diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 6e48ff31..c584d87b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install test dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt update
-        sudo apt install -y python3-pytest python3-paramiko python3-boto3 flake8 qemu-system-x86 qemu-efi-aarch64 qemu-system-arm qemu-user-static pylint libosinfo-bin
+        sudo apt install -y python3-pytest python3-paramiko python3-boto3 flake8 pylint libosinfo-bin
     - name: Diskspace (before)
       run: |
         df -h
@@ -90,6 +90,18 @@ jobs:
         sudo rm -rf /var/lib/containers/storage
         sudo mkdir -p /etc/containers
         echo -e "[storage]\ndriver = \"overlay\"\nrunroot = \"/run/containers/storage\"\ngraphroot = \"/var/lib/containers/storage\"" | sudo tee /etc/containers/storage.conf
+    - name: Updating qemu-user
+      run: |
+        # get qemu-9 with openat2 patches via qemu-user-static, that
+        # has no dependencies so just install.
+        # XXX: remove once ubuntu ships qemu-9.1
+        sudo apt install -y software-properties-common
+        sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:mvo/qemu
+        sudo apt install --no-install-recommends -y qemu-user-static
+        # Now remove ppa again, the metadata confuses apt. Then install
+        # qemu-system-* from the regular repo again.
+        sudo apt-add-repository --remove -y ppa:mvo/qemu
+        sudo apt install -y qemu-system-arm qemu-system-x86 qemu-efi-aarch64
     - name: Install python test deps
       run: |
         # make sure test deps are available for root
diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
index 8e0d35c8..26bd03fd 100644
--- a/Containerfile
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:40 AS builder
+FROM registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:41 AS builder
 RUN dnf install -y git-core golang gpgme-devel libassuan-devel && mkdir -p /build/bib
 COPY bib/go.mod bib/go.sum /build/bib/
 ARG GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org,direct
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ COPY . /build
 WORKDIR /build
 RUN ./build.sh
 
-FROM registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:40
+FROM registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:41
 # Fast-track osbuild so we don't depend on the "slow" Fedora release process to implement new features in bib
 COPY ./group_osbuild-osbuild-fedora.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/
 COPY ./package-requires.txt .
diff --git a/bib/cmd/bootc-image-builder/image.go b/bib/cmd/bootc-image-builder/image.go
index d4091448..c16fe245 100644
--- a/bib/cmd/bootc-image-builder/image.go
+++ b/bib/cmd/bootc-image-builder/image.go
@@ -388,19 +388,11 @@ func manifestForDiskImage(c *ManifestConfig, rng *rand.Rand) (*manifest.Manifest
 	mf.Distro = manifest.DISTRO_FEDORA
 	runner := &runner.Linux{}
 
-	// Remove the "NewBootcLegacyDiskImage" if part below and
-	// *only* use the "else" part of the code once either of the
-	// following is available in centos/rhel
-	// https://github.com/containers/bootc/pull/462
-	// https://www.mail-archive.com/qemu-devel@nongnu.org/msg1034508.html
-	if c.Architecture != arch.Current() {
-		legacyImg := image.NewBootcLegacyDiskImage(img)
-		err = legacyImg.InstantiateManifestFromContainers(&mf, []container.SourceSpec{containerSource}, runner, rng)
-	} else {
-		err = img.InstantiateManifestFromContainers(&mf, []container.SourceSpec{containerSource}, runner, rng)
+	if err := img.InstantiateManifestFromContainers(&mf, []container.SourceSpec{containerSource}, runner, rng); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return &mf, err
+	return &mf, nil
 }
 
