diff --git a/playbooks/roles/cyclecloud/tasks/CentOS.yml b/playbooks/roles/cyclecloud/tasks/CentOS.yml
index 2879bd4cb..cb6f28b63 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/cyclecloud/tasks/CentOS.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/cyclecloud/tasks/CentOS.yml
@@ -35,12 +35,62 @@
   args:
     creates: /etc/yum.repos.d/cyclecloud.repo
 
+- name: Install epel-release
+  yum:
+    name: epel-release
+    state: present
+    lock_timeout : 180
+
 - name: Install pre-reqs packages
   yum:
-    name: azure-cli, dnsmasq, unzip
+    name: azure-cli, dnsmasq, unzip, gcc, bzip2-devel, libffi-devel, zlib-devel
     state: present
     lock_timeout : 180
 
+- name: Download OpenSSL
+  unarchive: 
+    src: "https://github.com/openssl/openssl/releases/download/OpenSSL_1_1_1w/openssl-1.1.1w.tar.gz"
+    dest: /tmp/
+    remote_src: yes
+  args:
+    creates: /usr/local/openssl
+
+- name: Build OpenSSL
+  shell: |
+    set -e
+    cd /tmp/openssl-1.1.1w
+    ./config --prefix=/usr/local/openssl --openssldir=/usr/local/openssl
+    make
+    make install
+    echo "/usr/local/openssl/lib" > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/openssl.conf
+    ln -s /etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.trust.crt /usr/local/openssl/cert.pem
+    ldconfig
+  args:
+    creates: /usr/local/openssl
+
+- name: download Python 3.9  
+  unarchive: 
+    src: "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.18/Python-3.9.18.tgz"
+    dest: /tmp/
+    remote_src: yes
+  args:
+    creates: /usr/local/bin/python3.9
+
+- name: Build Python 3.9
+  shell: |
+    set -e
+    cd /tmp/Python-3.9.18
+    ./configure --enable-optimizations --with-openssl=/usr/local/openssl
+    make altinstall
+  args:
+    creates: /usr/local/bin/python3.9
+
+- name: Upgrade PIP
+  shell: |
+    set -e
+    alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/local/bin/python3.9 1
+    python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+
 - name: Install CycleCloud
   yum:
     name: "cyclecloud8-{{cyclecloud_version}}"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/cyclecloud/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/cyclecloud/tasks/main.yml
index b370e33a3..2d488e0db 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/cyclecloud/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/cyclecloud/tasks/main.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
 - name: Perform OS dependent configuration tasks
   include_tasks: "{{ansible_distribution}}.yml"
 
+- name: Update Packages
+  include_role:
+    name: pkg_update
+    apply: 
+      become: true
+  vars:
+    packages_to_exclude_from_upgrade: "cyclecloud*"
+
 - name: Create a data record for azhop and start cycleserver
   shell: |
     set -e
@@ -48,7 +56,7 @@
     CS_ROOT=/opt/cycle_server
     unzip $CS_ROOT/tools/cyclecloud-cli.zip
     cd cyclecloud-cli-installer
-    ./install.sh --system -y
+    ./install.sh --system -y -v
     cd $mydir
     # Update properties
     sed -i 's/webServerMaxHeapSize\=2048M/webServerMaxHeapSize\=4096M/' $CS_ROOT/config/cycle_server.properties