diff --git a/roles/ensure-python/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/ensure-python/tasks/main.yaml
index b7b153a3b..bf958d436 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-python/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-python/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -23,10 +23,21 @@
     - name: Install specified version of python interpreter and development files (RPM)
       when:
         - ansible_distribution == 'CentOS' or ansible_distribution == 'RedHat'
-      package:
-        name: python{{ python_version | replace('.', '') }}-devel
-        state: present
-      become: yes
+      block:
+        - name: Set default RPM package name
+          set_fact:
+            rpm_python_pkg_name: python{{ python_version | replace('.', '') }}-devel
+        - name: Set RPM package name for CentOS/RHEL 9 and Python 3.9
+          set_fact:
+            rpm_python_pkg_name: python3-devel
+          when:
+            - ansible_distribution_major_version == '9'
+            - python_version == '3.9'
+        - name: Install RPM package
+          package:
+            name: "{{ rpm_python_pkg_name }}"
+            state: present
+          become: yes
 
 - name: Install python using pyenv
   when: