diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocdecode/CMakeLists.txt
index 586166a0ec..d289485caa 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
 endif()
 
 # rocdecode Version
-set(VERSION "1.6.0")
+set(VERSION "1.7.0")
 
 # Set Project Version and Language
 project(rocdecode VERSION ${VERSION} LANGUAGES CXX)
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ option(ROCDECODE_ENABLE_ROCPROFILER_REGISTER "Enable rocprofiler-register suppor
 # Add an option for enabling FFMPEG avcodec host-based decoder
 option(ROCDECODE_ENABLE_HOST_DECODER "Enable rocdecode-host-based decoder support" ON)
 
+set (HIP_PLATFORM amd CACHE STRING "HIP platform")
 find_package(HIP QUIET)
 find_package(Libva QUIET)
 find_package(Libdrm_amdgpu QUIET)
@@ -188,6 +189,10 @@ if(HIP_FOUND AND Libva_FOUND AND Libdrm_amdgpu_FOUND)
   set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
   set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION} SOVERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR})
 
+  if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+    set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN;$ORIGIN/rocm_sysdeps/lib" BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE)
+  endif()
+
   # rocprofiler
   if (rocprofiler-register_FOUND)
     string(REPLACE "." ";" VERSION_LIST ${VERSION})
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/samples/rocdecDecode/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocdecode/samples/rocdecDecode/CMakeLists.txt
index 46a193a5fd..10401c563b 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/samples/rocdecDecode/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/samples/rocdecDecode/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -DNDEBUG -fPIC -Wall")
 endif()
 
+set (HIP_PLATFORM amd CACHE STRING "HIP platform")
 find_package(HIP QUIET)
 find_package(FFmpeg QUIET)
 find_package(rocdecode QUIET)
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecode/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecode/CMakeLists.txt
index a4f16880fd..45558172e0 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecode/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecode/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -DNDEBUG -fPIC")
 endif()
 
+set (HIP_PLATFORM amd CACHE STRING "HIP platform")
 find_package(HIP QUIET)
 find_package(rocdecode QUIET)
 find_package(rocdecode-host 1.0.0 QUIET)
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a90a30354..ad0fb9729c 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeBatch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -DNDEBUG -fPIC")
 endif()
 
+set (HIP_PLATFORM amd CACHE STRING "HIP platform")
 find_package(HIP QUIET)
 find_package(rocdecode QUIET)
 find_package(rocprofiler-register QUIET)
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt
index 46c6a2a4a8..f02dce9c67 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeMem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -DNDEBUG -fPIC")
 endif()
 
+set (HIP_PLATFORM amd CACHE STRING "HIP platform")
 find_package(HIP QUIET)
 find_package(rocdecode QUIET)
 find_package(rocprofiler-register QUIET)
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt
index 38df623306..8ad8da16b0 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeMultiFiles/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -DNDEBUG -fPIC")
 endif()
 
+set (HIP_PLATFORM amd CACHE STRING "HIP platform")
 find_package(HIP QUIET)
 find_package(rocdecode QUIET)
 find_package(rocprofiler-register QUIET)
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt
index a97b8e441f..57c799a75b 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodePerf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -DNDEBUG -fPIC")
 endif()
 
+set (HIP_PLATFORM amd CACHE STRING "HIP platform")
 find_package(HIP QUIET)
 find_package(rocdecode QUIET)
 find_package(rocdecode-host 1.0.0 QUIET)
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodePicFiles/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodePicFiles/CMakeLists.txt
index 5527d12c0e..6d551ea19e 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodePicFiles/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodePicFiles/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -DNDEBUG -fPIC")
 endif()
 
+set (HIP_PLATFORM amd CACHE STRING "HIP platform")
 find_package(HIP QUIET)
 find_package(rocdecode QUIET)
 find_package(rocdecode-host 1.0.0 QUIET)
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fadd04256..0e5785fe54 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeRGB/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 message("-- ${White}${PROJECT_NAME} -- AMD GPU_TARGETS: ${GPU_TARGETS}${ColourReset}")
 
