diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b6daa959..ba8f739f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## [v8.1.1] - 2024-08-29
+
+### Added
+
+- Add support for RedHat manage DNF module passthrough for postgresql install.
+
 ## [v8.1.0](https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-puppetdb/tree/v8.1.0) - 2024-05-07
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-puppetdb/compare/v8.0.1...v8.1.0)
diff --git a/manifests/database/postgresql.pp b/manifests/database/postgresql.pp
index 825b3fe7..14bcdeef 100644
--- a/manifests/database/postgresql.pp
+++ b/manifests/database/postgresql.pp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 # @param manage_database
 #   If true, the PostgreSQL database will be managed by this module. Defaults to `true`.
 #
+# @param manage_dnf_module
+#   If true, the PostgreSQL module will manage the PostgreSQL DNF module. Defaults to `true`
+#   for RedHat releasever >= '8', otherwise is set to 'false'.
+#
 # @param manage_server
 #   Conditionally manages the PostgreSQL server via `postgresql::server`. Defaults
 #   to `true`. If set to `false`, this class will create the database and user via
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@
   $database_port               = $puppetdb::params::database_port,
   $manage_database             = $puppetdb::params::manage_database,
   $manage_server               = $puppetdb::params::manage_dbserver,
+  $manage_dnf_module           = $puppetdb::params::manage_dnf_module,
   $manage_package_repo         = $puppetdb::params::manage_pg_repo,
   $postgres_version            = $puppetdb::params::postgres_version,
   $postgresql_ssl_on           = $puppetdb::params::postgresql_ssl_on,
@@ -95,6 +100,7 @@
 
   if $manage_server {
     class { 'postgresql::globals':
+      manage_dnf_module   => $manage_dnf_module,
       manage_package_repo => $manage_package_repo,
       version             => $postgres_version,
     }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index a3ac541e..157e885b 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -20,12 +20,42 @@
   $manage_dnf_module         = false
 
   if fact('os.family') =~ /RedHat|Debian/ {
-    $manage_pg_repo            = true
+    $manage_pg_repo          = true
   } else {
-    $manage_pg_repo            = false
+    $manage_pg_repo          = false
   }
 
-  $postgres_version          = '14'
+  # Configure the DNF module for PostgreSQL on RHEL 8 and later
+  if fact('os.family') == 'RedHat' and versioncmp(fact('os.release.major'), '8') >= 0 {
+    $manage_dnf_module       = true
+  } else {
+    $manage_dnf_module       = false
+  }
+
+  # Set the default PostgreSQL version based on the OS family and version
+  $postgres_version = fact('os.family') ? {
+    'RedHat' => fact('os.release.major') ? {
+      '9' => '15',
+      '8' => '12',
+      default => '9.6',
+    },
+    'Debian' => fact('os.name') ? {
+      'Debian' => fact('os.release.major') ? {
+        '12' => '15',
+        '11' => '13',
+        '10' => '11',
+        default => '9.6',
+      },
+      'Ubuntu' => fact('os.release.major') ? {
+        /^22.04$/ => '14',
+        /^20.04$/ => '12',
+        /^18.04$/ => '10',
+        default => '9.6',
+      },
+      default => '9.6',
+    },
+    default  => '14',
+  }
 
   $puppetdb_major_version = $puppetdb_version ? {
     'latest'  => '8',
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index d925cc19..f32492ca 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "puppetlabs-puppetdb",
-  "version": "8.1.0",
+  "version": "8.1.1",
   "author": "puppetlabs",
   "summary": "Installs PostgreSQL and PuppetDB, sets up the connection to Puppet master.",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
@@ -29,21 +29,19 @@
     {
       "operatingsystem": "RedHat",
       "operatingsystemrelease": [
-        "7",
-        "8"
+        "8",
+        "9"
       ]
     },
     {
       "operatingsystem": "CentOS",
       "operatingsystemrelease": [
-        "7",
         "8"
       ]
     },
     {
       "operatingsystem": "OracleLinux",
       "operatingsystemrelease": [
-        "7",
         "8"
       ]
     },
@@ -64,7 +62,8 @@
       "operatingsystem": "Ubuntu",
       "operatingsystemrelease": [
         "18.04",
-        "20.04"
+        "20.04",
+        "22.04"
       ]
     }
   ],
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@
       "version_requirement": ">= 7.0.0 < 9.0.0"
     }
   ],
-  "description": "Module for installing/configuring PuppetDB",
   "pdk-version": "3.0.1",
   "template-url": "https://github.com/puppetlabs/pdk-templates#3.0.1",
   "template-ref": "tags/3.0.1-0-gd13288a"