diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-install.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly-install.yaml
index e61f92029f..76640eaeef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-install.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-install.yaml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         channel: [stable]
-        vm: [centos-7, rocky-8, opensuse-leap, ubuntu-2004, windows-2019, windows-2022]
+        vm: [centos-9, rocky-8, opensuse-leap, ubuntu-2404, windows-2019, windows-2022]
         include:
           - {channel: latest, vm: rocky-8}
-          - {channel: latest, vm: ubuntu-2004}
+          - {channel: latest, vm: ubuntu-2404}
       max-parallel: 2
     defaults:
       run:
diff --git a/tests/e2e/ciliumnokp/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/ciliumnokp/Vagrantfile
index 900fbfa91c..607cb45dfd 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/ciliumnokp/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/ciliumnokp/Vagrantfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = ENV['E2E_STANDUP_PARALLEL'] ? nil : 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] || ["server-0", "agent-0" ])
-NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] || ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
+NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] || ['bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 NODE_CPUS = (ENV['E2E_NODE_CPUS'] || 2).to_i
diff --git a/tests/e2e/ciliumnokp/ciliumnokp_test.go b/tests/e2e/ciliumnokp/ciliumnokp_test.go
index c4a8062866..73d2c23b40 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/ciliumnokp/ciliumnokp_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/ciliumnokp/ciliumnokp_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/tests/e2e"
 )
 
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "bento/ubuntu-24.04", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 1, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/dnscache/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/dnscache/Vagrantfile
index 428bb070d3..6d650b45d7 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/dnscache/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/dnscache/Vagrantfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = ENV['E2E_STANDUP_PARALLEL'] ? nil : 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] || ["server-0", "agent-0" ])
-NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] || ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
+NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] || ['bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 NODE_CPUS = (ENV['E2E_NODE_CPUS'] || 2).to_i
diff --git a/tests/e2e/dnscache/dnscache_test.go b/tests/e2e/dnscache/dnscache_test.go
index 2dfa110497..04bbad368b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/dnscache/dnscache_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/dnscache/dnscache_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/tests/e2e"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: bento/ubuntu-24.04, opensuse/Leap-15.6.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "bento/ubuntu-24.04", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 1, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/dualstack/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/dualstack/Vagrantfile
index 8447598fd0..e7b11d61c8 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/dualstack/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/dualstack/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = ENV['E2E_STANDUP_PARALLEL'] ? nil : 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "server-1", "server-2", "agent-0" ])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
+  ['bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 NODE_CPUS = (ENV['E2E_NODE_CPUS'] || 2).to_i
diff --git a/tests/e2e/dualstack/dualstack_test.go b/tests/e2e/dualstack/dualstack_test.go
index 38ecd21598..7cdd26914d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/dualstack/dualstack_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/dualstack/dualstack_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/tests/e2e"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: bento/ubuntu-24.04, opensuse/Leap-15.6.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "bento/ubuntu-24.04", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 3, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/mixedos/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/mixedos/Vagrantfile
