diff --git a/vagrant-scripts/rke2-prep.sh b/vagrant-scripts/rke2-prep.sh
index 5485183..3a74e55 100755
--- a/vagrant-scripts/rke2-prep.sh
+++ b/vagrant-scripts/rke2-prep.sh
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ BASE_SHARED_DIR="/opt/hauler"
 VAGRANT_SCRIPTS_DIR="${BASE_SHARED_DIR}/vagrant-scripts"
 ARTIFACTS_DIR="${BASE_SHARED_DIR}/local-artifacts/rke2"
 
-RKE2_VERSION='v1.18.4-beta16+rke2'
-RKE2_VERSION_URL='v1.18.4-beta16%2Brke2'
-RKE2_VERSION_DOCKER='v1.18.4-beta16-rke2'
+RKE2_VERSION='v1.18.13+rke2r1'
+RKE2_VERSION_URL='v1.18.13%2Brke2r1'
+RKE2_VERSION_DOCKER='v1.18.13-rke2r1'
 
 LOCAL_IMAGES="${ARTIFACTS_DIR}/images"
 LOCAL_BIN="${ARTIFACTS_DIR}/bin"
@@ -32,16 +32,38 @@ gunzip rke2-images.linux-amd64.tar.gz
 
 popd
 
-pushd ${LOCAL_BIN}
-
-curl -L https://github.com/rancher/rke2/releases/download/${RKE2_VERSION_URL}/rke2-installer.linux-amd64.run -o rke2-installer.run
-chmod +x ./*
-
-popd
+#pushd ${LOCAL_BIN}
+#
+#curl -L https://github.com/rancher/rke2/releases/download/${RKE2_VERSION_URL}/rke2-installer.linux-amd64.run -o rke2-installer.run
+#chmod +x ./*
+#
+#popd
 
 pushd ${LOCAL_RPM}
 
-# TODO - add RPMs
+yum install -y yum-plugin-downloadonly
+
+rke2_rpm_channel='stable'
+rpm_site='rpm.rancher.io'
+maj_ver='7'
+rke2_majmin=$(echo "${RKE2_VERSION}" | sed -E -e "s/^v([0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*/\1/")
+
+cat <<-EOF >"/etc/yum.repos.d/rancher-rke2.repo"
+[rancher-rke2-common-${rke2_rpm_channel}]
+name=Rancher RKE2 Common (${RKE2_VERSION})
+baseurl=https://${rpm_site}/rke2/${rke2_rpm_channel}/common/centos/${maj_ver}/noarch
+enabled=1
+gpgcheck=1
+gpgkey=https://${rpm_site}/public.key
+[rancher-rke2-${rke2_majmin}-${rke2_rpm_channel}]
+name=Rancher RKE2 ${rke2_majmin} (${RKE2_VERSION})
+baseurl=https://${rpm_site}/rke2/${rke2_rpm_channel}/${rke2_majmin}/centos/${maj_ver}/x86_64
+enabled=1
+gpgcheck=1
+gpgkey=https://${rpm_site}/public.key
+EOF
+
+yum install --downloadonly --downloaddir=./ rke2-server
 
 popd