diff --git a/.github/matrix-full.yml b/.github/matrix-full.yml
index 04f419db994b..b32ca5effd54 100644
--- a/.github/matrix-full.yml
+++ b/.github/matrix-full.yml
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@ build-packages:
   package: deb
   check-manifest-suite: debian-11-amd64
 
-# CentOS
-- label: centos-7
-  image: centos:7
-  package: rpm
-  package-type: el7
-  bazel-args: --//:wasmx_el7_workaround=true
-  check-manifest-suite: el7-amd64
-
 # RHEL
 - label: rhel-7
   image: centos:7
@@ -155,14 +147,6 @@ release-packages:
   artifact-type: debian
   artifact: kong.amd64.deb
 
-# CentOS
-- label: centos-7
-  package: rpm
-  artifact-from: centos-7
-  artifact-version: 7
-  artifact-type: centos
-  artifact: kong.el7.amd64.rpm
-
 # RHEL
 - label: rhel-7
   package: rpm
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c0fb8e6abf4c..bba607c85fa6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 - Ubuntu 18.04 artifacts are no longer supported as it's EOL
 - AmazonLinux 2022 artifacts are renamed to AmazonLinux 2023 according to AWS's decision
 
+### Deprecations
+
+- **CentOS packages are now removed from the release and are no longer supported in future versions.**
+
 #### Core
 
 - '/schemas' endpoint returns additional information about cross-field validation as part of the schema. This should help tools that use the Admin API to perform better client-side validation.
diff --git a/DEVELOPER.md b/DEVELOPER.md
index aa6ae3dee32a..29aafdb163dd 100644
--- a/DEVELOPER.md
+++ b/DEVELOPER.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ sudo apt update \
 
 ```
 
-Fedora/CentOS/RHEL:
+Fedora/RHEL:
 
 ```shell
 dnf install \
diff --git a/scripts/release-kong.sh b/scripts/release-kong.sh
index aeffaa7f3426..f62369ec5af4 100755
--- a/scripts/release-kong.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-kong.sh
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ case "$ARTIFACT_TYPE" in
   debian|ubuntu)
     OUTPUT_FILE_SUFFIX=".$ARTIFACT_VERSION.$ARCHITECTURE.deb"
     ;;
-  centos)
-    OUTPUT_FILE_SUFFIX=".el$ARTIFACT_VERSION.$ARCHITECTURE.rpm"
-    ;;
   rhel)
     OUTPUT_FILE_SUFFIX=".rhel$ARTIFACT_VERSION.$ARCHITECTURE.rpm"
     ;;