diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 08c6039..13b21fb 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 ---
+- name: gather arch specific variables
+  include_vars: "{{ item }}"
+  with_first_found:
+    - files:
+      - "{{ ansible_distribution|lower }}-{{ ansible_architecture|lower }}.yml"
+      - "{{ ansible_distribution|lower }}.yml"
+      - "{{ ansible_os_family|lower }}.yml"
+      paths:
+      - ../vars
+      skip: true
+
 - name: ubuntu tasks
   include_tasks: ubuntu.yml
   when: ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu'
diff --git a/vars/redhat-aarch64.yml b/vars/redhat-aarch64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffb14bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/redhat-aarch64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+# Names of packages to install
+enroot_packages:
+  - enroot
+  - 'enroot+caps'
+enroot_package_state: present
+
+# Install option 1 (default): provide direct URLs to debs or rpms
+enroot_rpm_packages:
+  - 'https://github.com/NVIDIA/enroot/releases/download/v3.2.0/enroot-3.2.0-1.el7.aarch64.rpm'
+  - 'https://github.com/NVIDIA/enroot/releases/download/v3.2.0/enroot+caps-3.2.0-1.el7.aarch64.rpm'
diff --git a/vars/redhat-x86_64.yml b/vars/redhat-x86_64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ff54f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/redhat-x86_64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+# Names of packages to install
+enroot_packages:
+  - enroot
+  - 'enroot+caps'
+enroot_package_state: present
+
+# Install option 1 (default): provide direct URLs to debs or rpms
+enroot_rpm_packages:
+  - 'https://github.com/NVIDIA/enroot/releases/download/v3.2.0/enroot-3.2.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm'
+  - 'https://github.com/NVIDIA/enroot/releases/download/v3.2.0/enroot+caps-3.2.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm'
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-aarch64.yml b/vars/ubuntu-aarch64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dbb46c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-aarch64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+# Names of packages to install
+enroot_packages:
+  - enroot
+  - 'enroot+caps'
+enroot_package_state: present
+
+# Install option 1 (default): provide direct URLs to debs or rpms
+enroot_deb_packages:
+  - 'https://github.com/NVIDIA/enroot/releases/download/v3.2.0/enroot_3.2.0-1_arm64.deb'
+  - 'https://github.com/NVIDIA/enroot/releases/download/v3.2.0/enroot+caps_3.2.0-1_arm64.deb'
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-x86_64.yml b/vars/ubuntu-x86_64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b056d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-x86_64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+# Names of packages to install
+enroot_packages:
+  - enroot
+  - 'enroot+caps'
+enroot_package_state: present
+
+# Install option 1 (default): provide direct URLs to debs or rpms
+enroot_deb_packages:
+  - 'https://github.com/NVIDIA/enroot/releases/download/v3.2.0/enroot_3.2.0-1_amd64.deb'
+  - 'https://github.com/NVIDIA/enroot/releases/download/v3.2.0/enroot+caps_3.2.0-1_amd64.deb'