diff --git a/test/definitions/apm/dotNet/linux/linux2-aspnetcore5.json b/test/definitions/apm/dotNet/linux/linux2-aspnetcore5.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c37cdceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/definitions/apm/dotNet/linux/linux2-aspnetcore5.json
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+  "global_tags": {
+    "owning_team": "virtuoso",
+    "Environment": "development",
+    "Department": "product",
+    "Product": "virtuoso"
+  },
+  "resources": [
+    {
+      "id": "linux2host1",
+      "provider": "aws",
+      "type": "ec2",
+      "size": "t3.micro",
+      "ami_name": "amzn2-ami-hvm-2.0.????????.?-x86_64-gp2",
+      "user_name": "ec2-user"
+    }
+  ],
+  "services": [
+    {
+      "id": "aspnetcore",
+      "destinations": [
+        "linux2host1"
+      ],
+      "source_repository": "https://github.com/newrelic/open-install-library.git",
+      "deploy_script_path": "test/deploy/linux/dotNet/install/rhel/roles",
+      "port": 9999
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "apache1",
+      "destinations": [
+        "linux2host1"
+      ],
+      "source_repository": "https://github.com/newrelic/open-install-library.git",
+      "deploy_script_path": "test/deploy/linux/apache/install/rhel/roles",
+      "port": 80
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "dotnet1",
+      "destinations": [
+        "linux2host1"
+      ],
+      "source_repository": "https://github.com/newrelic/open-install-library.git",
+      "deploy_script_path": "test/deploy/linux/apache/deploy-application/dotNet/rhel/roles",
+      "port": 8080,
+      "params": {
+        "is_selfcontained": "true"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "dotnet2",
+      "destinations": [
+        "linux2host1"
+      ],
+      "source_repository": "https://github.com/newrelic/open-install-library.git",
+      "deploy_script_path": "test/deploy/linux/apache/deploy-application/dotNet/rhel/roles",
+      "port": 8081
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/test/deploy/linux/dotNet/install/rhel/roles/prepare/tasks/main.yml b/test/deploy/linux/dotNet/install/rhel/roles/prepare/tasks/main.yml
index d249d2704..d31295676 100644
--- a/test/deploy/linux/dotNet/install/rhel/roles/prepare/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/deploy/linux/dotNet/install/rhel/roles/prepare/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,32 +2,16 @@
 - debug:
     msg: Install .NET
 
-- name: Set default .NET version to install
-  set_fact:
-    dotnet_version: "5.0"
-  when: dotnet_version is undefined
+# https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/linux-centos#centos-linux-7
 
-- name: Install .NET SDK (defaults to false)
-  set_fact:
-    install_sdk: "false"
-  when: install_sdk is undefined
-
-- name: Download and prepare install script
-  shell: |
-    curl https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/scripts/v1/dotnet-install.sh -o ~/dotnet-install.sh
-    chmod 777 ~/dotnet-install.sh
-  become: true
-
-- name: Install ASP.NET Core {{ dotnet_version }} Runtime
-  shell: ~/dotnet-install.sh -c {{ dotnet_version }} --runtime aspnetcore --install-dir /opt/dotnet
-  when: install_sdk|bool == False
-  become: true
-
-- name: Install .NET {{ dotnet_version }} SDK
-  shell: ~/dotnet-install.sh -c {{ dotnet_version }} --install-dir /opt/dotnet
-  when: install_sdk|bool
+- name: Install Centos 7 RPM
+  ansible.builtin.shell: rpm -Uvh https://packages.microsoft.com/config/centos/7/packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
   become: true
 
-- name: Setup .NET path
-  shell: ln /opt/dotnet/dotnet /usr/local/bin/dotnet
+- name: Install .NET SDK 7.0 and ASP.NET Core 7.0 runtime
+  ansible.builtin.yum:
+    name: 
+      - dotnet-sdk-7.0
+      - aspnetcore-runtime-7.0
+    state: latest
   become: true
diff --git a/test/manual/definitions/apm/dotNet/linux/linux2-aspnetcore5.json b/test/manual/definitions/apm/dotNet/linux/linux2-aspnetcore5.json
index 1def05f5f..6c37cdceb 100644
--- a/test/manual/definitions/apm/dotNet/linux/linux2-aspnetcore5.json
+++ b/test/manual/definitions/apm/dotNet/linux/linux2-aspnetcore5.json
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@
       "port": 8081
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}