diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-system-requirements.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-system-requirements.xml
index a4bf1fa74a..e65ef6350e 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-system-requirements.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-system-requirements.xml
@@ -208,18 +208,18 @@
             </para>
         </section>
 
-        <section id='centos-packages'>
-            <title>CentOS Packages</title>
+        <section id='centos-7-packages'>
+            <title>CentOS-7 Packages</title>
 
             <para>
                 The following list shows the required packages by function
-                given a supported CentOS Linux distribution:
+                given a supported CentOS-7 Linux distribution:
                 <itemizedlist>
                     <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis>
                         Packages needed to build an image for a headless
                         system:
                         <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ sudo yum install &CENTOS_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL;
+     $ sudo yum install &CENTOS7_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL;
                         </literallayout>
                         <note><title>Notes</title>
                             <itemizedlist>
@@ -232,22 +232,74 @@
                                     Linux by default.
                                     You need to install these packages
                                     separately.
-                                    </para></listitem>
+                                </para></listitem>
                                 <listitem><para>
                                     The <filename>makecache</filename> command
                                     consumes additional Metadata from
                                     <filename>epel-release</filename>.
-                                    </para></listitem>
+                                </para></listitem>
                             </itemizedlist>
                         </note>
-                        </para></listitem>
+                    </para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para><emphasis>Documentation:</emphasis>
                         Packages needed if you are going to build out the
                         Yocto Project documentation manuals:
                         <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ sudo yum install docbook-style-dsssl docbook-style-xsl \
      docbook-dtds docbook-utils fop libxslt dblatex xmlto
-                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                        </literallayout>
+                    </para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='centos-8-packages'>
+            <title>CentOS-8 Packages</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The following list shows the required packages by function
+                given a supported CentOS-8 Linux distribution:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed to build an image for a headless
+                        system:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo dnf install &CENTOS8_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL;
+                        </literallayout>
+                        <note><title>Notes</title>
+                            <itemizedlist>
+                                <listitem><para>
+                                    Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux
+                                    (i.e. <filename>epel-release</filename>)
+                                    is a collection of packages from Fedora
+                                    built on RHEL/CentOS for easy installation
+                                    of packages not included in enterprise
+                                    Linux by default.
+                                    You need to install these packages
+                                    separately.
+                                </para></listitem>
+                                <listitem><para>
+                                    The <filename>PowerTools</filename> repo
+                                    provides additional packages such as
+                                    <filename>rpcgen</filename> and
+                                    <filename>texinfo</filename>.
+                                </para></listitem>
+                                <listitem><para>
+                                    The <filename>makecache</filename> command
+                                    consumes additional Metadata from
+                                    <filename>epel-release</filename>.
+                                </para></listitem>
+                            </itemizedlist>
+                        </note>
+                    </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Documentation:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to build out the
+                        Yocto Project documentation manuals:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo dnf install docbook-style-dsssl docbook-style-xsl \
+     docbook-dtds docbook-utils fop libxslt dblatex xmlto
+                        </literallayout>
+                    </para></listitem>
                 </itemizedlist>
             </para>
         </section>