diff --git a/tasks/install-redhat.yml b/tasks/install-redhat.yml
index 7870178..4808f62 100644
--- a/tasks/install-redhat.yml
+++ b/tasks/install-redhat.yml
@@ -47,11 +47,20 @@
     gpgkey: "{{ nvidia_driver_rhel_cuda_repo_gpgkey }}"
   environment: "{{proxy_env if proxy_env is defined else {}}}"
 
-- name: install driver packages
+- name: install driver packages RHEL/CentOS 7 and older
   yum:
     name: "{{ nvidia_driver_package_version | ternary('nvidia-driver-latest-dkms-'+nvidia_driver_package_version, 'nvidia-driver-latest-dkms') }}"
     state: "{{ nvidia_driver_package_state }}"
     autoremove: "{{ nvidia_driver_package_state == 'absent' }}"
   register: install_driver
   environment: "{{proxy_env if proxy_env is defined else {}}}"
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version < '8'
 
+- name: install driver packages RHEL/CentOS 8 and newer
+  dnf:
+    name: "{{ nvidia_driver_package_version | ternary('@nvidia-driver:'+nvidia_driver_package_version, '@nvidia-driver:latest-dkms') }}"
+    state: "{{ nvidia_driver_package_state }}"
+    autoremove: "{{ nvidia_driver_package_state == 'absent' }}"
+  register: install_driver
+  environment: "{{proxy_env if proxy_env is defined else {}}}"
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version > '7'