diff --git a/tests/vars/rh_distros_vars.yml b/tests/vars/rh_distros_vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4343038
--- /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
+__kdump_rh_distros:
+  - AlmaLinux
+  - CentOS
+  - RedHat
+  - Rocky
+
+# Same as above but includes Fedora
+__kdump_rh_distros_fedora: "{{ __kdump_rh_distros + ['Fedora'] }}"
+
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone
+__kdump_is_rh_distro: "{{ ansible_distribution in __kdump_rh_distros }}"
+
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone, or Fedora
+__kdump_is_rh_distro_fedora: "{{ ansible_distribution in __kdump_rh_distros_fedora }}"
diff --git a/vars/AlmaLinux_10.yml b/vars/AlmaLinux_10.yml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..f830d5f
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+++ b/vars/AlmaLinux_10.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RedHat_10.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vars/CentOS_10.yml b/vars/CentOS_10.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c280a44..0000000
--- a/vars/CentOS_10.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
----
-__kdump_packages:
-  - grubby
-  - iproute  # for fact gathering for ip facts
-  - kexec-tools
-  - kdump-utils
-  - openssh-clients
diff --git a/vars/CentOS_10.yml b/vars/CentOS_10.yml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..f830d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/CentOS_10.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RedHat_10.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vars/Rocky_10.yml b/vars/Rocky_10.yml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..f830d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/Rocky_10.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RedHat_10.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 6782ff5..33a2af2 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,21 @@ __kdump_required_facts:
 # the 'gather_subset' parameter of the 'setup' module
 __kdump_required_facts_subsets: "{{ ['!all', '!min'] +
   __kdump_required_facts }}"
+
+# BEGIN - DO NOT EDIT THIS BLOCK - rh distros variables
+# Ansible distribution identifiers that the role treats like RHEL
+__kdump_rh_distros:
+  - AlmaLinux
+  - CentOS
+  - RedHat
+  - Rocky
+
+# Same as above but includes Fedora
+__kdump_rh_distros_fedora: "{{ __kdump_rh_distros + ['Fedora'] }}"
+
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone
+__kdump_is_rh_distro: "{{ ansible_distribution in __kdump_rh_distros }}"
+
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone, or Fedora
+__kdump_is_rh_distro_fedora: "{{ ansible_distribution in __kdump_rh_distros_fedora }}"
+# END - DO NOT EDIT THIS BLOCK - rh distros variables