diff --git a/obs-packaging/build_all.sh b/obs-packaging/build_all.sh
index f2fad2780..5d7f313df 100755
--- a/obs-packaging/build_all.sh
+++ b/obs-packaging/build_all.sh
@@ -12,18 +12,9 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 readonly script_name="$(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
 readonly script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-#Note:Lets update qemu and the kernel first, they take longer to build.
-#Note: runtime is build at the end to get the version from all its dependencies.
-projects=(
-	qemu-lite
-	qemu-vanilla
-	kernel
-	kata-containers-image
-	proxy
-	shim
-	ksm-throttler
-	runtime
-)
+
+# shellcheck source=scripts/obs-docker.sh
+source "${script_dir}/scripts/obs-pkgs.sh"
 
 OSCRC="${HOME}/.oscrc"
 PUSH=${PUSH:-""}
@@ -64,7 +55,7 @@ eom
 	fi
 
 	pushd "${script_dir}"
-	for p in "${projects[@]}"; do
+	for p in "${OBS_PKGS_PROJECTS[@]}"; do
 		if [[ "$GO_ARCH" != "amd64" && "$p" == "qemu-lite" ]]; then
 			echo "Skipping packaging qemu-lite as its only for amd64 arch"
 			continue
diff --git a/obs-packaging/create-repo-branch.sh b/obs-packaging/create-repo-branch.sh
index 8057e9bfe..6c0123d2f 100755
--- a/obs-packaging/create-repo-branch.sh
+++ b/obs-packaging/create-repo-branch.sh
@@ -23,16 +23,8 @@ readonly home_project="home:katacontainers"
 readonly template_pkg="kata-pkg-template"
 arch_target=${ARCH:-$(uname -m)}
 
-projects=(
-	qemu-lite
-	qemu-vanilla
-	linux-container
-	kata-containers-image
-	proxy
-	shim
-	ksm-throttler
-	runtime
-)
+# shellcheck source=scripts/obs-docker.sh
+source "${script_dir}/scripts/obs-pkgs.sh"
 
 pkg_exist() {
 	local project="$1"
@@ -142,7 +134,7 @@ main() {
 	info "Creating/Updating project with name ${project_branch}"
 	# Update /Create project metadata.
 	docker_run osc meta prj "${project_branch}" -F meta_project.xml
-	for pkg in "${projects[@]}"; do
+	for pkg in "${OBS_PKGS_PROJECTS[@]}"; do
 		if ! pkg_exist "${project_branch}" "${pkg}"; then
 			echo "Package ${pkg} does not exit in ${project_branch}, creating ..."
 			docker_run osc branch "${home_project}" "${template_pkg}" "${project_branch}" "${pkg}"
diff --git a/obs-packaging/scripts/obs-pkgs.sh b/obs-packaging/scripts/obs-pkgs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e5c634b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/obs-packaging/scripts/obs-pkgs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+#Note:Lets update qemu and the kernel first, they take longer to build.
+#Note: runtime is build at the end to get the version from all its dependencies.
+OBS_PKGS_PROJECTS=(
+	qemu-lite
+	qemu-vanilla
+	kernel
+	kata-containers-image
+	proxy
+	shim
+	ksm-throttler
+	runtime
+)