diff --git a/tests/prepare/artifact/lib/common.sh b/tests/prepare/artifact/lib/common.sh
index 7f7b098c5d..a92058a30e 100644
--- a/tests/prepare/artifact/lib/common.sh
+++ b/tests/prepare/artifact/lib/common.sh
@@ -3,29 +3,41 @@
 
 # Setup distro test environment
 #
-# This function checks the distro, sets up the release version
-# and image_name variables, and builds the container image.
+# This function checks the distro, sets up the release version,
+# image_name, and koji_tag variables, and builds the container image.
 #
 # Sets the following global variables:
-#   fedora_release - The Fedora release version (e.g., "43")
+#   release - The distro release version (e.g., "43" for Fedora, "10" for CentOS)
 #   image_name - The container image name (e.g., "fedora/43:latest")
+#   koji_tag - The koji tag for querying builds (e.g., "f43" for Fedora, "epel10" for CentOS)
 #
 # Usage: setup_distro_environment
 #
-# TODO: Add CentOS/RHEL support when needed
-#
 setup_distro_environment() {
-    if ! rlIsFedora; then
-        rlDie "Test requires Fedora"
+    if rlIsFedora; then
+        release=$(rlGetDistroRelease)
+        koji_tag="f${release}"
+        distro="fedora-${release}"
+        # TODO: Rawhide reports numeric release identifiers (e.g., "45") but versioned
+        # container targets (fedora/45/*) don't exist yet. Mapping fedora/45 to rawhide
+        # as a workaround until https://github.com/teemtee/tmt/pull/4775 is merged.
+        if grep -qi "rawhide" /etc/os-release; then
+            image_name="fedora/rawhide:latest"
+        else
+            image_name="fedora/${release}:latest"
+        fi
+    elif rlIsCentOS; then
+        release=$(rlGetDistroRelease)
+        image_name="centos/stream${release}/upstream:latest"
+        koji_tag="epel${release}"
+        distro="centos-stream-${release}"
+    else
+        rlDie "Test requires Fedora or CentOS"
     fi
-
-    # TODO: Temporary hardcoded release - should be taken from function input
-    fedora_release=43
-    image_name="fedora/${fedora_release}:latest"
     build_container_image "$image_name"
 }
 
-# Get koji build ID from package name (fetch latest for tag)
+# Get koji build ID from package name (fetch latest for tag, with inheritance)
 #
 # Usage:
 #   get_koji_build_id "make" "f43"
@@ -44,14 +56,17 @@ setup_distro_environment() {
 # in the KOJI_BUILD_ID global variable (not printed to stdout) to
 # avoid capturing rlRun output when using command substitution.
 #
+# The --inherit flag is used to also search parent tags (e.g., epel10.3
+# inherits from epel10), ensuring builds inherited from parent tags are found.
+#
 get_koji_build_id() {
     local package="$1"
     local tag="$2"
     unset KOJI_BUILD_ID  # Clear any previous value
 
-    # Get the latest tagged build for the package
+    # Get the latest tagged build for the package (including inherited tags)
     # Output format: "make-4.4.1-10.fc42    f42    releng"
-    rlRun -s "koji list-tagged --latest $tag $package" 0 "Get the latest $package build"
+    rlRun -s "koji list-tagged --latest --inherit $tag $package" 0 "Get the latest $package build (with inheritance)"
 
     # The NVR should be the first word in the last line
     if [[ ! "$(tail -1 $rlRun_LOG)" =~ ^([^[:space:]]+) ]]; then
diff --git a/tests/prepare/artifact/main.fmf b/tests/prepare/artifact/main.fmf
index c5bab6447b..4fc13fbeb3 100644
--- a/tests/prepare/artifact/main.fmf
+++ b/tests/prepare/artifact/main.fmf
@@ -13,3 +13,8 @@ adjust:
   - when: distro != fedora
     enabled: false
     because: Need to dynamically handle centos/brew/epel artifacts somehow also
+  # FIXME: docker-ce.repo does not support Fedora 44+, pick a stable
+  # repository-file source available on all Fedora releases and remove this gate.
+  - when: distro > fedora-43
+    enabled: false
+    because: docker-ce.repo does not support Fedora 44+
diff --git a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/copr-repository/main.fmf b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/copr-repository/main.fmf
index eb0471ae73..acf262e7f5 100644
--- a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/copr-repository/main.fmf
+++ b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/copr-repository/main.fmf
@@ -2,3 +2,11 @@ summary: Test copr-repository artifact provider
 description: |
     Test copr-repository artifact provider which makes packages from Copr
     repositories available for installation.
+
+# FIXME: mariobl/pyspread only has chroots for Fedora 43+. Replace with a
+# tmt-owned COPR project with auto-branching so the gate can be removed.
+# See https://github.com/teemtee/tmt/issues/4776
+adjust+:
+  - when: distro < fedora-43
+    enabled: false
+    because: mariobl/pyspread COPR only has chroots for Fedora 43+
diff --git a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/file/test.sh b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/file/test.sh
index 0d18104eef..85200c304d 100755
--- a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/file/test.sh
+++ b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/file/test.sh
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartSetup
         rlRun "PROVISION_HOW=${PROVISION_HOW:-container}"
         rlRun "pushd data"
-        rlRun "run=$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Create run directory"
-        rlRun "rpm_dir=$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Create local RPM directory"
+        rlRun "run=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Create run directory"
+        rlRun "rpm_dir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Create local RPM directory"
 
