diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel9/distro.go b/internal/distro/rhel9/distro.go
index 72deb521e..ba5d1b2c9 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel9/distro.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel9/distro.go
@@ -1604,11 +1604,13 @@ func newDistro(distroName string) distro.Distro {
 				Filename: "google-cloud.repo",
 				Repos: []osbuild.YumRepository{
 					{
-						Id:           "google-compute-engine",
-						Name:         "Google Compute Engine",
-						BaseURL:      []string{"https://packages.cloud.google.com/yum/repos/google-compute-engine-el9-x86_64-stable"},
-						Enabled:      common.BoolToPtr(true),
-						GPGCheck:     common.BoolToPtr(true),
+						Id:      "google-compute-engine",
+						Name:    "Google Compute Engine",
+						BaseURL: []string{"https://packages.cloud.google.com/yum/repos/google-compute-engine-el9-x86_64-stable"},
+						Enabled: common.BoolToPtr(true),
+						// TODO: enable GPG check once Google stops using SHA-1 in their keys
+						// https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/223626963
+						GPGCheck:     common.BoolToPtr(false),
 						RepoGPGCheck: common.BoolToPtr(false),
 						GPGKey: []string{
 							"https://packages.cloud.google.com/yum/doc/yum-key.gpg",
diff --git a/test/data/manifests/centos_9-x86_64-gce-boot.json b/test/data/manifests/centos_9-x86_64-gce-boot.json
index 0d3758cda..ff9ec59fe 100644
--- a/test/data/manifests/centos_9-x86_64-gce-boot.json
+++ b/test/data/manifests/centos_9-x86_64-gce-boot.json
@@ -5116,7 +5116,7 @@
                     "https://packages.cloud.google.com/yum/doc/rpm-package-key.gpg"
                   ],
                   "name": "Google Compute Engine",
-                  "gpgcheck": true,
+                  "gpgcheck": false,
                   "repo_gpgcheck": false
                 }
               ]
diff --git a/test/data/manifests/rhel_90-x86_64-gce-boot.json b/test/data/manifests/rhel_90-x86_64-gce-boot.json
index 2c9d04fe2..c119af364 100644
--- a/test/data/manifests/rhel_90-x86_64-gce-boot.json
+++ b/test/data/manifests/rhel_90-x86_64-gce-boot.json
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@
                     "https://packages.cloud.google.com/yum/doc/rpm-package-key.gpg"
                   ],
                   "name": "Google Compute Engine",
-                  "gpgcheck": true,
+                  "gpgcheck": false,
                   "repo_gpgcheck": false
                 }
               ]
diff --git a/test/data/manifests/rhel_90-x86_64-gce_rhui-boot.json b/test/data/manifests/rhel_90-x86_64-gce_rhui-boot.json
index 6cb2e375a..76b6be3e0 100644
--- a/test/data/manifests/rhel_90-x86_64-gce_rhui-boot.json
+++ b/test/data/manifests/rhel_90-x86_64-gce_rhui-boot.json
@@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@
                     "https://packages.cloud.google.com/yum/doc/rpm-package-key.gpg"
                   ],
                   "name": "Google Compute Engine",
-                  "gpgcheck": true,
+                  "gpgcheck": false,
                   "repo_gpgcheck": false
                 }
               ]
diff --git a/test/data/manifests/rhel_91-x86_64-gce-boot.json b/test/data/manifests/rhel_91-x86_64-gce-boot.json
index a92b63c23..9da731311 100644
--- a/test/data/manifests/rhel_91-x86_64-gce-boot.json
+++ b/test/data/manifests/rhel_91-x86_64-gce-boot.json
@@ -5310,7 +5310,7 @@
                     "https://packages.cloud.google.com/yum/doc/rpm-package-key.gpg"
                   ],
                   "name": "Google Compute Engine",
-                  "gpgcheck": true,
+                  "gpgcheck": false,
                   "repo_gpgcheck": false
                 }
               ]
diff --git a/test/data/manifests/rhel_91-x86_64-gce_rhui-boot.json b/test/data/manifests/rhel_91-x86_64-gce_rhui-boot.json
index 1b8f0239e..ab1509d92 100644
--- a/test/data/manifests/rhel_91-x86_64-gce_rhui-boot.json
+++ b/test/data/manifests/rhel_91-x86_64-gce_rhui-boot.json
@@ -5316,7 +5316,7 @@
                     "https://packages.cloud.google.com/yum/doc/rpm-package-key.gpg"
                   ],
                   "name": "Google Compute Engine",
-                  "gpgcheck": true,
+                  "gpgcheck": false,
                   "repo_gpgcheck": false
                 }
               ]