diff --git a/.github/provision.sh b/.github/provision.sh
index d40a274..4adf650 100755
--- a/.github/provision.sh
+++ b/.github/provision.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ elif [ -e /usr/bin/zypper ]; then
     zypper update -y
     zypper install -y python3
     zypper clean
+elif [ -e /etc/gentoo-release ]; then
+    # Gentoo has Python out of the box
+    :
 else
     echo "Distro not supported"
     exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/containers.yml b/.github/workflows/containers.yml
index e971b11..cfeef7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/containers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/containers.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ jobs:
           "fedora:35", "fedora:36", "fedora:37", "fedora:38",
           "fedora:39", "fedora:40", "fedora:41",
           "opensuse/leap",
-          "ubuntu:20.04", "ubuntu:22.04", "ubuntu:24.04", "ubuntu:24.10"
+          "ubuntu:20.04", "ubuntu:22.04", "ubuntu:24.04", "ubuntu:24.10",
+          "gentoo/stage3"
         ]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b32bc15..8f176a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ Most major Linux distributions and FreeBSD are supported.
 * Fedora-based distributions (RHEL, CentOS, CentOS Streams)
 * FreeBSD
   * **NOTE:** may require manual installation of ``ca_root_nss``
+* Gentoo
 * OpenSUSE
 
 ### Untested platforms
@@ -81,7 +82,6 @@ Most major Linux distributions and FreeBSD are supported.
 ``certifi-system-store`` may work, but there is no CI for these platforms.
 
 * ArchLinux
-* Gentoo
 * OpenWRT
 * Slackware
 * VoidLinux