diff --git a/hack/update-template-almalinux-kitten.sh b/hack/update-template-almalinux-kitten.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The Lima Authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
+# Functions in this script assume error handling with 'set -e'.
+# To ensure 'set -e' works correctly:
+# - Use 'set +e' before assignments and '$(set -e; <function>)' to capture output without exiting on errors.
+# - Avoid calling functions directly in conditions to prevent disabling 'set -e'.
+# - Use 'shopt -s inherit_errexit' (Bash 4.4+) to avoid repeated 'set -e' in all '$(...)'.
+shopt -s inherit_errexit || error_exit "inherit_errexit not supported. Please use bash 4.4 or later."
+
+function almalinux_print_help() {
+	cat <<HELP
+$(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"): Update the AlmaLinux Kitten image location in the specified templates
+
+Usage:
+  $(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}") [--version-major <major version>] <template.yaml>...
+
+Description:
+  This script updates the AlmaLinux Kitten image location in the specified templates.
+  If the image location in the template contains a minor version and release date in the URL,
+  the script replaces it with the latest available minor version and date.
+
+  Image location basename format:
+
+	AlmaLinux-Kitten-GenericCloud-<major version>-[latest|<date>.<release>].<arch>.qcow2
+
+  Published AlmaLinux Kitten image information is fetched from the following URLs:
+
+    https://kitten.repo.almalinux.org/<major version>-kitten/cloud/<arch>/images/
+
+  To parsing html, this script requires 'htmlq' or 'pup' command.      
+  The downloaded files will be cached in the Lima cache directory.
+
+Examples:
+  Update the AlmaLinux Kitten image location in templates/**.yaml:
+  $ $(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}") templates/**.yaml
+
+  Update the AlmaLinux Kitten image location in ~/.lima/almalinux-kitten/lima.yaml:
+  $ $(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}") ~/.lima/almalinux-kitten/lima.yaml
+  $ limactl factory-reset almalinux-kitten
+
+  Update the AlmaLinux Kitten image location to major version 10 in ~/.lima/almalinux-kitten/lima.yaml:
+  $ $(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}") --version-major 10 ~/.lima/almalinux-kitten/lima.yaml
+  $ limactl factory-reset almalinux-kitten
+
+Flags:
+  --version-major <version>     Use the specified version. The version must be 10 or later.
+  -h, --help              Print this help message
+HELP
+}
+
+# print the URL spec for the given location
+function almalinux_url_spec_from_location() {
+	local location=$1 jq_filter url_spec
+	jq_filter='capture(
+		"^https://kitten\\.repo\\.almalinux\\.org/(?<path_version>\\d+)-kitten/cloud/(?<path_arch>[^/]+)/images/" +
+		"AlmaLinux-Kitten-(?<target_vendor>.*)-(?<major_version>\\d+)-" +
+		"(latest|(?<date>\\d{8}(\\\\d+)?))\\.(?<release>\\d+)\\.(?<arch>[^.]+).(?<file_extension>.*)$"
+	;"x")
+	'
+	url_spec=$(jq -e -r "${jq_filter}" <<<"\"${location}\"")
+
+	jq -e '.path_arch == .arch' <<<"${url_spec}" >/dev/null ||
+		error_exit "Validation failed: .path_arch != .arch: ${location}"
+	echo "${url_spec}"
+}
+
+readonly almalinux_jq_filter_directory='"https://kitten.repo.almalinux.org/\(.path_version)-kitten/cloud/\(.path_arch)/images/"'
+readonly almalinux_jq_filter_filename='"AlmaLinux-Kitten-\(.target_vendor)-\(.major_version)-\(if .date then .date + ".0" else "latest" end).\(.arch).\(.file_extension)"'
+
+# print the location for the given URL spec
+function almalinux_location_from_url_spec() {
+	local -r url_spec=$1
+	jq -e -r "${almalinux_jq_filter_directory} + ${almalinux_jq_filter_filename}" <<<"${url_spec}" ||
+		error_exit "Failed to get the location for ${url_spec}"
+}
+
+function almalinux_image_directory_from_url_spec() {
+	local -r url_spec=$1