+set(HIP_PLATFORM amd CACHE STRING "HIP platform")
 find_package(HIP QUIET)
 find_package(rocdecode QUIET)
 find_package(rocprofiler-register QUIET)
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeRaw/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeRaw/CMakeLists.txt
index e90d71d7de..ae7b3e0b59 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeRaw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecodeRaw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -DNDEBUG -fPIC")
 endif()
 
+set (HIP_PLATFORM amd CACHE STRING "HIP platform")
 find_package(HIP QUIET)
 find_package(rocdecode QUIET)
 find_package(rocprofiler-register QUIET)
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt
index 202d1ea21d..3e1ac43e3a 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoToSequence/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -DNDEBUG -fPIC")
 endif()
 
+set (HIP_PLATFORM amd CACHE STRING "HIP platform")
 find_package(HIP QUIET)
 find_package(rocdecode QUIET)
 find_package(rocprofiler-register QUIET)
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/src/rocdecode-host/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocdecode/src/rocdecode-host/CMakeLists.txt
index 26b8505182..1dc74cf155 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/src/rocdecode-host/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/src/rocdecode-host/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ project(rocdecode-host VERSION ${VERSION} LANGUAGES CXX)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${ROCM_PATH}/lib/cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake)
 
+set (HIP_PLATFORM amd CACHE STRING "HIP platform")
 find_package(HIP QUIET)
 find_package(Threads QUIET)
 find_package(rocprofiler-register QUIET)
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/test/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocdecode/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 61cbe65e7a..efa11aa5a3 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ else()
 endif(BUILD_FROM_SOURCE)
 find_package(FFmpeg QUIET)
 
+# Check if lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib exists in the ROCm path which indicates ROCm installation via TheRock
+set(USING_THE_ROCK OFF)
+if(EXISTS "${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+  set(USING_THE_ROCK ON)
+endif()
+
 # 1 - videoDecodeRaw HEVC
 add_test(
   NAME
@@ -105,6 +111,9 @@ add_test(
             --test-command "videodecoderaw"
             -i ${ROCM_PATH}/share/rocdecode/video/AMD_driving_virtual_20-H265.265
 )
+if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+  set_property(TEST video_decodeRaw-HEVC PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+endif()
 
 # 2 - videoDecodeRaw AVC
 add_test(
@@ -118,6 +127,9 @@ add_test(
             --test-command "videodecoderaw"
             -i ${ROCM_PATH}/share/rocdecode/video/AMD_driving_virtual_20-H264.264
 )
+if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+  set_property(TEST video_decodeRaw-AVC PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+endif()
 
 # 3 - videoDecodeRaw AV1
 add_test(
@@ -131,6 +143,9 @@ add_test(
             --test-command "videodecoderaw"
             -i ${ROCM_PATH}/share/rocdecode/video/AMD_driving_virtual_20-AV1.ivf
 )
+if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+  set_property(TEST video_decodeRaw-AV1 PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+endif()
 
 # 4 - videoDecodeRaw VP9
 add_test(
@@ -144,6 +159,9 @@ add_test(
             --test-command "videodecoderaw"
             -i ${ROCM_PATH}/share/rocdecode/video/AMD_driving_virtual_20-VP9.ivf
 )
+if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+  set_property(TEST video_decodeRaw-VP9 PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+endif()
 
 # 5 - rocDecodeNegativeApiTests
 add_test(
@@ -156,6 +174,9 @@ add_test(
             --build-generator "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}"
             --test-command "rocdecodenegativetest"
 )
+if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+  set_property(TEST rocDecode_Negative_API_Tests PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+endif()
 
 if(FFMPEG_FOUND)
   message("-- ${Green}${PROJECT_NAME} FFmpeg found - rocdecode tests requiring FFmpeg added")
@@ -171,6 +192,9 @@ if(FFMPEG_FOUND)
             --test-command "videodecode"
             -i ${ROCM_PATH}/share/rocdecode/video/AMD_driving_virtual_20-H265.mp4
   )
+  if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+    set_property(TEST video_decode-HEVC PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+  endif()
 
