diff --git a/hieradata/site/tu/role/rke.yaml b/hieradata/site/tu/role/rke.yaml
index 7a7caa081f..7667bbe140 100644
--- a/hieradata/site/tu/role/rke.yaml
+++ b/hieradata/site/tu/role/rke.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
 profile::core::docker::version: "24.0.9"
+profile::core::rke::version: "1.5.9"
diff --git a/spec/hosts/nodes/pillan01.tu.lsst.org_spec.rb b/spec/hosts/nodes/pillan01.tu.lsst.org_spec.rb
index cf10512100..4a96c6c524 100644
--- a/spec/hosts/nodes/pillan01.tu.lsst.org_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/hosts/nodes/pillan01.tu.lsst.org_spec.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
       it do
         is_expected.to contain_class('profile::core::rke').with(
           enable_dhcp: true,
-          version: '1.5.8',
+          version: '1.5.9',
         )
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/hosts/nodes/pillan08.tu.lsst.org_spec.rb b/spec/hosts/nodes/pillan08.tu.lsst.org_spec.rb
index 729becdd2e..0918f79788 100644
--- a/spec/hosts/nodes/pillan08.tu.lsst.org_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/hosts/nodes/pillan08.tu.lsst.org_spec.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       it do
         is_expected.to contain_class('profile::core::rke').with(
           enable_dhcp: true,
-          version: '1.5.8',
+          version: '1.5.9',
         )
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/hosts/nodes/rancher01.tu.lsst.org_spec.rb b/spec/hosts/nodes/rancher01.tu.lsst.org_spec.rb
index d2c1b6bdc7..c7a73bb464 100644
--- a/spec/hosts/nodes/rancher01.tu.lsst.org_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/hosts/nodes/rancher01.tu.lsst.org_spec.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
       it do
         is_expected.to contain_class('profile::core::rke').with(
-          version: '1.5.8',
+          version: '1.5.9',
         )
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/hosts/roles/rke_spec.rb b/spec/hosts/roles/rke_spec.rb
index 099b3bd659..287642aea5 100644
--- a/spec/hosts/roles/rke_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/hosts/roles/rke_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     )
   end
 
-  if site == 'dev'
+  if (site == 'dev') || (site == 'tu')
     it do
       is_expected.to contain_class('rke').with(
         version: '1.5.9',