index fea2476eb7..128a9a7c1f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/mixedos/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/mixedos/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = ENV['E2E_STANDUP_PARALLEL'] ? nil : 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
 ["server-0", "linux-agent-0", "windows-agent-0" ])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'jborean93/WindowsServer2022'])
+['bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'jborean93/WindowsServer2022'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 NODE_CPUS = (ENV['E2E_NODE_CPUS'] || 2).to_i
diff --git a/tests/e2e/mixedos/mixedos_test.go b/tests/e2e/mixedos/mixedos_test.go
index e6400b0a13..ea2e4505c6 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/mixedos/mixedos_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/mixedos/mixedos_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/tests/e2e"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "operating system for linux nodes")
+// Valid nodeOS: bento/ubuntu-24.04, opensuse/Leap-15.6.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "bento/ubuntu-24.04", "operating system for linux nodes")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 1, "number of server nodes")
 var linuxAgentCount = flag.Int("linuxAgentCount", 0, "number of linux agent nodes")
 var windowsAgentCount = flag.Int("windowsAgentCount", 1, "number of windows agent nodes")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/mixedosbgp/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/mixedosbgp/Vagrantfile
index 9a6c9c3326..194210aa1d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/mixedosbgp/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/mixedosbgp/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = ENV['E2E_STANDUP_PARALLEL'] ? nil : 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
 ["server-0", "linux-agent-0", "windows-agent-0" ])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'jborean93/WindowsServer2022'])
+['bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'jborean93/WindowsServer2022'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 NODE_CPUS = (ENV['E2E_NODE_CPUS'] || 2).to_i
diff --git a/tests/e2e/mixedosbgp/mixedosbgp_test.go b/tests/e2e/mixedosbgp/mixedosbgp_test.go
index b1dce7adc1..6d0d5f35f7 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/mixedosbgp/mixedosbgp_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/mixedosbgp/mixedosbgp_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/tests/e2e"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "operating system for linux nodes")
+// Valid nodeOS: bento/ubuntu-24.04, opensuse/Leap-15.6.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "bento/ubuntu-24.04", "operating system for linux nodes")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 1, "number of server nodes")
 var linuxAgentCount = flag.Int("linuxAgentCount", 1, "number of linux agent nodes")
 var windowsAgentCount = flag.Int("windowsAgentCount", 1, "number of windows agent nodes")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/multus/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/multus/Vagrantfile
index 8cbb9dc84b..84bfadaae5 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/multus/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/multus/Vagrantfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = ENV['E2E_STANDUP_PARALLEL'] ? nil : 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] || ["server-0", "agent-0" ])
-NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] || ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
+NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] || ['bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 NODE_CPUS = (ENV['E2E_NODE_CPUS'] || 2).to_i
diff --git a/tests/e2e/multus/multus_test.go b/tests/e2e/multus/multus_test.go
index 3c28429b0e..b624fb9b09 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/multus/multus_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/multus/multus_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/tests/e2e"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: bento/ubuntu-24.04, opensuse/Leap-15.6.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "bento/ubuntu-24.04", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 1, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scripts/run_tests.sh b/tests/e2e/scripts/run_tests.sh
index 632632145b..e0eb1cf9b8 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/scripts/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/scripts/run_tests.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set -x
 
