diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 942cbe1c2..79ebd0e9b 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
       default: {
       }
     }
-  } elsif ($facts['os']['family'] == 'RedHat' and $facts['os']['release']['major'] == '7') {
+  } elsif ($facts['os']['family'] == 'RedHat' and $facts['os']['release']['major'] in ['7', '8']) {
     require epel
   }
 
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index ed499481a..76532fff5 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@
     {
       "operatingsystem": "RedHat",
       "operatingsystemrelease": [
-        "7"
+        "7",
+        "8"
       ]
     },
     {
       "operatingsystem": "CentOS",
       "operatingsystemrelease": [
-        "7"
+        "7",
+        "8"
       ]
     },
     {