diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 06c033e6..e8db6528 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ jobs:
           - { platform: manylinux2014, arch: s390x, omit: ${{ env.skip_ci_redundant_jobs || env.skip_slow_jobs }} }
           - { platform: musllinux_1_2, arch: x86_64 }
           - { platform: musllinux_1_2, arch: aarch64 }
+          - { platform: manylinux_2_39, arch: riscv64, omit: ${{ env.skip_ci_redundant_jobs || env.skip_slow_jobs }} }
 
   linux_libyaml:
     needs: [make_linux_libyaml_matrix]
@@ -184,6 +185,14 @@ jobs:
           - { platform: musllinux_1_2, arch: aarch64, spec: cp313, omit: ${{ env.skip_ci_redundant_jobs }} }
           - { platform: musllinux_1_2, arch: aarch64, spec: cp314, omit: ${{ env.skip_slow_jobs }} }
           - { platform: musllinux_1_2, arch: aarch64, spec: cp314t, omit: ${{ env.skip_slow_jobs }} }
+          - { platform: manylinux2_39, arch: riscv64, spec: cp38, omit: ${{ env.skip_ci_redundant_jobs || env.skip_slow_jobs }} }
+          - { platform: manylinux2_39, arch: riscv64, spec: cp39, omit: ${{ env.skip_ci_redundant_jobs || env.skip_slow_jobs }} }
+          - { platform: manylinux2_39, arch: riscv64, spec: cp310, omit: ${{ env.skip_ci_redundant_jobs || env.skip_slow_jobs }} }
+          - { platform: manylinux2_39, arch: riscv64, spec: cp311, omit: ${{ env.skip_ci_redundant_jobs || env.skip_slow_jobs }} }
+          - { platform: manylinux2_39, arch: riscv64, spec: cp312, omit: ${{ env.skip_ci_redundant_jobs || env.skip_slow_jobs }} }
+          - { platform: manylinux2_39, arch: riscv64, spec: cp313, omit: ${{ env.skip_ci_redundant_jobs || env.skip_slow_jobs }} }
+          - { platform: manylinux2_39, arch: riscv64, spec: cp314, omit: ${{ env.skip_slow_jobs }} }
+          - { platform: manylinux2_39, arch: riscv64, spec: cp314t, omit: ${{ env.skip_ci_redundant_jobs || env.skip_slow_jobs }} }
 
   linux_pyyaml:
     needs: [python_sdist, linux_libyaml, make_linux_pyyaml_matrix]
@@ -231,6 +240,7 @@ jobs:
         CIBW_MUSLLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.musllinux_img || 'musllinux_1_2' }}
         CIBW_MUSLLINUX_I686_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.musllinux_img || 'musllinux_1_2' }}
         CIBW_MUSLLINUX_AARCH64_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.musllinux_img || 'musllinux_1_2' }}
+        CIBW_MANYLINUX_RISCV64_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux_img || '' }}
         CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: cd {project}; pytest
         CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest
       run: |
diff --git a/packaging/build/libyaml.sh b/packaging/build/libyaml.sh
index 74957cfb..7c946e33 100755
--- a/packaging/build/libyaml.sh
+++ b/packaging/build/libyaml.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ echo "::group::ensure build/test prerequisites"
 if ! command -v prove; then
   if grep -m 1 alpine /etc/os-release; then
     apk add perl-utils
+  elif grep -m 1 "Rocky Linux" /etc/os-release; then
+    dnf install -y perl-Test-Harness
   else
     echo "prove (perl) testing tool unavailable"
     exit 1