diff --git a/collector/kernel/kernel_headers.sh b/collector/kernel/kernel_headers.sh
index e8509061..189b0046 100755
--- a/collector/kernel/kernel_headers.sh
+++ b/collector/kernel/kernel_headers.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function detect_distro {
   if [[ -e "${os_release_file}" ]]; then
     os_id="$(grep '^ID=' "${os_release_file}" 2> /dev/null | sed -e 's/ID=\(.*\)/\1/g' -e 's/"//g')"
     case "${os_id}" in
-      debian | ubuntu | centos | amazon | rhel)
+      debian | ubuntu | centos | amazon | rhel | rocky)
         echo "${os_id}"
         return
         ;;
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ function detect_distro {
     elif grep 'RHEL' "${system_release_file}" > /dev/null 2> /dev/null; then
       echo "rhel"
       return
+    elif grep 'Rocky Linux' "${system_release_file}" > /dev/null 2> /dev/null; then
+      echo "rocky"
+      return
     elif grep 'Amazon Linux' "${system_release_file}" > /dev/null 2> /dev/null; then
       echo "amazon"
       return
@@ -391,7 +394,7 @@ function install_kernel_headers {
     debian | ubuntu)
       install_apt_kernel_headers
       ;;
-    centos | rhel | amazon)
+    centos | rhel | amazon | rocky)
       install_yum_kernel_headers
       ;;
     gcp_cos)
diff --git a/common/linux_distro.h b/common/linux_distro.h
index b9df96f0..fd6eb352 100644
--- a/common/linux_distro.h
+++ b/common/linux_distro.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   X(rhel, 3, "")                                                                                                               \
   X(centos, 4, "")                                                                                                             \
   X(amazon, 5, "")                                                                                                             \
-  X(gcp_cos, 6, "")
+  X(gcp_cos, 6, "")                                                                                                            \
+  X(rocky, 7, "")
 #define ENUM_DEFAULT unknown
 #include <util/enum_operators.inl>
diff --git a/test/kernel/bootstrap.sh b/test/kernel/bootstrap.sh
index eb840b7f..4c2e3b09 100755
--- a/test/kernel/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/test/kernel/bootstrap.sh
@@ -27,12 +27,7 @@ fi
 mkdir -p "${distro_path}"
 pushd "${distro_path}"
 
-if [[ "${distro_name}" == "bento" && "${distro_version}" == "amazonlinux-2" ]]
-then
-  script_distro_name="centos"
-else
-  script_distro_name="${distro_name}"
-fi
+script_distro_name="${distro_name}"
 
 sed_args=( \
   -e "s/PLACEHOLDER_BOX_DISTRO_NAME/${distro_name}/g"
diff --git a/test/kernel/distros-and-kernels.sh b/test/kernel/distros-and-kernels.sh
index f93a52fa..663ac63d 100644
--- a/test/kernel/distros-and-kernels.sh
+++ b/test/kernel/distros-and-kernels.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 distros_and_kernels=(
+"bento rockylinux-8"    
 "debian bullseye64"
 "bento amazonlinux-2"
 "ubuntu bionic64"
diff --git a/test/kernel/source/data/bento-install-kernel-headers.sh b/test/kernel/source/data/bento-install-kernel-headers.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8ec1326b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/kernel/source/data/bento-install-kernel-headers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+set -xe
+
+uname -a
+
+export RUNNING_KERNEL_VERSION="`uname -r`"
+
+
+if ! grep 'ID="amzn"' /etc/os-release
+then
+  # rocky linux
+  sudo yum install -y dnf-utils
+  sudo yum config-manager --set-enabled devel
+  sudo yum install -y kernel-devel-"${RUNNING_KERNEL_VERSION}"
+else
+  sudo yum install -y kernel-devel "${RUNNING_KERNEL_VERSION}"
+fi
+
diff --git a/test/kernel/source/data/centos-provision.sh b/test/kernel/source/data/bento-provision.sh
similarity index 74%
rename from test/kernel/source/data/centos-provision.sh
rename to test/kernel/source/data/bento-provision.sh
index 279455fc..6b9c9ce4 100755
--- a/test/kernel/source/data/centos-provision.sh
+++ b/test/kernel/source/data/bento-provision.sh
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ yum install -y \
 
 if ! grep 'ID="amzn"' /etc/os-release
 then
-  curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh
+  # rocky linux
+  yum config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
+  yum install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
+  systemctl start docker
+  systemctl status docker
+  systemctl enable docker
 else
-  # get.docker.com does not currently support amazon linux
   yum install -y docker
 fi
 
diff --git a/test/kernel/source/data/centos-uninstall-kernel-headers.sh b/test/kernel/source/data/bento-uninstall-kernel-headers.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/kernel/source/data/centos-uninstall-kernel-headers.sh
rename to test/kernel/source/data/bento-uninstall-kernel-headers.sh
diff --git a/test/kernel/source/data/centos-install-kernel-headers.sh b/test/kernel/source/data/centos-install-kernel-headers.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index d6470f5f..00000000
--- a/test/kernel/source/data/centos-install-kernel-headers.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-set -xe
-
-uname -a
-
-export RUNNING_KERNEL_VERSION="`uname -r`"
-
-sudo yum install -y kernel-devel "${RUNNING_KERNEL_VERSION}"