diff --git a/.semaphore/verify-linux-packages.yml b/.semaphore/verify-linux-packages.yml
index cd9c579483..99fc8b814c 100644
--- a/.semaphore/verify-linux-packages.yml
+++ b/.semaphore/verify-linux-packages.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ global_job_config:
   prologue:
     commands:
       - checkout
-  env_vars:
-    - name: REPOSITORY_BASE_URL
-      value: "https://packages.confluent.io"
 
 blocks:
   - name: "Verify Linux packages (x86_64)"
@@ -27,7 +24,9 @@ blocks:
         - name: "Verify packages"
           commands:
             - cd packaging/cp
-            - ./verify-packages.sh ${REPOSITORY_BASE_URL} linux/amd64 ${LIBRDKAFKA_VERSION}
+            - ./verify-packages.sh 
+              ${REPOSITORY_BASE_URL:-https://packages.confluent.io/clients} 
+              linux/amd64 ${LIBRDKAFKA_VERSION}
   - name: "Verify Linux packages (aarch64)"
     dependencies: []
     task:
@@ -38,4 +37,6 @@ blocks:
         - name: "Verify packages"
           commands:
             - cd packaging/cp
-            - ./verify-packages.sh ${REPOSITORY_BASE_URL} linux/arm64 ${LIBRDKAFKA_VERSION}
+            - ./verify-packages.sh 
+              ${REPOSITORY_BASE_URL:-https://packages.confluent.io/clients} 
+              linux/arm64 ${LIBRDKAFKA_VERSION}
diff --git a/packaging/cp/verify-deb.sh b/packaging/cp/verify-deb.sh
index 7c642d1392..2528118fba 100755
--- a/packaging/cp/verify-deb.sh
+++ b/packaging/cp/verify-deb.sh
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ fi
 apt-get update
 apt-get install -y apt-transport-https wget gnupg2 lsb-release
 
-wget -qO - ${base_url}/clients/deb/archive.key | apt-key add -
+wget -qO - ${base_url}/deb/archive.key | apt-key add -
 
 release=$(lsb_release -cs)
 cat >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/Confluent.list <<EOF
-deb $base_url/clients/deb ${release} main
+deb $base_url/deb ${release} main
 EOF
 
 apt-get update
diff --git a/packaging/cp/verify-packages.sh b/packaging/cp/verify-packages.sh
index 1e9af63f59..0d2255402d 100755
--- a/packaging/cp/verify-packages.sh
+++ b/packaging/cp/verify-packages.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ thisdir="$( cd "$(dirname "$0")" ; pwd -P )"
 
 verify_debian() {
     local version=$2
-    docker run -v $thisdir:/v $1 /v/verify-deb.sh $base_url $version
+    docker run --pull missing -v $thisdir:/v $1 /v/verify-deb.sh $base_url $version
     deb_status=$?
     if [[ $deb_status == 0 ]]; then
         echo "SUCCESS: Debian based $1 $2 packages verified"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ verify_debian() {
 
 verify_rpm() {
     local version=$2
-    docker run -v $thisdir:/v $1 /v/verify-rpm.sh $base_url $version
+    docker run --pull missing -v $thisdir:/v $1 /v/verify-rpm.sh $base_url $version
     rpm_status=$?
     if [[ $rpm_status == 0 ]]; then
         echo "SUCCESS: RPM $1 $2 packages verified"
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ verify_rpm_distros() {
     local version=$2
     echo "#### Verifying RPM packages for $platform ####"
     # Last RHEL 8 version is 2.4.0
-    verify_rpm rockylinux:8 "2.4.0"
-    verify_rpm rockylinux:9 $version
+    verify_rpm rockylinux/rockylinux:8 "2.4.0"
+    verify_rpm rockylinux/rockylinux:9 $version
+    verify_rpm rockylinux/rockylinux:10 $version
 }
 
 verify_debian_distros() {
@@ -56,7 +57,6 @@ verify_debian_distros() {
     echo "#### Verifying Debian packages for $platform ####"
     verify_debian debian:11 $version
     verify_debian debian:12 $version
-    verify_debian ubuntu:20.04 $version
     verify_debian ubuntu:22.04 $version
     verify_debian ubuntu:24.04 $version
 }
diff --git a/packaging/cp/verify-rpm.sh b/packaging/cp/verify-rpm.sh
index 6824353843..468a15d154 100755
--- a/packaging/cp/verify-rpm.sh
+++ b/packaging/cp/verify-rpm.sh
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ fi
 cat >/etc/yum.repos.d/Confluent.repo <<EOF
 [Confluent-Clients]
 name=Confluent Clients repository
-baseurl=$base_url/clients/rpm/centos/\$releasever/\$basearch
+baseurl=$base_url/rpm/centos/\$releasever/\$basearch
 gpgcheck=1
-gpgkey=$base_url/clients/rpm/archive.key
+gpgkey=$base_url/rpm/archive.key
 enabled=1
 EOF
 
diff --git a/service.yml b/service.yml
index aa038b1d27..e4883eaa75 100644
--- a/service.yml
+++ b/service.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ semaphore:
       - name: LIBRDKAFKA_VERSION
         required: true
         description: librdkafka version to verify
+      - name: REPOSITORY_BASE_URL
+        required: false
+        description: "Base URL of the package repository to verify packages from. 
+          Defaults to https://packages.confluent.io/clients"
   - name: run-all-tests
     branch: master
     scheduled: false