         setup_distro_environment
 
         # 1. REMOTE URL (noarch)
-        get_koji_nvr "cowsay" "f${fedora_release}"
+        get_koji_nvr "cowsay" "$koji_tag"
         COWSAY_NVR="$KOJI_NVR"
 
         # Construct URL: Parses NVR (Name-Version-Release) and assembles Koji URL
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ rlJournalStart
         rlLog "Using cowsay URL: $REMOTE_RPM_URL"
 
         # 2. LOCAL FILE (arch-specific)
-        get_koji_nvr "figlet" "f${fedora_release}"
+        get_koji_nvr "figlet" "$koji_tag"
         FIGLET_NVR="$KOJI_NVR"
 
         rlRun "pushd $rpm_dir && koji download-build --arch=$ARCH $FIGLET_NVR; popd" 0 "Download figlet RPM for local test"
         LOCAL_RPM=$(ls $rpm_dir/figlet*.rpm)
         rlAssertExists "$LOCAL_RPM"
 
-        rlRun "multi_rpm_dir=$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Create directory for multiple RPMs"
-        # Use $fedora_release (set by setup_distro_environment) to ensure packages
-        rlRun "dnf download --forcearch=$ARCH --releasever=$fedora_release --destdir=$multi_rpm_dir boxes fortune-mod" 0 "Download boxes and fortune-mod RPMs using dnf"
+        rlRun "multi_rpm_dir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Create directory for multiple RPMs"
+        # Use $release (set by setup_distro_environment) to ensure packages
+        rlRun "dnf download --forcearch=$ARCH --releasever=$release --destdir=$multi_rpm_dir boxes fortune-mod" 0 "Download boxes and fortune-mod RPMs using dnf"
     rlPhaseEnd
 
     rlPhaseStartTest "Test file provider with remote URL, local RPM, and directory with multiple RPMs"
diff --git a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/koji-build/test.sh b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/koji-build/test.sh
index a0569bf11f..c107935bb5 100755
--- a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/koji-build/test.sh
+++ b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/koji-build/test.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ rlJournalStart
         setup_distro_environment
 
         # Get koji build ID for make
-        get_koji_build_id "make" "f${fedora_release}"
+        get_koji_build_id "make" "$koji_tag"
     rlPhaseEnd
 
     rlPhaseStartTest "Test koji.build provider with command-line override"
diff --git a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/koji-nvr/test.sh b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/koji-nvr/test.sh
index 571eef23ea..d0f35a9230 100755
--- a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/koji-nvr/test.sh
+++ b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/koji-nvr/test.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ rlJournalStart
         setup_distro_environment
 
         # Get koji NVR for make
-        get_koji_nvr "make" "f${fedora_release}"
+        get_koji_nvr "make" "$koji_tag"
     rlPhaseEnd
 
     rlPhaseStartTest "Test koji.nvr provider"
diff --git a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/main.fmf b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/main.fmf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d241fb1c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/main.fmf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+adjust:
+  # TODO: Handle centos artifacts also
+  - when: distro != fedora
+    enabled: false
+    because: Need to dynamically handle centos/brew/epel artifacts somehow also
diff --git a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/multi/main.fmf b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/multi/main.fmf
index 274d5daa4f..523d0d0dcd 100644
--- a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/multi/main.fmf
+++ b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/multi/main.fmf
@@ -2,3 +2,10 @@ summary: Test multiple artifact providers
 description: |
     Test using multiple artifact providers together in a single
     prepare step.
+
+# FIXME: docker-ce.repo does not support Fedora 44+, pick a stable
+# repository-file source available on all Fedora releases and remove this gate.
+adjust+:
+  - when: distro > fedora-43
+    enabled: false
+    because: docker-ce.repo does not support Fedora 44+
diff --git a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/multi/test.sh b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/multi/test.sh
index 3e0e20d705..37d984d7c0 100755
--- a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/multi/test.sh
+++ b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/multi/test.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ rlJournalStart
         setup_distro_environment
 
