diff --git a/coriolis/osmorphing/base.py b/coriolis/osmorphing/base.py
index b1091c4eb..bed86b5f4 100644
--- a/coriolis/osmorphing/base.py
+++ b/coriolis/osmorphing/base.py
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ class BaseLinuxOSMorphingTools(BaseOSMorphingTools):
 
     _packages = {}
 
+    latest = False
+
     def __init__(self, conn, os_root_dir, os_root_dev, hypervisor,
                  event_manager, detected_os_info, osmorphing_parameters,
                  operation_timeout=None):
@@ -180,6 +182,12 @@ def _version_supported_util(cls, version, minimum, maximum=None):
                 "release: %s", version_float, minimum, version)
             return False
 
+        if cls.latest:
+            LOG.debug(
+                "Skipping remaining version checks for latest osmorphing tool "
+                "class: %s", cls.__name__)
+            return True
+
         if maximum:
             if maximum == minimum and version_float == minimum:
                 LOG.debug(
diff --git a/coriolis/osmorphing/manager.py b/coriolis/osmorphing/manager.py
index 50493b8a1..976d487b2 100644
--- a/coriolis/osmorphing/manager.py
+++ b/coriolis/osmorphing/manager.py
@@ -85,6 +85,27 @@ def get_osmorphing_tools_class_for_provider(
         "and 'osmorphing_info' %s: %s",
         type(provider), os_type, osmorphing_info, available_tools_cls)
 
+    module_classes = {}
+    for toolscls in available_tools_cls:
+        module_name = toolscls.__module__
+        if module_name not in module_classes:
+            module_classes[module_name] = []
+        module_classes[module_name].append(toolscls)
+
+    for module_name, classes in module_classes.items():
+        latest_flags = [getattr(cls, 'latest', False) for cls in classes]
+        latest_count = sum(latest_flags)
+
+        if latest_count > 1:
+            latest_classes = [
+                cls.__name__ for cls in classes if getattr(
+                    cls, 'latest', False)]
+            raise exception.InvalidOSMorphingTools(
+                "Provider class '%s' returned multiple 'latest' OSMorphing "
+                "tools from module '%s': %s. Only one class per module "
+                "can be marked as 'latest'." % (
+                    type(provider), module_name, latest_classes))
+
     osmorphing_base_class = base_osmorphing.BaseOSMorphingTools
     for toolscls in available_tools_cls:
         if not issubclass(toolscls, osmorphing_base_class):
diff --git a/coriolis/osmorphing/osdetect/centos.py b/coriolis/osmorphing/osdetect/centos.py
index 0fe1c5e2d..4da014d30 100644
--- a/coriolis/osmorphing/osdetect/centos.py
+++ b/coriolis/osmorphing/osdetect/centos.py
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ def detect_os(self):
             release_info = self._read_file(
                 redhat_release_path).decode().splitlines()
             if release_info:
-                m = re.match(r"^(.*) release ([0-9](\.[0-9])*)( \(.*\))?.*$",
-                             release_info[0].strip())
+                m = re.match(
+                    r"^(.*) release ([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)*)( \(.*\))?.*$",
+                    release_info[0].strip())
                 if m:
-                    distro, version, _, _ = m.groups()
+                    distro, version, _ = m.groups()
                     if CENTOS_DISTRO_IDENTIFIER not in distro:
                         LOG.debug(
                             "Distro does not appear to be a CentOS: %s",
diff --git a/coriolis/osmorphing/redhat.py b/coriolis/osmorphing/redhat.py
index 22d7ebfff..2f1eb511c 100644
--- a/coriolis/osmorphing/redhat.py
+++ b/coriolis/osmorphing/redhat.py
@@ -38,9 +38,28 @@
 NM_CONTROLLED=no
 """
 
+NMCONNECTION_TEMPLATE = """[connection]
+id=%(device_name)s
+uuid=%(uuid)s
+type=ethernet
+interface-name=%(device_name)s
+
+[ethernet]
+
+[ipv4]
+method=auto
+
+[ipv6]
+addr-gen-mode=eui64
+method=auto
+
+[proxy]
+"""
+
 
 class BaseRedHatMorphingTools(base.BaseLinuxOSMorphingTools):
     _NETWORK_SCRIPTS_PATH = "etc/sysconfig/network-scripts"
+    _NMCONNECTION_PATH = "etc/NetworkManager/system-connections"
     BIOS_GRUB_LOCATION = "/boot/grub2"
     UEFI_GRUB_LOCATION = "/boot/efi/EFI/redhat"
 
@@ -126,6 +145,29 @@ def _write_nic_configs(self, nics_info):
                     "device_name": dev_name,
                 })
 
+    def _write_nmconnection_configs(self, nics_info):
+        nmconn_dir = self._NMCONNECTION_PATH
+        self._exec_cmd_chroot("mkdir -p /%s" % nmconn_dir)
+
+        for idx, _ in enumerate(nics_info):
+            dev_name = "eth%d" % idx
+            connection_uuid = str(uuid.uuid4())
+            cfg_path = "%s/%s.nmconnection" % (nmconn_dir, dev_name)
+
+            if self._test_path(cfg_path):
+                self._exec_cmd_chroot(
+                    "cp %s %s.bak" % (cfg_path, cfg_path)
+                )
+
+            self._write_file_sudo(
+                cfg_path,
+                NMCONNECTION_TEMPLATE % {
+                    "device_name": dev_name,
+                    "uuid": connection_uuid,
+                })
+
+            self._exec_cmd_chroot("chmod 600 /%s" % cfg_path)
+
     def _comment_keys_from_ifcfg_files(
             self, keys, interfaces=None, backup_file_suffix=".bak"):
         """ Comments the provided list of keys from all 'ifcfg-*' files.
@@ -160,10 +202,25 @@ def _comment_keys_from_ifcfg_files(
                 "Commented all %s references from '%s'" % (
                     keys, fullpath))
 
+    def _get_os_version(self):
+        try:
+            version_str = self._detected_os_info.get('release_version', '0')
+            major_version = int(version_str.split('.')[0])
+            return major_version
+        except (ValueError, AttributeError):
+            LOG.warning(
+                "Could not parse OS version from detected_os_info: %s",
+                self._detected_os_info)
+            return 0
+
     def set_net_config(self, nics_info, dhcp):
         if dhcp:
             self.disable_predictable_nic_names()
-            self._write_nic_configs(nics_info)
+            os_version = self._get_os_version()
+            if os_version < 9:
+                self._write_nic_configs(nics_info)
+            else:
+                self._write_nmconnection_configs(nics_info)
             return
 
         LOG.info("Setting static IP configuration")