diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-assets.yml b/.github/workflows/build-assets.yml
index 4babda36283..93db5a7d588 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-assets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-assets.yml
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ jobs:
             name: docs
             documentation: true
           - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          - os: centos-7
+            cmake_options_extra: "-DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-centos-7-dynamic"
           - os: rockylinux-8
           - os: ubuntu-22.04
             name: LN k8s
@@ -105,6 +107,10 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-20.04
             name: LN
             ln: true
+          - os: centos-7
+            name: LN
+            cmake_options_extra: "-DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-centos-7-dynamic"
+            ln: true
           - os: rockylinux-8
             name: LN
             cmake_options_extra: ""
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docker.yml
index 7c5090750b6..e930f6f1640 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docker.yml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
           vcpkg_sha_short=$(git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD)
           echo "vcpkg_sha_short=$vcpkg_sha_short" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           docker_build_label=hpccsystems/platform-build-base-${{ inputs.os }}
-          echo "docker_tag=$docker_build_label:$vcpkg_sha_short" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "docker_tag=$docker_build_label:${{ inputs.os == 'centos-7' && 'hpcc-platform-9.8.x' || '$vcpkg_sha_short' }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Print vars
         shell: "bash"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/build-vcpkg.yml
index a29f49f26e1..e6a6a09815a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-vcpkg.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
           - 'ubuntu-22.04'
           - 'ubuntu-20.04'
           - 'rockylinux-8'
+          - 'centos-7'
         description: 'Operating System'
         required: false
         default: 'ubuntu-22.04'
@@ -138,6 +139,14 @@ jobs:
       os: rockylinux-8
     secrets: inherit
 
+  build-docker-centos-7:
+    if: ${{ contains('pull_request,push', github.event_name) }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-docker.yml
+    with:
+      os: centos-7
+      cmake-configuration-ex: "-DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-centos-7-dynamic"
+    secrets: inherit
+
   build-gh_runner-ubuntu-22_04:
     if: ${{ contains('schedule,push', github.event_name) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-gh_runner.yml
diff --git a/dockerfiles/vcpkg/centos-7.dockerfile b/dockerfiles/vcpkg/centos-7.dockerfile
index 04d1ba29af5..be02cbfe49c 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/vcpkg/centos-7.dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/vcpkg/centos-7.dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ARG VCPKG_REF=latest
-FROM hpccsystems/platform-build-base-centos-7:$VCPKG_REF
+FROM hpccsystems/platform-build-base-centos-7:hpcc-platform-9.8.x
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "--login", "-c"]