diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 7deb8d1a..7d364157 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ rabbitmq_release_version: "{{ _rabbitmq_release_version }}"
 rabbitmq_package_sha256: "{{ _rabbitmq_package_sha256 }}"
 rabbitmq_package_path: "{{ _rabbitmq_package_path }}"
 
+# Set the gpg keys needed to be imported
+# This should be a list of dicts, with each dict
+# giving a set of arguments to the applicable
+# package module. The following is an example for
+# systems using the apt package manager.
+# rabbitmq_gpg_keys:
+#   - id: '0xC2E73424D59097AB'
+#     keyserver: 'hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80'
+#     validate_certs: no
 rabbitmq_gpg_keys: "{{ _rabbitmq_gpg_keys | default([]) }}"
 
 # Set the URL for the RabbitMQ repository
diff --git a/files/gpg/4D206F89 b/files/gpg/4D206F89
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/files/gpg/4D206F89
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diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/rabbitmq-gpg-keys-042a47164265ea40.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/rabbitmq-gpg-keys-042a47164265ea40.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ac326ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/rabbitmq-gpg-keys-042a47164265ea40.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The data structure for ``rabbitmq_gpg_keys`` has been changed to be
+    a dict passed directly to the applicable apt_key/rpm_key module. As such
+    any overrides would need to be reviewed to ensure that they do not pass
+    any key/value pairs which would cause the module to fail.
+  - |
+    The default values for ``rabbitmq_gpg_keys`` have been changed for
+    all supported platforms will use vendored keys. This means that the task
+    execution will no longer reach out to the internet to add the keys,
+    making offline or proxy-based installations easier and more reliable.
diff --git a/tasks/install_apt.yml b/tasks/install_apt.yml
index 15dd4415..0a2515bd 100644
--- a/tasks/install_apt.yml
+++ b/tasks/install_apt.yml
@@ -27,38 +27,26 @@
         version: "{{ rabbitmq_erlang_version_spec }}"
         priority: 1000
 
-- block:
-    - name: Add rabbitmq apt-keys
-      apt_key:
-        id: "{{ item.hash_id }}"
-        keyserver: "{{ item.keyserver | default(omit) }}"
-        data: "{{ item.data | default(omit) }}"
-        url: "{{ item.url | default(omit) }}"
-        state: "present"
-      register: add_keys
-      until: add_keys is success
-      retries: 5
-      delay: 2
-      with_items: "{{ rabbitmq_gpg_keys }}"
-      tags:
-        - rabbitmq-apt-keys
+- name: If a keyfile is provided, copy the gpg keyfile to the key location
+  copy:
+    src: "gpg/{{ item.id }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.file }}"
+    mode: '0644'
+  with_items: "{{ rabbitmq_gpg_keys | selectattr('file','defined') | list }}"
+  tags:
+    - rabbitmq-apt-keys
 
-  rescue:
-    - name: Add rabbitmq apt-keys using fallback keyserver
-      apt_key:
-        id: "{{ item.hash_id }}"
-        keyserver: "{{ item.fallback_keyserver | default(omit) }}"
-        url: "{{ item.fallback_url | default(omit) }}"
-        state: "present"
-      register: add_keys_fallback
-      until: add_keys_fallback is success
-      retries: 5
-      delay: 2
-      with_items: "{{ rabbitmq_gpg_keys }}"
-      when:
-        - (item.fallback_keyserver is defined or item.fallback_url is defined)
-      tags:
-        - rabbitmq-apt-keys
+- name: Install gpg keys
+  apt_key: "{{ key }}"
+  with_items: "{{ rabbitmq_gpg_keys }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: key
+  register: _add_apt_keys
+  until: _add_apt_keys is success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 2
+  tags:
+    - rabbitmq-apt-keys
 
 # When updating the cache in the apt_repository
 # task, and the update fails, a retry does not
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu.yml b/vars/ubuntu.yml
index 785c9fb4..6156f9c6 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu.yml
@@ -21,13 +21,10 @@ _rabbitmq_package_sha256: "11f70dd68e098e4dc32e3eda49ab68c795e599f3ac0b8b858014c
 _rabbitmq_package_path: "/opt/rabbitmq-server.deb"
 
 _rabbitmq_gpg_keys:
-  - key_name: 'packagecloud-rabbitmq'
-    url: 'https://packagecloud.io/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/gpgkey'
-    hash_id: '0xC2E73424D59097AB'
-  - key_name: 'erlang_solutions'
-    keyserver: 'hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80'
-    fallback_keyserver: 'hkp://p80.pool.sks-keyservers.net:80'
-    hash_id: '0xd208507ca14f4fca'
+  - id: 4D206F89
+    file: /etc/ssl/packagecloud-key
+  - id: A14F4FCA
+    file: /etc/ssl/erlang-key
 
 _rabbitmq_repo_url: "https://packagecloud.io/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}"
 _rabbitmq_repo: