diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-quick.yml b/.github/workflows/build-quick.yml
index 0ad98947..fbee439b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-quick.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-quick.yml
@@ -10,27 +10,62 @@ permissions: read-all
 jobs:
   build-linux:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'oneapi-src'
-    runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        container:
+          - ubuntu:22.04
+          - ubuntu:24.04
+          - redhat/ubi9:latest
+    container:
+      image: ${{ matrix.container }}
     steps:
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          if [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
+            # RHEL/UBI-based system
+            yum install -y gcc gcc-c++ cmake make git
+          else
+            # Ubuntu-based system
+            apt-get update
+            apt-get install -y build-essential cmake git
+          fi
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1
-      - name: Build Loader on Latest Ubuntu
+      - name: Build Loader on ${{ matrix.container }}
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd build
           cmake \
-            -D CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
-            -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
             -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
             -D BUILD_L0_LOADER_TESTS=1 \
+            -D INSTALL_NULL_DRIVER=1 \
             ..
           make -j$(nproc)
       - env:
           ZEL_LIBRARY_PATH: '${{ github.workspace }}/build/lib'
         working-directory: build
         run: ctest -V
-      - working-directory: build
-        run: sudo make install
+      - name: Install loader and NULL driver
+        working-directory: build
+        run: make install
+      - name: Update library cache
+        run: ldconfig
+      - name: Test installed loader with zello_world and NULL driver
+        working-directory: build
+        run: |
+          
+          # Set up environment for NULL driver
+          export ZE_ENABLE_NULL_DRIVER=1
+          export ZE_ENABLE_LOADER_DEBUG_TRACE=1
+          
+          # Run zello_world with NULL driver
+          ./bin/zello_world
+          
+          echo "✓ zello_world ran successfully with installed loader and NULL driver"
+      - name: Uninstall loader
+        working-directory: build
+        run: make uninstall || xargs rm -v < install_manifest.txt
 
   build-windows:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'oneapi-src'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d5c1813f..1ab1f8bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Level zero loader changelog
+## v1.26.2
+* fix: fix Driver Search Paths for all Linux Distros
 ## v1.26.1
 * fix: Init DDI Tables during constructor
 ## v1.26.0
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a2140816..a0a9138d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if(MSVC AND (MSVC_VERSION LESS 1900))
 endif()
 
 # This project follows semantic versioning (https://semver.org/)
-project(level-zero VERSION 1.26.1)
+project(level-zero VERSION 1.26.2)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 find_package(Git)
diff --git a/PRODUCT_GUID.txt b/PRODUCT_GUID.txt
index aea332dc..846068bc 100644
--- a/PRODUCT_GUID.txt
+++ b/PRODUCT_GUID.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-1.26.1
-600ff616-cc9c-4f9e-b5f8-1dc04132c971
\ No newline at end of file
+1.26.2
+cf85b8de-e9c1-4d88-9f18-7164098e1c1e
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/loader/linux/driver_discovery_lin.cpp b/source/loader/linux/driver_discovery_lin.cpp
index 70053b55..260aac06 100644
--- a/source/loader/linux/driver_discovery_lin.cpp
+++ b/source/loader/linux/driver_discovery_lin.cpp
@@ -46,10 +46,29 @@ static std::vector<std::string> getLibrarySearchPaths() {
     auto split = splitPaths(ldLibPath);
     paths.insert(paths.end(), split.begin(), split.end());
   }
-  // Standard locations
+  // Standard locations - Common across all Linux distributions
   paths.push_back("/lib");
   paths.push_back("/usr/lib");
   paths.push_back("/usr/local/lib");
+
+  // Multi-arch paths for Ubuntu/Debian
+  paths.push_back("/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu");
+  paths.push_back("/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu");
+  paths.push_back("/lib/i386-linux-gnu");
+  paths.push_back("/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu");
+  paths.push_back("/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu");
+  paths.push_back("/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu");
+
+  // 64-bit library paths for RHEL/CentOS/Fedora
+  paths.push_back("/lib64");
+  paths.push_back("/usr/lib64");
+  paths.push_back("/usr/local/lib64");
+
+  // Flatpak/Snap paths for containerized applications
+  paths.push_back("/var/lib/flatpak/runtime");
+  paths.push_back("/snap/core/current/lib");
+  paths.push_back("/snap/core/current/usr/lib");
+
   // /etc/ld.so.conf and included files
   std::ifstream ldSoConf("/etc/ld.so.conf");
   if (ldSoConf) {