   # 7 - videoDecode AVC
   add_test(
@@ -184,6 +208,9 @@ if(FFMPEG_FOUND)
             --test-command "videodecode"
             -i ${ROCM_PATH}/share/rocdecode/video/AMD_driving_virtual_20-H264.mp4
   )
+  if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+    set_property(TEST video_decode-AVC PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+  endif()
 
   # 8 - videoDecode AV1
   add_test(
@@ -197,6 +224,9 @@ if(FFMPEG_FOUND)
             --test-command "videodecode"
             -i ${ROCM_PATH}/share/rocdecode/video/AMD_driving_virtual_20-AV1.mp4
   )
+  if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+    set_property(TEST video_decode-AV1 PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+  endif()
 
   # 9 - videoDecode VP9
   add_test(
@@ -210,6 +240,9 @@ if(FFMPEG_FOUND)
             --test-command "videodecode"
             -i ${ROCM_PATH}/share/rocdecode/video/AMD_driving_virtual_20-VP9.ivf
   )
+  if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+    set_property(TEST video_decode-VP9 PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+  endif()
 
   # 10 - videoDecodePerf
   add_test(
@@ -223,6 +256,9 @@ if(FFMPEG_FOUND)
             --test-command "videodecodeperf"
             -i ${ROCM_PATH}/share/rocdecode/video/AMD_driving_virtual_20-H265.mp4
   )
+  if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+    set_property(TEST video_decodePerf-HEVC PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+  endif()
 
   # 11 - videoDecodeBatch
   add_test(
@@ -236,6 +272,9 @@ if(FFMPEG_FOUND)
             --test-command "videodecodebatch"
             -i ${ROCM_PATH}/share/rocdecode/video/ -t 2
   )
+  if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+    set_property(TEST video_decodeBatch PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+  endif()
 
   # 12 - videoDecodeRGB
   add_test(
@@ -249,6 +288,9 @@ if(FFMPEG_FOUND)
             --test-command "videodecodergb"
             -i ${ROCM_PATH}/share/rocdecode/video/AMD_driving_virtual_20-H265.mp4 -of rgb
   )
+  if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+    set_property(TEST video_decodeRGB-HEVC PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+  endif()
 
   # 13 - videoDecodeMem
   add_test(
@@ -262,6 +304,9 @@ if(FFMPEG_FOUND)
             --test-command "videodecodemem"
             -i ${ROCM_PATH}/share/rocdecode/video/AMD_driving_virtual_20-H265.mp4
   )
+  if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+    set_property(TEST video_decodeMem-HEVC PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+  endif()
 
   # 14 - videoDecodeRGBResize
   add_test(
@@ -275,6 +320,9 @@ if(FFMPEG_FOUND)
             --test-command "videodecodergb"
             -i "${ROCM_PATH}/share/rocdecode/video/AMD_driving_virtual_20-H265.mp4" -resize 640x360 -of rgb
   )
+  if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+    set_property(TEST video_decodeRGB-Resize PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+  endif()
 
   if(rocdecode-host_FOUND)
     # 15 - videoDecode Host backend
@@ -290,6 +338,9 @@ if(FFMPEG_FOUND)
             -i ${ROCM_PATH}/share/rocdecode/video/AMD_driving_virtual_20-H265.mp4
             -backend 1
     )
+    if(USING_THE_ROCK)
+      set_property(TEST video_decode-Host-Backend PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=${ROCM_PATH}/lib/rocm_sysdeps/lib")
+    endif()
   else()
     message("-- ${Yellow}${PROJECT_NAME} rocdecode-host NOT found. rocdecode tests requiring rocdecode-host excluded")
   endif(rocdecode-host_FOUND)
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/test/rocDecodeNegativeApiTests/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocdecode/test/rocDecodeNegativeApiTests/CMakeLists.txt
index ac634e86f0..e4e9af2149 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/test/rocDecodeNegativeApiTests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/test/rocDecodeNegativeApiTests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -DNDEBUG -fPIC")
 endif()
 
+set (HIP_PLATFORM amd CACHE STRING "HIP platform")
 find_package(HIP QUIET)
 find_package(rocdecode QUIET)
 find_package(rocprofiler-register QUIET)