         # Get koji build ID for make
-        get_koji_build_id "make" "f${fedora_release}"
+        get_koji_build_id "make" "$koji_tag"
     rlPhaseEnd
 
     rlPhaseStartTest "Test multiple providers with command-line override"
diff --git a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/repository-file/main.fmf b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/repository-file/main.fmf
index 17c94fb6e9..987f1c336e 100644
--- a/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/repository-file/main.fmf
+++ b/tests/prepare/artifact/providers/repository-file/main.fmf
@@ -2,3 +2,10 @@ summary: Test repository-file artifact provider
 description: |
     Test repository-file artifact provider which configures external
     package repositories from .repo files or URLs.
+
+# FIXME: docker-ce.repo does not support Fedora 44+, pick a stable
+# repository-file source available on all Fedora releases and remove this gate.
+adjust+:
+  - when: distro > fedora-43
+    enabled: false
+    because: docker-ce.repo does not support Fedora 44+
diff --git a/tests/prepare/artifact/test.sh b/tests/prepare/artifact/test.sh
index ef712ef7dc..fa4efeac93 100755
--- a/tests/prepare/artifact/test.sh
+++ b/tests/prepare/artifact/test.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ rlJournalStart
         setup_distro_environment
 
         # Get koji build ID for make using common function
-        get_koji_build_id "make" "f${fedora_release}"
+        get_koji_build_id "make" "$koji_tag"
     rlPhaseEnd
 
     rlPhaseStartTest "Test artifact installation on Fedora"
diff --git a/tests/prepare/verify-installation/data-centos/main.fmf b/tests/prepare/verify-installation/data-centos/main.fmf
deleted file mode 100644
index 2606fe1523..0000000000
--- a/tests/prepare/verify-installation/data-centos/main.fmf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/plan:
-    provision:
-        how: container
-    execute:
-        how: tmt
-    discover:
-        how: fmf
-        test: /test
-    prepare:
-      - how: feature
-        epel: enabled
-
-/plan/success:
-    prepare+:
-      - how: verify-installation
-        verify:
-            make: baseos
-            diffutils: "<unknown>"
-            centpkg: epel
-
-/plan/failure:
-    prepare+:
-      - how: verify-installation
-        verify:
-            make: SOME_NON_EXISTENT_REPO
-            diffutils: "<unknown>"
-            centpkg: epel
-            random-non-existent-package: some-repo
-
-/test:
-    test: /bin/true
-    require:
-      - make
-      - diffutils
-      - centpkg
diff --git a/tests/prepare/verify-installation/data-fedora/.fmf/version b/tests/prepare/verify-installation/data-fedora/.fmf/version
deleted file mode 100644
index d00491fd7e..0000000000
--- a/tests/prepare/verify-installation/data-fedora/.fmf/version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1
diff --git a/tests/prepare/verify-installation/data-centos/.fmf/version b/tests/prepare/verify-installation/data/.fmf/version
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/prepare/verify-installation/data-centos/.fmf/version
rename to tests/prepare/verify-installation/data/.fmf/version
diff --git a/tests/prepare/verify-installation/data-fedora/main.fmf b/tests/prepare/verify-installation/data/main.fmf
similarity index 62%
rename from tests/prepare/verify-installation/data-fedora/main.fmf
rename to tests/prepare/verify-installation/data/main.fmf
index d39ed2956f..e3a8568943 100644
--- a/tests/prepare/verify-installation/data-fedora/main.fmf
+++ b/tests/prepare/verify-installation/data/main.fmf
@@ -11,26 +11,27 @@
         provide:
           - koji.build:KOJI_BUILD_ID
 
+    adjust+:
+      - when: distro == centos
+        prepare+:
+          - how: feature
+            epel: enabled
+            order: 40
+
 /plan/success:
     prepare+:
       - how: verify-installation
         verify:
-            make: tmt-artifact-shared
-            make-devel: tmt-artifact-shared
-            diffutils: fedora
+            centpkg: tmt-artifact-shared
 
 /plan/failure:
     prepare+:
       - how: verify-installation
         verify:
-            make: tmt-artifact-shared
-            make-devel: SOME_NON_EXISTENT_REPO
-            diffutils: fedora
+            centpkg: SOME_NON_EXISTENT_REPO
             random-non-existent-package: some-repo
 
 /test:
     test: /bin/true
     require:
-      - make
-      - make-devel
-      - diffutils
+      - centpkg
diff --git a/tests/prepare/verify-installation/test.sh b/tests/prepare/verify-installation/test.sh
index 3f6f01962e..3ebec95069 100755
--- a/tests/prepare/verify-installation/test.sh
+++ b/tests/prepare/verify-installation/test.sh
@@ -7,43 +7,27 @@ rlJournalStart
         rlRun "PROVISION_HOW=${PROVISION_HOW:-container}"
         rlRun "run=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Create run directory"
 
