diff --git a/puppet/data/osfamily/RedHat-9.yaml b/puppet/data/osfamily/RedHat-9.yaml
index 6a8ef5c87..af8280e2f 100644
--- a/puppet/data/osfamily/RedHat-9.yaml
+++ b/puppet/data/osfamily/RedHat-9.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 ---
+# the restic in EPEL is too old
+restic::binary: '/usr/local/bin/restic'
+restic::install_method: 'url'
+restic::package_version: '0.16.0'
+
 redmine::repo_branch: 'new-redmine'
 redmine::deployment: 'puma'