 # tests to run
 tests=("ciliumnokp" "dnscache" "dualstack" "mixedos" "mixedosbgp" "multus" "secretsencryption" "splitserver" "upgradecluster" "validatecluster")
-nodeOS=${1:-"generic/ubuntu2310"}
+nodeOS=${1:-"bento/ubuntu-24.04"}
 OS=$(echo "$nodeOS"|cut -d'/' -f2)
 
 E2E_REGISTRY=true && export E2E_REGISTRY
diff --git a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/Vagrantfile
index 068c46e902..7d82f15714 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/Vagrantfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = ENV['E2E_STANDUP_PARALLEL'] ? nil : 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||  ["server-0", "server-1", "server-2"])
-NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||  ['bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 NODE_CPUS = (ENV['E2E_NODE_CPUS'] || 2).to_i
diff --git a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/secretsencryption_test.go b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/secretsencryption_test.go
index 1ef6168b46..bb1427d175 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/secretsencryption_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/secretsencryption_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import (
 // This test is desigened for the new secrets-encrypt rotate-keys command,
 // Added in v1.28.0+rke2r1
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2204, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: bento/ubuntu-24.04, opensuse/Leap-15.6.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "bento/ubuntu-24.04", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 3, "number of server nodes")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/Vagrantfile
index 068c46e902..7d82f15714 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/Vagrantfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = ENV['E2E_STANDUP_PARALLEL'] ? nil : 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||  ["server-0", "server-1", "server-2"])
-NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||  ['bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 NODE_CPUS = (ENV['E2E_NODE_CPUS'] || 2).to_i
diff --git a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/secretsencryption_test.go b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/secretsencryption_test.go
index 6e67e05f30..17c3d5a437 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/secretsencryption_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/secretsencryption_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/tests/e2e"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2204, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: bento/ubuntu-24.04, opensuse/Leap-15.6.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "bento/ubuntu-24.04", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 3, "number of server nodes")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/splitserver/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/splitserver/Vagrantfile
index c99dd4017f..2f898da270 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/splitserver/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/splitserver/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = ENV['E2E_STANDUP_PARALLEL'] ? nil : 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-etcd-0", "server-cp-0", "server-cp-1", "agent-0"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
+  ['bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 NODE_CPUS = (ENV['E2E_NODE_CPUS'] || 2).to_i
diff --git a/tests/e2e/splitserver/splitserver_test.go b/tests/e2e/splitserver/splitserver_test.go
index abd4d89e87..1e3ede884b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/splitserver/splitserver_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/splitserver/splitserver_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/tests/e2e"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: bento/ubuntu-24.04, opensuse/Leap-15.6.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "bento/ubuntu-24.04", "VM operating system")
 var etcdCount = flag.Int("etcdCount", 1, "number of server nodes only deploying etcd")
 var controlPlaneCount = flag.Int("controlPlaneCount", 1, "number of server nodes acting as control plane")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/Vagrantfile
index e59b2a5483..c1e45e243b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = ENV['E2E_STANDUP_PARALLEL'] ? nil : 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "server-1", "server-2", "agent-0"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
+  ['bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04'])
 RELEASE_CHANNEL = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_CHANNEL'] || "latest")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 NODE_CPUS = (ENV['E2E_NODE_CPUS'] || 2).to_i
diff --git a/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/upgradecluster_test.go b/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/upgradecluster_test.go
index d2e6df8c92..1de6604c16 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/upgradecluster_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/upgradecluster_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/tests/e2e"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: bento/ubuntu-24.04, opensuse/Leap-15.6.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "bento/ubuntu-24.04", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 3, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/vagrantdefaults.rb b/tests/e2e/vagrantdefaults.rb
index fb97227b56..9f64788edd 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/vagrantdefaults.rb
+++ b/tests/e2e/vagrantdefaults.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 def defaultOSConfigure(vm)
   box = vm.box.to_s
-  if box.include?("generic/ubuntu")
+  if box.include?("ubuntu")
     vm.provision "netplan dns", type: "shell", inline: "netplan set ethernets.eth0.nameservers.addresses=[8.8.8.8,1.1.1.1]; netplan apply", run: 'once'
     vm.provision "Install jq", type: "shell", inline: "apt-get install -y jq", run: 'once'
   elsif box.include?("Leap") || box.include?("Tumbleweed")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/validatecluster/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/validatecluster/Vagrantfile
index f52114b478..7740f87f89 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/validatecluster/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/validatecluster/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = ENV['E2E_STANDUP_PARALLEL'] ? nil : 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "server-1", "server-2", "agent-0" ])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
+  ['bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04', 'bento/ubuntu-24.04'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 NODE_CPUS = (ENV['E2E_NODE_CPUS'] || 2).to_i
diff --git a/tests/e2e/validatecluster/validatecluster_test.go b/tests/e2e/validatecluster/validatecluster_test.go
index c234a91ecc..3b5c1ca87b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/validatecluster/validatecluster_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/validatecluster/validatecluster_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/tests/e2e"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: bento/ubuntu-24.04, opensuse/Leap-15.6.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "bento/ubuntu-24.04", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 3, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
diff --git a/tests/install/centos-7/README.md b/tests/install/centos-9/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/install/centos-7/README.md
rename to tests/install/centos-9/README.md
diff --git a/tests/install/centos-7/Vagrantfile b/tests/install/centos-9/Vagrantfile
similarity index 95%
rename from tests/install/centos-7/Vagrantfile
rename to tests/install/centos-9/Vagrantfile
index a31b78f4cc..1e7240a7c0 100644
--- a/tests/install/centos-7/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/install/centos-9/Vagrantfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ENV['TEST_INSTALL_SH'] ||= '../../../install.sh'
 
 Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
-  config.vm.box = "generic/centos7"
+  config.vm.box = "eurolinux-vagrant/centos-stream-9"
   config.vm.boot_timeout = ENV['TEST_VM_BOOT_TIMEOUT'] || 600 # seconds
   config.vm.synced_folder '.', '/vagrant', type: 'rsync', disabled: false
   %w[libvirt virtualbox vmware_desktop].each do |p|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
   external_env = ""
   ENV.select{|k,v| k.start_with?('RKE2_') || k.start_with?('INSTALL_RKE2_')}.each {|key,value| external_env << "#{key.to_s}=#{value.to_s}"}
 
-  config.vm.define "install-centos-7", primary: true do |test|
+  config.vm.define "install-centos-9", primary: true do |test|
     test.vm.hostname = 'smoke'
     test.vm.provision 'rke2-upload-installer', type: 'file', run: 'always', source: ENV['TEST_INSTALL_SH'], destination: 'install.sh'
     test.vm.provision"rke2-install", type: 'rke2', run: "once" do |rke2|
diff --git a/tests/install/rocky-8/Vagrantfile b/tests/install/rocky-8/Vagrantfile
index 0e98f1084c..8791ca896e 100644
--- a/tests/install/rocky-8/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/install/rocky-8/Vagrantfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ENV['TEST_INSTALL_SH'] ||= '../../../install.sh'
 
 Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
-  config.vm.box = "generic/rocky8"
+  config.vm.box = "eurolinux-vagrant/rocky-8"
   config.vm.boot_timeout = ENV['TEST_VM_BOOT_TIMEOUT'] || 600 # seconds
   config.vm.synced_folder '.', '/vagrant', type: 'rsync', disabled: false
   %w[libvirt virtualbox vmware_desktop].each do |p|
diff --git a/tests/install/ubuntu-2004/README.md b/tests/install/ubuntu-2404/README.md
similarity index 67%
rename from tests/install/ubuntu-2004/README.md
rename to tests/install/ubuntu-2404/README.md
index 9b6719ad65..287db83609 100644
--- a/tests/install/ubuntu-2004/README.md
+++ b/tests/install/ubuntu-2404/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 RKE2 Install on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa
 ---
 
-Asserting correctness of the RKE2 installer script on [Ubuntu 20.04](https://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/).
+Asserting correctness of the RKE2 installer script on [Ubuntu 24.04](https://releases.ubuntu.com/24.04/).
 
 ### Testing With Vagrant
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The [Vagrant box](https://app.vagrantup.com/generic/boxes/ubuntu2004) used for t
 - `hyperv`
 - `libvirt`
 - `parallels`
-- `virtualbox` (the default for most installations, including `macos-12` github actions runners)
+- `virtualbox` (the default for most installations)
 - `vmware_desktop`
 
 To spin up a VM to test a locally modified `install.sh`:
diff --git a/tests/install/ubuntu-2004/Vagrantfile b/tests/install/ubuntu-2404/Vagrantfile
similarity index 98%
rename from tests/install/ubuntu-2004/Vagrantfile
rename to tests/install/ubuntu-2404/Vagrantfile
index 47e47a8b58..74fb12fcee 100644
--- a/tests/install/ubuntu-2004/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/install/ubuntu-2404/Vagrantfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ENV['TEST_INSTALL_SH'] ||= '../../../install.sh'
 
 Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
-  config.vm.box = "generic/ubuntu2004"
+  config.vm.box = "bento/ubuntu-24.04"
   config.vm.boot_timeout = ENV['TEST_VM_BOOT_TIMEOUT'] || 600 # seconds
   config.vm.synced_folder '.', '/vagrant', type: 'rsync', disabled: false
   %w[libvirt virtualbox vmware_desktop].each do |p|