diff --git a/packaging_qa/Redhat.dockerfile b/packaging_qa/Redhat.dockerfile
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+# RHEL 8-based	EL8	rockylinux:8 / ubi8
+# RHEL 9-based	EL9	rockylinux:9 / ubi9
+# Oracle Linux 8	OL8	oraclelinux:8 # may need to run docker pull oraclelinux:8
+# Oracle Linux 9	OL9	oraclelinux:9
+# Use Red Hat or Oracle Linux as the base image
+ARG OS_TYPE=oraclelinux
+ARG VERSION_ID=8
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=${OS_TYPE}:${VERSION_ID}
+FROM $BASE_IMAGE
+
+# Set environment variables to avoid interactive prompts
+ARG CITUS_VERSION_FULL=13.0.1
+ARG CITUS_VERSION_COMPACT=130
+ARG PG_MAJOR=17
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN dnf install -y --allowerasing \
+    epel-release \
+    dnf-utils \
+    sudo \
+    curl \
+    gnupg2 \
+    which \
+    libffi-devel \
+    readline-devel \
+    gcc \
+    make \
+    which \
+    tar
+
+# Add PostgreSQL repository based on EL version
+RUN export EL_VERSION=$(source /etc/os-release && echo ${VERSION_ID%%.*}) && \
+    dnf install -y https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/reporpms/EL-${EL_VERSION}-x86_64/pgdg-redhat-repo-latest.noarch.rpm
+
+# Disable built-in PostgreSQL module
+RUN dnf -qy module disable postgresql
+
+# Install PostgreSQL and required packages
+RUN dnf install -y postgresql${PG_MAJOR} postgresql${PG_MAJOR}-server postgresql${PG_MAJOR}-contrib
+
+# Install Citus repository and extensions
+RUN export VERSION_ID=$(source /etc/os-release && echo ${VERSION_ID%%.*}) && \
+    curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/citusdata/community/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash && \
+    yum install -y citus${CITUS_VERSION_COMPACT}_${PG_MAJOR}-${CITUS_VERSION_FULL}.citus-1.el${VERSION_ID}.x86_64 \
+                   topn_${PG_MAJOR}-2.7.0.citus-1.el${VERSION_ID}.x86_64 \
+                   hll_${PG_MAJOR}-2.18.citus-1.el${VERSION_ID}.x86_64
+
+# Ensure PostgreSQL data directory exists and has correct permissions
+RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data && chown -R postgres:postgres /var/lib/pgsql && chmod -R 700 /var/lib/pgsql
+
+# Switch to postgres user before running PostgreSQL
+USER postgres
+
+# Initialize the database only if it's not already initialized
+RUN [ ! -f "/var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data/PG_VERSION" ] && /usr/pgsql-${PG_MAJOR}/bin/initdb -D /var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data || echo "Database already initialized"
+
+# Fix pg_hba.conf to allow connections
+RUN echo "local   all             postgres                                trust" > /var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "local   all             all                                     md5" >> /var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "host    all             all             127.0.0.1/32            md5" >> /var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "host    all             all             ::1/128                 md5" >> /var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data/pg_hba.conf
+
+# Add Citus to PostgreSQL config
+RUN echo "shared_preload_libraries = 'citus'" >> /var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data/postgresql.conf
+
+# Create an entrypoint script to start PostgreSQL properly
+USER root
+COPY docker-entrypoint-rhel.sh /usr/local/bin/
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint-rhel.sh
+
+# Switch back to postgres user
+USER postgres
+
+# Use custom entrypoint to start PostgreSQL and create the Citus extension
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint-rhel.sh"]
+
+# Expose PostgreSQL port
+EXPOSE 5432
diff --git a/packaging_qa/docker-entrypoint-rhel.sh b/packaging_qa/docker-entrypoint-rhel.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Set PG_MAJOR to 15 by default if not provided
+if command -v psql &> /dev/null; then
+    PG_MAJOR=$(psql -V | awk '{print $3}' | cut -d. -f1)
+else
+    PG_MAJOR=15
+fi
+
+# Define PostgreSQL paths dynamically
+PG_CTL="/usr/pgsql-${PG_MAJOR}/bin/pg_ctl"
+PG_DATA_DIR="/var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data"
+PG_LOG="/var/lib/pgsql/logfile"
+PG_BIN="/usr/pgsql-${PG_MAJOR}/bin/postgres"
+PG_ISREADY="/usr/pgsql-${PG_MAJOR}/bin/pg_isready"
+
+# Ensure PostgreSQL data directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$PG_DATA_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Initializing PostgreSQL data directory: $PG_DATA_DIR"
+    mkdir -p "$PG_DATA_DIR"
+    chown -R postgres:postgres "$PG_DATA_DIR"
+    chmod 700 "$PG_DATA_DIR"
+    /usr/pgsql-${PG_MAJOR}/bin/initdb -D "$PG_DATA_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Start PostgreSQL in the background
+$PG_CTL -D "$PG_DATA_DIR" -l "$PG_LOG" start
+
+# Wait for PostgreSQL to be ready
+until $PG_ISREADY -q -d postgres; do
+    sleep 1
+done
+
+# Ensure Citus extension is installed
+psql -U postgres -c "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS citus;"
+psql -U postgres -c "SELECT * FROM pg_extension WHERE extname = 'citus';"
+
+# Stop PostgreSQL before running the container foreground process
+$PG_CTL -D "$PG_DATA_DIR" stop
+
+# Start PostgreSQL in the foreground
+exec $PG_BIN -D "$PG_DATA_DIR"
diff --git a/packaging_qa/test.sql b/packaging_qa/test.sql
index 9b1bd1d8..3f8988c6 100644
--- a/packaging_qa/test.sql
+++ b/packaging_qa/test.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+SELECT pg_read_file('/etc/os-release', 0, 1000);
+select version();
 \dx
 
 CREATE TABLE events (