY-ondemand-SHA512