diff --git a/configs/projects/_shared-client-tools-runtime.rb b/configs/projects/_shared-client-tools-runtime.rb
index 65a566248..d71843c85 100644
--- a/configs/projects/_shared-client-tools-runtime.rb
+++ b/configs/projects/_shared-client-tools-runtime.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
   # already defined in the project
 elsif platform.name =~ /^redhatfips-8/
   proj.setting(:openssl_version, '1.1.1k')
+elsif platform.name =~ /^redhatfips-9/
+  proj.setting(:openssl_version, '3.0')
 else
   proj.setting(:openssl_version, '1.1.1')
 end