diff --git a/package_manifest.yaml b/package_manifest.yaml
index 751a99df38e..12043112640 100644
--- a/package_manifest.yaml
+++ b/package_manifest.yaml
@@ -29,9 +29,31 @@ all:
         dist: '.el8'
         macros:
           foremandist: "{{ foremandist }}"
+    copr_project_user: "ehelms"
   children:
     packages: {}
     repoclosures: {}
+    copr_projects: {}
+
+copr_projects:
+  hosts:
+    foreman-copr:
+      copr_project_name: "foreman-{{ foreman_version }}"
+      copr_project_chroots:
+        - name: rhel-8-x86_64
+    plugins-copr:
+      copr_project_name: "foreman-plugins-{{ foreman_version }}"
+      copr_project_chroots:
+        - name: rhel-8-x86_64
+    katello-copr:
+      copr_project_name: "foreman-katello-{{ foreman_version }}"
+      copr_project_chroots:
+        - name: rhel-8-x86_64
+    client-copr:
+      copr_project_name: "foreman-client-{{ foreman_version }}"
+      copr_project_chroots:
+        - name: rhel-8-x86_64
+        - name: rhel-7-x86_64
 
 packages:
   vars:
@@ -438,6 +460,8 @@ yggdrasil_client_packages:
 
 foreman_client_packages:
   vars:
+    build_package_build_system: copr
+    copr_project_name: "{{ hostvars['client-copr']['copr_project_name'] }}"
     package_base_dir: 'packages/client/'
     koji_tags:
       - "{{ all_tags['foreman-client-el9'] }}"