+	jq -e -r "${almalinux_jq_filter_directory}" <<<"${url_spec}" ||
+		error_exit "Failed to get the image directory for ${url_spec}"
+}
+
+function almalinux_image_filename_from_url_spec() {
+	local -r url_spec=$1
+	jq -e -r "${almalinux_jq_filter_filename}" <<<"${url_spec}" ||
+		error_exit "Failed to get the image filename for ${url_spec}"
+}
+
+#
+function almalinux_latest_image_entry_for_url_spec() {
+	local url_spec=$1 arch major_version_url_spec major_version_image_directory downloaded_page links_in_page latest_minor_version_info
+	arch=$(jq -r '.arch' <<<"${url_spec}")
+	# to detect minor version updates, we need to get the major version URL
+	major_version_url_spec=$(jq -e -r '.path_version = .major_version' <<<"${url_spec}")
+	major_version_image_directory=$(almalinux_image_directory_from_url_spec "${major_version_url_spec}")
+	downloaded_page=$(download_to_cache "${major_version_image_directory}")
+	if command -v htmlq >/dev/null; then
+		links_in_page=$(htmlq 'pre a' --attribute href <"${downloaded_page}")
+	elif command -v pup >/dev/null; then
+		links_in_page=$(pup 'pre a attr{href}' <"${downloaded_page}")
+	else
+		error_exit "Please install 'htmlq' or 'pup' to list images from ${major_version_image_directory}"
+	fi
+	latest_minor_version_info=$(jq -e -Rrs --argjson spec "${url_spec}" '
+		[
+			split("\n").[] |
+			capture(
+				"^AlmaLinux-Kitten-\($spec.target_vendor)-" +
+				"(?<major_minor_version>\($spec.major_version))-" +
+				"(?<date>\\d{8})\\.(?<release>\\d)+\\.\($spec.arch)\\.\($spec.file_extension)$"
+				;"x"
+			) |
+			.version_number_array = ([.major_minor_version | scan("\\d+") | tonumber])
+		] | sort_by(.version_number_array, .date_and_ci_job_id) | last
+	' <<<"${links_in_page}")
+	[[ -n ${latest_minor_version_info} ]] || return
+	local newer_url_spec location directory checksum_location downloaded_sha256sum filename digest
+	# prefer the major_minor_version in the path
+	newer_url_spec=$(jq -e -r ". + ${latest_minor_version_info} | .path_version = .major_minor_version" <<<"${url_spec}")
+	location=$(almalinux_location_from_url_spec "${newer_url_spec}")
+	directory=$(almalinux_image_directory_from_url_spec "${newer_url_spec}")
+	checksum_location="${directory}CHECKSUM"
+	downloaded_sha256sum=$(download_to_cache "${checksum_location}")
+	filename=$(almalinux_image_filename_from_url_spec "${newer_url_spec}")
+	digest=$(awk "/${filename}/{print \"sha256:\"\$1}" "${downloaded_sha256sum}")
+	[[ -n ${digest} ]] || error_exit "Failed to get the SHA256 digest for ${filename}"
+	json_vars location arch digest
+}
+
+function almalinux_cache_key_for_image_kernel() {
+	local location=$1 url_spec
+	url_spec=$(almalinux_url_spec_from_location "${location}")
+	jq -r '["almalinux-kitten", .major_minor_version // .major_version, .target_vendor,
+		if .date then "timestamped" else "latest" end,
+		.arch, .file_extension] | join(":")' <<<"${url_spec}"
+}
+
+function almalinux_image_entry_for_image_kernel() {
+	local location=$1 kernel_is_not_supported=$2 overriding=${3:-"{}"} url_spec image_entry=''
+	[[ ${kernel_is_not_supported} == "null" ]] || echo "Updating kernel information is not supported on AlmaLinux Kitten" >&2
+	url_spec=$(almalinux_url_spec_from_location "${location}" | jq -r ". + ${overriding}")
+	if jq -e '.date' <<<"${url_spec}" >/dev/null; then
+		image_entry=$(almalinux_latest_image_entry_for_url_spec "${url_spec}")
+	else
+		image_entry=$(
+			# shellcheck disable=SC2030
+			location=$(almalinux_location_from_url_spec "${url_spec}")
+			location=$(validate_url_without_redirect "${location}")
+			arch=$(jq -r '.path_arch' <<<"${url_spec}")
+			json_vars location arch
+		)
+	fi
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2031
+	if [[ -z ${image_entry} ]]; then
+		error_exit "Failed to get the ${url_spec} image location for ${location}"
+	elif jq -e ".location == \"${location}\"" <<<"${image_entry}" >/dev/null; then
