diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-install-scripts.yml b/.github/workflows/test-install-scripts.yml
index 138c4a83c2..83c8696b72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-install-scripts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-install-scripts.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ jobs:
 #          type: fedora
 #          # (35, 3.10) https://packages.fedoraproject.org/search?query=python3&releases=Fedora+35&start=0
 #          url: "docker://fedora:35"
+        - name: rockylinux:8
+          type: rocky
+          url: "docker://rockylinux:8"
         - name: ubuntu:bionic (18.04)
           type: ubuntu
           # https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/python3.7 (18.04, 3.7)
@@ -155,6 +158,11 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         yum install --assumeyes git
 
+    - name: Prepare Rocky
+      if: ${{ matrix.distribution.type == 'rocky' }}
+      run: |
+        yum install --assumeyes git sudo
+
     - name: Prepare Ubuntu
       if: ${{ matrix.distribution.type == 'ubuntu' }}
       env:
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 5fc39444a6..0850db5703 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ if [ "$(uname)" = "Linux" ]; then
     if ! command -v python3.9 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       install_python3_and_sqlite3_from_source_with_yum
     fi
+  elif type yum >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ -f "/etc/redhat-release" ] && grep Rocky /etc/redhat-release; then
+    echo "Installing on Rocky."
+    # TODO: make this smarter about getting the latest version
+    sudo yum install --assumeyes python39
   elif type yum >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ -f "/etc/redhat-release" ] || [ -f "/etc/fedora-release" ]; then
     # Redhat or Fedora
     echo "Installing on Redhat/Fedora."