 func labelForISO(os *source.OSRelease, arch *arch.Arch) string {
diff --git a/bib/cmd/bootc-image-builder/main.go b/bib/cmd/bootc-image-builder/main.go
index e3bc59c0..2a998860 100644
--- a/bib/cmd/bootc-image-builder/main.go
+++ b/bib/cmd/bootc-image-builder/main.go
@@ -561,35 +561,69 @@ func rootPreRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// TODO: provide more version info (like actual version number) once we
-// release a real version
-func cmdVersion(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+func cmdVersion() (string, error) {
 	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
 	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot read build info")
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot read build info")
 	}
 	var gitRev string
+	var buildTime string
+	var buildTainted bool
+	ret := []string{}
 	for _, bs := range info.Settings {
 		if bs.Key == "vcs.revision" {
 			gitRev = bs.Value
-			break
+			continue
+		}
+		if bs.Key == "vcs.time" {
+			buildTime = bs.Value
+			continue
+		}
+		if bs.Key == "vcs.modified" {
+			bT, err := strconv.ParseBool(bs.Value)
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.Errorf("Error parsing 'vcs.modified': %v", err)
+				bT = true
+			}
+
+			buildTainted = bT
+			continue
 		}
 	}
 	if gitRev != "" {
-		fmt.Printf("revision: %s\n", gitRev[:7])
+		ret = append(ret, fmt.Sprintf("build_revision: %s", gitRev[:7]))
 	} else {
-		fmt.Printf("revision: unknown\n")
+		ret = append(ret, "build_revision: unknown")
 	}
-	return nil
+	if buildTime != "" {
+		ret = append(ret, fmt.Sprintf("build_time: %s", buildTime))
+	}
+	if buildTainted {
+		ret = append(ret, "build_status: tainted")
+	} else {
+		ret = append(ret, "build_status: ok")
+	}
+
+	// append final newline
+	ret = append(ret, "")
+
+	return strings.Join(ret, "\n"), nil
 }
 
 func buildCobraCmdline() (*cobra.Command, error) {
+	version, err := cmdVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	rootCmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:               "bootc-image-builder",
 		Long:              "Create a bootable image from an ostree native container",
 		PersistentPreRunE: rootPreRunE,
 		SilenceErrors:     true,
+		Version:           version,
 	}
+	rootCmd.SetVersionTemplate(version)
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&rootLogLevel, "log-level", "", "logging level (debug, info, error); default error")
 
@@ -605,7 +639,10 @@ func buildCobraCmdline() (*cobra.Command, error) {
 		SilenceUsage:          true,
 		Example: rootCmd.Use + " build quay.io/centos-bootc/centos-bootc:stream9\n" +
 			rootCmd.Use + " quay.io/centos-bootc/centos-bootc:stream9\n",
+		Version:               rootCmd.Version,
 	}
+	buildCmd.SetVersionTemplate(version)
+
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(buildCmd)
 	manifestCmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:                   "manifest",
@@ -614,13 +651,21 @@ func buildCobraCmdline() (*cobra.Command, error) {
 		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
 		RunE:                  cmdManifest,
 		SilenceUsage:          true,
+		Version:               rootCmd.Version,
 	}
+	manifestCmd.SetVersionTemplate(version)
+
 	versionCmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:          "version",
+		Short:        "Show the version and quit",
 		SilenceUsage: true,
-		Hidden:       true,
-		RunE:         cmdVersion,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			root := cmd.Root()
+			root.SetArgs([]string{"--version"})
+			return root.Execute()
+		},
 	}
+
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(versionCmd)
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(manifestCmd)
@@ -687,6 +732,7 @@ func run() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	return rootCmd.Execute()
 }
 