-        if rlIsFedora; then
-            . ../artifact/lib/common.sh || exit 1
+        . ../artifact/lib/common.sh || exit 1
 
-            setup_distro_environment
-            rlRun "image=\$TEST_IMAGE_PREFIX/\$image_name"
+        setup_distro_environment
 
-            rlRun "data_dir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Create temp data directory"
+        rlRun "image=$TEST_IMAGE_PREFIX/$image_name"
 
-            # Fetch the latest koji build ID for make dynamically
-            get_koji_build_id "make" "f\${fedora_release}"
+        rlRun "data_dir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Create temp data directory"
+        rlRun "cp -r data/. $data_dir/" 0 "Copy test data"
 
-            # Copy plan data and substitute the dynamic build ID
-            rlRun "cp -r data-fedora/. \$data_dir/" 0 "Copy test data"
-            rlRun "sed -i 's/KOJI_BUILD_ID/${KOJI_BUILD_ID}/g' \$data_dir/main.fmf" 0 "Substitute koji build ID"
-            rlRun "pushd \$data_dir"
-        else
-            build_container_image "centos/stream10/upstream:latest"
-            rlRun "image=\$TEST_IMAGE_PREFIX/centos/stream10/upstream:latest"
-            rlRun "pushd data-centos"
-        fi
+        get_koji_build_id "centpkg" "$koji_tag"
+        rlRun "sed -i 's/KOJI_BUILD_ID/${KOJI_BUILD_ID}/g' $data_dir/main.fmf" 0 "Substitute koji build ID"
+        rlRun "pushd $data_dir"
     rlPhaseEnd
 
     rlPhaseStartTest "Test successful verification"
-        rlRun -s "tmt run -i \$run/success --scratch -vvv --all \
+        rlRun -s "tmt -c distro=$distro run -i $run/success --scratch -vvv --all \
             plan --name /plan/success \
-            provision -h \$PROVISION_HOW --image \$image" \
+            provision -h $PROVISION_HOW --image $image" \
             0 "Run verification test with correct repos"
 
-        # make and diffutils are available in both Fedora and CentOS
-        rlAssertGrep "pass .* / make" $rlRun_LOG
-        rlAssertGrep "pass .* / diffutils" $rlRun_LOG
-
-        if rlIsFedora; then
-            rlAssertGrep "pass .* / make-devel" $rlRun_LOG
-        else
-            rlAssertGrep "pass .* / centpkg" $rlRun_LOG
-        fi
+        rlAssertGrep "pass .* / centpkg" $rlRun_LOG
 
         rlAssertGrep "All packages verified successfully." $rlRun_LOG
         rlAssertNotGrep "Package source verification failed for:" $rlRun_LOG
@@ -51,25 +35,12 @@ rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseEnd
 
     rlPhaseStartTest "Test verification failure"
-        rlRun -s "tmt run -i \$run/failure --scratch -vvv --all \
+        rlRun -s "tmt -c distro=$distro run -i $run/failure --scratch -vvv --all \
             plan --name /plan/failure \
-            provision -h \$PROVISION_HOW --image \$image" \
+            provision -h $PROVISION_HOW --image $image" \
             2 "Verification should fail with wrong repo"
 
-        # diffutils passes on both distros in the failure plan
-        rlAssertGrep "pass .* / diffutils" $rlRun_LOG
-
-        rlAssertGrep "4 packages" $rlRun_LOG
-        if rlIsFedora; then
-            rlAssertGrep "pass .* / make" $rlRun_LOG
-            rlAssertGrep "fail .* / make-devel" $rlRun_LOG
-            rlAssertGrep "actual 'tmt-artifact-shared'" $rlRun_LOG
-        else
-            rlAssertGrep "pass .* / centpkg" $rlRun_LOG
-            rlAssertGrep "fail .* / make" $rlRun_LOG
-            rlAssertGrep "actual 'baseos'" $rlRun_LOG
-        fi
-
+        rlAssertGrep "fail .* / centpkg" $rlRun_LOG
         rlAssertGrep "expected repo 'SOME_NON_EXISTENT_REPO'" $rlRun_LOG
         rlAssertGrep "fail .* / random-non-existent-package" $rlRun_LOG
         rlAssertGrep "random-non-existent-package.*not installed" $rlRun_LOG
@@ -78,11 +49,7 @@ rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseEnd
 
     rlPhaseStartCleanup
-        if rlIsFedora; then
-            rlRun "rm -rf \$run \$data_dir" 0 "Removing run and data directories"
-        else
-            rlRun "rm -rf \$run" 0 "Removing run directory"
-        fi
+        rlRun "rm -rf $run $data_dir" 0 "Removing run and data directories"
         rlRun "popd"
     rlPhaseEnd
 rlJournalEnd