diff --git a/elements/epel/element-deps b/elements/epel/element-deps
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7076aba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/epel/element-deps
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package-installs
diff --git a/elements/epel/package-installs.yaml b/elements/epel/package-installs.yaml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/elements/epel/package-installs.yaml
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+wget:
+  phase: pre-install.d