diff --git a/bib/data/defs/almalinux-10.yaml b/bib/data/defs/almalinux-10.yaml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..31ce3eb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bib/data/defs/almalinux-10.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+centos-10.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bib/data/defs/almalinux-9.yaml b/bib/data/defs/almalinux-9.yaml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..f09a8726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bib/data/defs/almalinux-9.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+centos-9.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bib/go.mod b/bib/go.mod
index 7d20a565..edc49a5b 100644
--- a/bib/go.mod
+++ b/bib/go.mod
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3 v3.1.5
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0
-	github.com/osbuild/images v0.106.0
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20
+	github.com/osbuild/images v0.107.0
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240719175910-8a7402abbf56
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 
@@ -75,7 +76,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/letsencrypt/boulder v0.0.0-20240418210053-89b07f4543e0 // indirect
 	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.16 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22 // indirect
 	github.com/miekg/pkcs11 v1.1.1 // indirect
diff --git a/bib/go.sum b/bib/go.sum
index 9bef71af..bea79ecd 100644
--- a/bib/go.sum
+++ b/bib/go.sum
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7/go.mod h1:xzfreul335JAWq5oZzymOObrkdz5UnU4kGfJ
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovkB8vQcUbaXHg=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
-github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 h1:JITubQf0MOLdlGRuRq+jtsDlekdYPia9ZFsB8h/APPA=
-github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWEY=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.16 h1:E5ScNMtiwvlvB5paMFdw9p4kSQzbXFikJ5SQO6TULQc=
@@ -227,8 +225,8 @@ github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.2.0 h1:z97+pHb3uELt/yiAWD691HNHQIF07bE
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.2.0/go.mod h1:jwyrGlmzljRJv/Fgzds9SsS/C5hL+LL3ko9hs6T5lQ0=
 github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.11.0 h1:+5Zbo97w3Lbmb3PeqQtpmTkMwsW5nRI3YaLpt7tQ7oU=
 github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.11.0/go.mod h1:E5dMC3VPuVvVHDYmi78qvhJp8+M586T4DlDRYpFkyec=
-github.com/osbuild/images v0.106.0 h1:9vDLkSporWPNT4ltFy236/ONver5u7MqIgIutwECev0=
-github.com/osbuild/images v0.106.0/go.mod h1:4bNmMQOVadIKVC1q8zsLO8tdEQFH90zIp+MQBQUnCiE=
+github.com/osbuild/images v0.107.0 h1:lSH4Wkizm+7ZSzo0xYGs4vNpjmV8JaYZg6GczK/dCfo=
+github.com/osbuild/images v0.107.0/go.mod h1:4bNmMQOVadIKVC1q8zsLO8tdEQFH90zIp+MQBQUnCiE=
 github.com/ostreedev/ostree-go v0.0.0-20210805093236-719684c64e4f h1:/UDgs8FGMqwnHagNDPGOlts35QkhAZ8by3DR7nMih7M=
 github.com/ostreedev/ostree-go v0.0.0-20210805093236-719684c64e4f/go.mod h1:J6OG6YJVEWopen4avK3VNQSnALmmjvniMmni/YFYAwc=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
@@ -368,8 +366,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 h1:Fksou7UEQUWlKvIdsqzJmUmCX3cZuD2+P3XyyzwMhlA=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0 h1:TPYlXGxvx1MGTn2GiZDhnjPA9wZzZeGKHHmKhHYvgaU=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/term v0.25.0 h1:WtHI/ltw4NvSUig5KARz9h521QvRC8RmF/cuYqifU24=
 golang.org/x/term v0.25.0/go.mod h1:RPyXicDX+6vLxogjjRxjgD2TKtmAO6NZBsBRfrOLu7M=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
diff --git a/test/test_opts.py b/test/test_opts.py
index 188b4f1f..afb3d096 100644
--- a/test/test_opts.py
+++ b/test/test_opts.py
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ def test_bib_errors_only_once(tmp_path, container_storage, build_fake_container)
     assert res.stderr.count(needle) == 1
 
 
-def test_bib_version(tmp_path, container_storage, build_fake_container):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("version_argument", ["version", "--version", "-v"])
+def test_bib_version(tmp_path, container_storage, build_fake_container, version_argument):
     output_path = tmp_path / "output"
     output_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ def test_bib_version(tmp_path, container_storage, build_fake_container):
         "-v", f"{container_storage}:/var/lib/containers/storage",
         "-v", f"{output_path}:/output",
         build_fake_container,
-        "version",
+        version_argument,
     ], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
 
     expected_rev = "unknown"
diff --git a/test/testcases.py b/test/testcases.py
index 78d8e926..4cf76751 100644
--- a/test/testcases.py
+++ b/test/testcases.py
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ def gen_testcases(what):  # pylint: disable=too-many-return-statements
         return [TestCaseC9S(image="ami"), TestCaseFedora(image="ami")]
     if what == "anaconda-iso":
         return [
-            TestCaseFedora(image="anaconda-iso", sign=True),
+            # 2024-12-19: disabled for now until the mirror situation becomes
+            # a bit more stable
+            # TestCaseFedora(image="anaconda-iso", sign=True),
             TestCaseC9S(image="anaconda-iso"),
             TestCaseC10S(image="anaconda-iso"),
         ]
@@ -102,12 +104,8 @@ def gen_testcases(what):  # pylint: disable=too-many-return-statements
         ]
         # do a cross arch test too
         if platform.machine() == "x86_64":
-            # TODO: re-enable once
-            # https://github.com/osbuild/bootc-image-builder/issues/619
-            # is resolved
-            # test_cases.append(
-            #    TestCaseC9S(image="raw", target_arch="arm64"))
-            pass
+            test_cases.append(
+                TestCaseC9S(image="raw", target_arch="arm64"))
         elif platform.machine() == "arm64":
             # TODO: add arm64->x86_64 cross build test too
             pass