diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 479ae62..28d9efb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ You can control whether the package is installed, uninstalled, or at the latest
 
 ```yaml
 docker_obsolete_packages:
+```
+
+A list of packages to be uninstalled on all platforms prior to running this role. By default this will `docker_obsolete_packages_debian` on debian based systems and `docker_obsolete_packages_redhat` on redhat systems.
+
+```yaml
+docker_obsolete_packages_debian:
   - docker
   - docker.io
   - docker-engine
@@ -39,8 +45,23 @@ docker_obsolete_packages:
   - containerd
   - runc
 ```
+A list of packages to be uninstalled on Debian based systems prior to running this role. See [Docker's installation instructions](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/#uninstall-old-versions) for an up-to-date list of old packages that should be removed.
 
-A list of packages to be uninstalled prior to running this role. See [Docker's installation instructions](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/#uninstall-old-versions) for an up-to-date list of old packages that should be removed.
+```yaml
+docker_obsolete_packages_redhat:
+  - docker
+  - docker-client
+  - docker-client-latest
+  - docker-common
+  - docker-latest
+  - docker-latest-logrotate
+  - docker-logrotate
+  - docker-engine
+  - podman
+  - runc
+```
+
+A list of packaged to be uninstalled on RedHat based systems prior to running this role. See [Docker's installation instructions](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/rhel/#uninstall-old-versions) for an up-to-date list of old packages that should be removed.
 
 ```yaml
 docker_service_manage: true
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4126d86..3c8b646 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ docker_packages:
   - "containerd.io"
   - docker-buildx-plugin
 docker_packages_state: present
-docker_obsolete_packages:
+
+# obsolete packages are different on Redhat and Debian and are set to docker_obsolete_packages in their respective tasks files
+docker_obsolete_packages_debian:
   - docker
   - docker.io
   - docker-engine
@@ -16,6 +18,17 @@ docker_obsolete_packages:
   - podman-docker
   - containerd
   - runc
+docker_obsolete_packages_redhat:
+  - docker
+  - docker-client
+  - docker-client-latest
+  - docker-common
+  - docker-latest
+  - docker-latest-logrotate
+  - docker-logrotate
+  - docker-engine
+  - podman
+  - runc
 
 # Service options.
 docker_service_manage: true
diff --git a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
index a1c7d3e..b56e40b 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
     update_cache: true
   when: docker_add_repo | bool
 
+- name: Set obselete packages if not already defined
+  set_fact:
+    docker_obsolete_packages: "{{ docker_obsolete_packages_debian }}"
+  when: docker_obsolete_packages is not defined
+
 - # See https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/#uninstall-old-versions
   name: Ensure old versions of Docker are not installed.
   package:
diff --git a/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml b/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
index 8a790f6..9ec6ce9 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---
+- name: Set obselete packages if not already defined
+  set_fact:
+    docker_obsolete_packages: "{{ docker_obsolete_packages_redhat }}"
+  when: docker_obsolete_packages is not defined
+
 - name: Ensure old versions of Docker are not installed.
   package:
     name: "{{ docker_obsolete_packages }}"