+		echo "Image location is up-to-date: ${location}" >&2
+	else
+		echo "${image_entry}"
+	fi
+}
+
+# check if the script is executed or sourced
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+if [[ ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} == "${0}" ]]; then
+	scriptdir=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+	# shellcheck source=./cache-common-inc.sh
+	. "${scriptdir}/cache-common-inc.sh"
+
+	if ! command -v htmlq >/dev/null && ! command -v pup >/dev/null; then
+		error_exit "Please install 'htmlq' or 'pup' to list images from https://kitten.repo.almalinux.org/<version>-kitten/cloud/<arch>/images/"
+	fi
+	# shellcheck source=/dev/null # avoid shellcheck hangs on source looping
+	. "${scriptdir}/update-template.sh"
+else
+	# this script is sourced
+	if ! command -v htmlq >/dev/null && ! command -v pup >/dev/null; then
+		echo "Please install 'htmlq' or 'pup' to list images from https://kitten.repo.almalinux.org/<version>-kitten/cloud/<arch>/images/" >&2
+	elif [[ -v SUPPORTED_DISTRIBUTIONS ]]; then
+		SUPPORTED_DISTRIBUTIONS+=("almalinux-kitten")
+	else
+		declare -a SUPPORTED_DISTRIBUTIONS=("almalinux-kitten")
+	fi
+	return 0
+fi
+
+declare -a templates=()
+declare overriding="{}"
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+	case "$1" in
+	-h | --help)
+		almalinux_print_help
+		exit 0
+		;;
+	-d | --debug) set -x ;;
+	--version-major)
+		if [[ -n $2 && $2 != -* ]]; then
+			overriding=$(
+				major_version="${2%%.*}"
+				[[ ${major_version} -ge 10 ]] || error_exit "AlmaLinux Kitten major version must be 8 or later"
+				# shellcheck disable=2034
+				path_version="${major_version}"
+				json_vars path_version major_version <<<"${overriding}"
+			)
+			shift
+		else
+			error_exit "--version-major requires a value"
+		fi
+		;;
+	--version-major=*)
+		overriding=$(
+			major_version="${1#*=}"
+			major_version="${major_version%%.*}"
+			[[ ${major_version} -ge 10 ]] || error_exit "AlmaLinux Kitten major version must be 8 or later"
+			# shellcheck disable=2034
+			path_version="${major_version}"
+			json_vars path_version major_version <<<"${overriding}"
+		)
+		;;
+	*.yaml) templates+=("$1") ;;
+	*)
+		error_exit "Unknown argument: $1"
+		;;
+	esac
+	shift
+	[[ -z ${overriding} ]] && overriding="{}"
+done
+
+if [[ ${#templates[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+	almalinux_print_help
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+declare -A image_entry_cache=()
+
+for template in "${templates[@]}"; do
+	echo "Processing ${template}"
+	# 1. extract location by parsing template using arch
+	yq_filter="
+		.images[] | [.location, .kernel.location, .kernel.cmdline] | @tsv
+	"
+	parsed=$(yq eval "${yq_filter}" "${template}")
+
+	# 3. get the image location
+	arr=()
+	while IFS= read -r line; do arr+=("${line}"); done <<<"${parsed}"
+	locations=("${arr[@]}")
+	for ((index = 0; index < ${#locations[@]}; index++)); do
+		[[ ${locations[index]} != "null" ]] || continue
+		set -e
+		IFS=$'\t' read -r location kernel_location kernel_cmdline <<<"${locations[index]}"
+		set +e # Disable 'set -e' to avoid exiting on error for the next assignment.
+		cache_key=$(
+			set -e # Enable 'set -e' for the next command.
+			almalinux_cache_key_for_image_kernel "${location}" "${kernel_location}"
+		) # Check exit status separately to prevent disabling 'set -e' by using the function call in the condition.
+		# shellcheck disable=2181
+		[[ $? -eq 0 ]] || continue
+		image_entry=$(
+			set -e # Enable 'set -e' for the next command.
+			if [[ -v image_entry_cache[${cache_key}] ]]; then
+				echo "${image_entry_cache[${cache_key}]}"
+			else
+				almalinux_image_entry_for_image_kernel "${location}" "${kernel_location}" "${overriding}"
+			fi
+		) # Check exit status separately to prevent disabling 'set -e' by using the function call in the condition.
