diff --git a/tests/vars/rh_distros_vars.yml b/tests/vars/rh_distros_vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d496c236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vars/rh_distros_vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# vars for handling conditionals for RedHat and clones
+# DO NOT EDIT - file is auto-generated
+# repo is https://github.com/linux-system-roles/.github
+# file is playbooks/templates/tests/vars/rh_distros_vars.yml
+---
+# Ansible distribution identifiers that the role treats like RHEL
+__podman_rh_distros:
+  - AlmaLinux
+  - CentOS
+  - RedHat
+  - Rocky
+
+# Same as above but includes Fedora
+__podman_rh_distros_fedora: "{{ __podman_rh_distros + ['Fedora'] }}"
+
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone
+__podman_is_rh_distro: "{{ ansible_distribution in __podman_rh_distros }}"
+
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone, or Fedora
+__podman_is_rh_distro_fedora: "{{ ansible_distribution in __podman_rh_distros_fedora }}"
diff --git a/vars/AlmaLinux_10.yml b/vars/AlmaLinux_10.yml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..f830d5f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/AlmaLinux_10.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RedHat_10.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vars/AlmaLinux_8.yml b/vars/AlmaLinux_8.yml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..ad7713d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/AlmaLinux_8.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RedHat_8.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vars/CentOS_10.yml b/vars/CentOS_10.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 83589d5b..00000000
--- a/vars/CentOS_10.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
----
-# shadow-utils-subid for getsubids
-__podman_packages:
-  - iptables-nft
-  - podman
-  - shadow-utils-subid
diff --git a/vars/CentOS_10.yml b/vars/CentOS_10.yml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..f830d5f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/CentOS_10.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RedHat_10.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vars/CentOS_8.yml b/vars/CentOS_8.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b4cc11b..00000000
--- a/vars/CentOS_8.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
----
-__podman_packages:
-  - crun
-  - podman
-  - podman-plugins
-  - shadow-utils-subid
diff --git a/vars/CentOS_8.yml b/vars/CentOS_8.yml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..ad7713d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/CentOS_8.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RedHat_8.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vars/Rocky_10.yml b/vars/Rocky_10.yml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..f830d5f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/Rocky_10.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RedHat_10.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vars/Rocky_8.yml b/vars/Rocky_8.yml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..ad7713d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/Rocky_8.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RedHat_8.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index bdc1135b..cdd89157 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -82,3 +82,21 @@ __podman_user_certs_d_path: "/.config/containers/certs.d"
 
 # location for system certs_d
 __podman_system_certs_d_path: "/etc/containers/certs.d"
+
+# BEGIN - DO NOT EDIT THIS BLOCK - rh distros variables
+# Ansible distribution identifiers that the role treats like RHEL
+__podman_rh_distros:
+  - AlmaLinux
+  - CentOS
+  - RedHat
+  - Rocky
+
+# Same as above but includes Fedora
+__podman_rh_distros_fedora: "{{ __podman_rh_distros + ['Fedora'] }}"
+
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone
+__podman_is_rh_distro: "{{ ansible_distribution in __podman_rh_distros }}"
+
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone, or Fedora
+__podman_is_rh_distro_fedora: "{{ ansible_distribution in __podman_rh_distros_fedora }}"
+# END - DO NOT EDIT THIS BLOCK - rh distros variables