diff --git a/coreos-experimental.repo b/coreos-experimental.repo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ddb6a9a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coreos-experimental.repo
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[coreos-experimental]
+name=Copr repo for experimental owned by @CoreOS
+baseurl=https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@CoreOS/experimental/centos-stream-8-$basearch/
+type=rpm-md
+skip_if_unavailable=True
+gpgcheck=1
+gpgkey=https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@CoreOS/experimental/pubkey.gpg
+repo_gpgcheck=0
+enabled=1
+enabled_metadata=1
diff --git a/manifest.yaml b/manifest.yaml
index 916c528a8..302378bfb 100644
--- a/manifest.yaml
+++ b/manifest.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ repos:
   - rhel-8-fast-datapath
   - rhel-8-fast-datapath-aarch64
   - rhel-8-server-ose
+  - coreos-experimental
 
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1938928
 rpmdb: bdb
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ packages:
  # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1925698
  # https://github.com/openshift/machine-config-operator/pull/2421
  - conntrack-tools
+ - podman
 
 repo-packages:
   # we always want the kernel from BaseOS
@@ -274,11 +276,18 @@ repo-packages:
       # eventually, we want the one from the container-tools module, but we're
       # not there yet
       - toolbox
+  - repo: coreos-experimental
+    packages:
+      - rpm-ostree
+      - skopeo
+      - containers-common
+
+
 
 modules:
   enable:
     # podman stack
-    - container-tools:rhel8
+    # - container-tools:rhel8
     # qemu-guest-agent
     - virt:rhel