+		# shellcheck disable=2181
+		[[ $? -eq 0 ]] || continue
+		set -e
+		image_entry_cache[${cache_key}]="${image_entry}"
+		if [[ -n ${image_entry} ]]; then
+			[[ ${kernel_cmdline} != "null" ]] &&
+				jq -e 'has("kernel")' <<<"${image_entry}" >/dev/null &&
+				image_entry=$(jq ".kernel.cmdline = \"${kernel_cmdline}\"" <<<"${image_entry}")
+			echo "${image_entry}" | jq
+			limactl edit --log-level error --set "
+				.images[${index}] = ${image_entry}|
+				(.images[${index}] | ..) style = \"double\"
+			" "${template}"
+		fi
+	done
+done
diff --git a/hack/update-template.sh b/hack/update-template.sh
index 9fc4b9bf423..5ccf3cef7c3 100755
--- a/hack/update-template.sh
+++ b/hack/update-template.sh
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ if [[ ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} == "${0}" ]]; then
 	. "${scriptdir}/update-template-centos-stream.sh"
 	# shellcheck source=./update-template-almalinux.sh
 	. "${scriptdir}/update-template-almalinux.sh"
+	# shellcheck source=./update-template-almalinux-kitten.sh
+	. "${scriptdir}/update-template-almalinux-kitten.sh"
 	# shellcheck source=./update-template-rocky.sh
 	. "${scriptdir}/update-template-rocky.sh"
 	# shellcheck source=./update-template-alpine.sh
diff --git a/templates/README.md b/templates/README.md
index 3fd1ca59a48..c0fb79504b7 100644
--- a/templates/README.md
+++ b/templates/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Default: [`default`](./default.yaml) (⭐Ubuntu, with containerd/nerdctl)
 Distro:
 - [`almalinux-8`](./almalinux-8.yaml): AlmaLinux 8
 - [`almalinux-9`](./almalinux-9.yaml), `almalinux.yaml`: AlmaLinux 9
+- [`almalinux-kitten-10`](./almalinux-kitten-10.yaml), `almalinux-kitten.yaml`: AlmaLinux Kitten 10
 - [`alpine`](./alpine.yaml): ☆Alpine Linux
 - [`alpine-iso`](./alpine-iso.yaml): ☆Alpine Linux (ISO9660 image). Compatible with the `alpine` template used in Lima prior to v1.0.
 - [`archlinux`](./archlinux.yaml): ☆Arch Linux
diff --git a/templates/almalinux-kitten-10.yaml b/templates/almalinux-kitten-10.yaml
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+# This template requires Lima v0.11.1 or later.
+
+images:
+- location: "https://kitten.repo.almalinux.org/10-kitten/cloud/x86_64/images/AlmaLinux-Kitten-GenericCloud-10-20241227.0.x86_64.qcow2"
+  arch: "x86_64"
+  digest: "sha256:cb06a7fd9829c7fdb318963703dea3822e509af0d93e786225d79be7200bdbeb"
+- location: "https://kitten.repo.almalinux.org/10-kitten/cloud/aarch64/images/AlmaLinux-Kitten-GenericCloud-10-20241227.0.aarch64.qcow2"
+  arch: "aarch64"
+  digest: "sha256:31838872e87f7d264cfd865ef288e5a4b7f31ba88ab84984ac5d4491a1c1a9e8"
+- location: "https://kitten.repo.almalinux.org/10-kitten/cloud/s390x/images/AlmaLinux-Kitten-GenericCloud-10-20241227.0.s390x.qcow2"
+  arch: "s390x"
+  digest: "sha256:b4174bd71f59346bc35c32b3743d13e0a06458f203cc3736580cc9f8d28f6725"
+# Fallback to the latest release image.
+# Hint: run `limactl prune` to invalidate the cache
+- location: "https://kitten.repo.almalinux.org/10-kitten/cloud/x86_64/images/AlmaLinux-Kitten-GenericCloud-10-latest.x86_64.qcow2"
+  arch: "x86_64"
+- location: "https://kitten.repo.almalinux.org/10-kitten/cloud/aarch64/images/AlmaLinux-Kitten-GenericCloud-10-latest.aarch64.qcow2"
+  arch: "aarch64"
+- location: "https://kitten.repo.almalinux.org/10-kitten/cloud/s390x/images/AlmaLinux-Kitten-GenericCloud-10-latest.s390x.qcow2"
+  arch: "s390x"
+mountTypesUnsupported: ["9p"]
+mounts:
+- location: "~"
+- location: "/tmp/lima"
+  writable: true
diff --git a/templates/almalinux-kitten.yaml b/templates/almalinux-kitten.yaml
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+almalinux-kitten-10.yaml
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