diff --git a/role-rocky-rabbitmq.yml b/role-rocky-rabbitmq.yml
index 52dd346..d1464fe 100644
--- a/role-rocky-rabbitmq.yml
+++ b/role-rocky-rabbitmq.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@
         success_msg: "We are able to run on this node"
         fail_msg: "/etc/no-ansible exists - skipping run on this node"
 
+    - name: Verify if we are Rocky Linux 9 or higher
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - ansible_distribution_major_version|int >= 9
+          - ansible_distribution | lower == "rocky"
+        success_msg: "We are on a supported system"
+        fail_msg: "Only Rocky Linux versions 9 or higher are supported."
+
     # We have separate passwords per rabbitmq env
     - name: Import rabbitmq passwords
       ansible.builtin.include_vars: