diff --git a/cibuildwheel/resources/defaults.toml b/cibuildwheel/resources/defaults.toml
index 5890c8edf..0c74a0d2a 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/resources/defaults.toml
+++ b/cibuildwheel/resources/defaults.toml
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ before-test = ""
 test-requires = []
 test-extras = []
 
-manylinux-x86_64-image = "manylinux2014"
+manylinux-x86_64-image = "manylinux_2_28"
 manylinux-i686-image = "manylinux2014"
-manylinux-aarch64-image = "manylinux2014"
-manylinux-ppc64le-image = "manylinux2014"
+manylinux-aarch64-image = "manylinux_2_28"
+manylinux-ppc64le-image = "manylinux_2_28"
 manylinux-s390x-image = "manylinux2014"
-manylinux-pypy_x86_64-image = "manylinux2014"
+manylinux-pypy_x86_64-image = "manylinux_2_28"
 manylinux-pypy_i686-image = "manylinux2014"
-manylinux-pypy_aarch64-image = "manylinux2014"
+manylinux-pypy_aarch64-image = "manylinux_2_28"
 
 musllinux-x86_64-image = "musllinux_1_1"
 musllinux-i686-image = "musllinux_1_1"
diff --git a/test/test_docker_images.py b/test/test_docker_images.py
index 8318a64ea..4bab5d34e 100644
--- a/test/test_docker_images.py
+++ b/test/test_docker_images.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 def test(tmp_path):
     if utils.platform != "linux":
         pytest.skip("the test is only relevant to the linux build")
-    if platform.machine() not in ["x86_64", "i686"]:
+    if platform.machine() not in ["i686"]:
         pytest.skip(
             "this test is currently only possible on x86_64/i686 due to availability of alternative images"
         )
diff --git a/test/utils.py b/test/utils.py
index 0248a7c15..6848d9b29 100644
--- a/test/utils.py
+++ b/test/utils.py
@@ -121,13 +121,22 @@ def expected_wheels(
     if manylinux_versions is None:
         if machine_arch == "x86_64":
             manylinux_versions = [
+                "manylinux_2_5",
+                "manylinux1",
+                "manylinux_2_28",
+            ]
+            manylinux_versions_i686 = [
                 "manylinux_2_5",
                 "manylinux1",
                 "manylinux_2_17",
                 "manylinux2014",
             ]
-        else:
+        elif machine_arch == "s390x":
             manylinux_versions = ["manylinux_2_17", "manylinux2014"]
+        else:
+            manylinux_versions = ["manylinux_2_17", "manylinux2014", "manylinux_2_28"]
+    else:
+        manylinux_versions_i686 = manylinux_versions
 
     if musllinux_versions is None:
         musllinux_versions = ["musllinux_1_1"]
@@ -149,9 +158,6 @@ def expected_wheels(
         if platform == "linux":
             architectures = [machine_arch]
 
-            if machine_arch == "x86_64":
-                architectures.append("i686")
-
             platform_tags = [
                 ".".join(
                     f"{manylinux_version}_{architecture}"
@@ -159,6 +165,18 @@ def expected_wheels(
                 )
                 for architecture in architectures
             ]
+            if machine_arch == "x86_64":
+                architectures.append("i686")
+
+                platform_tags.extend(
+                    [
+                        ".".join(
+                            f"{manylinux_version}_i686"
+                            for manylinux_version in manylinux_versions_i686
+                        )
+                    ]
+                )
+
             if len(musllinux_versions) > 0 and not python_abi_tag.startswith("pp"):
                 platform_tags.extend(
                     [
diff --git a/unit_test/main_tests/main_options_test.py b/unit_test/main_tests/main_options_test.py
index e8ca02fa0..f4b7a7b33 100644
--- a/unit_test/main_tests/main_options_test.py
+++ b/unit_test/main_tests/main_options_test.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def test_empty_selector(platform, intercepted_build_args, monkeypatch):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "architecture, image, full_image",
     [
-        ("x86_64", None, "quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64:*"),
+        ("x86_64", None, "quay.io/pypa/manylinux_2_28_poc_x86_64:*"),
         ("x86_64", "manylinux1", "quay.io/pypa/manylinux1_x86_64:*"),
         ("x86_64", "manylinux2010", "quay.io/pypa/manylinux2010_x86_64:*"),
         ("x86_64", "manylinux2014", "quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64:*"),
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def test_empty_selector(platform, intercepted_build_args, monkeypatch):
         ("i686", "manylinux2014", "quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_i686:*"),
         ("i686", "manylinux_2_24", "quay.io/pypa/manylinux_2_24_i686:*"),
         ("i686", "custom_image", "custom_image"),
-        ("pypy_x86_64", None, "quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64:*"),
+        ("pypy_x86_64", None, "quay.io/pypa/manylinux_2_28_poc_x86_64:*"),
         ("pypy_x86_64", "manylinux1", "manylinux1"),  # Does not exist
         ("pypy_x86_64", "manylinux2010", "quay.io/pypa/manylinux2010_x86_64:*"),
         ("pypy_x86_64", "manylinux2014", "quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64:*"),
diff --git a/unit_test/option_prepare_test.py b/unit_test/option_prepare_test.py
index 354cda4a6..1631271bc 100644
--- a/unit_test/option_prepare_test.py
+++ b/unit_test/option_prepare_test.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def test_build_default_launches(mock_build_docker, fake_package_dir, monkeypatch
 
     # In Python 3.8+, this can be simplified to [0].kwargs
     kwargs = build_on_docker.call_args_list[0][1]
-    assert "quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64" in kwargs["docker"]["docker_image"]
+    assert "quay.io/pypa/manylinux_2_28_poc_x86_64" in kwargs["docker"]["docker_image"]
     assert kwargs["docker"]["cwd"] == Path("/project")
     assert not kwargs["docker"]["simulate_32_bit"]
 
diff --git a/unit_test/options_toml_test.py b/unit_test/options_toml_test.py
index 1dcfdc212..e3dd058d6 100644
--- a/unit_test/options_toml_test.py
+++ b/unit_test/options_toml_test.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def test_environment_override_empty(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     assert options_reader.get("manylinux-i686-image") == ""
     assert options_reader.get("manylinux-aarch64-image") == "manylinux1"
 
-    assert options_reader.get("manylinux-x86_64-image", ignore_empty=True) == "manylinux2014"
+    assert options_reader.get("manylinux-x86_64-image", ignore_empty=True) == "manylinux_2_28"
     assert options_reader.get("manylinux-i686-image", ignore_empty=True) == "manylinux1"
     assert options_reader.get("manylinux-aarch64-image", ignore_empty=True) == "manylinux1"