diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index a2e733f..686fdc8 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ haproxy_interval: 12000
 ## Haproxy standard API
 haproxy_repo: {}
 haproxy_gpg_keys: []
-haproxy_pre_packages: []
-haproxy_packages: []
-haproxy_pinned_packages: []
+haproxy_required_distro_packages: []
+haproxy_distro_packages: []
 
 ## Haproxy Stats
 haproxy_stats_enabled: False
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/package-list-name-changes-a26d94a44c24de2f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/package-list-name-changes-a26d94a44c24de2f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a037c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/package-list-name-changes-a26d94a44c24de2f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - The variable ``haproxy_pre_packages`` has been renamed to
+    ``haproxy_required_distro_packages``.
+  - The variable ``haproxy_packages`` has been renamed to
+    ``haproxy_distro_packages``.
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_add_ppa_repo.yml b/tasks/haproxy_add_ppa_repo.yml
index 246f176..d966cb5 100644
--- a/tasks/haproxy_add_ppa_repo.yml
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_add_ppa_repo.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: "{{ haproxy_pre_packages }}"
+  with_items: "{{ haproxy_required_distro_packages }}"
   tags:
     - haproxy-pre-apt-packages
 
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_install_apt.yml b/tasks/haproxy_install_apt.yml
index 55b83fd..ea6e832 100644
--- a/tasks/haproxy_install_apt.yml
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_install_apt.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: "{{ haproxy_packages }}"
+  with_items: "{{ haproxy_distro_packages }}"
   tags:
     - haproxy-apt-packages
 
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_install_yum.yml b/tasks/haproxy_install_yum.yml
index 810fde8..367c6a4 100644
--- a/tasks/haproxy_install_yum.yml
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_install_yum.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: "{{ haproxy_packages }}"
+  with_items: "{{ haproxy_distro_packages }}"
   tags:
     - haproxy-yum-packages
diff --git a/tests/test-vars.yml b/tests/test-vars.yml
index 00c2f20..0274176 100644
--- a/tests/test-vars.yml
+++ b/tests/test-vars.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-external_lb_vip_address: 127.0.0.1
\ No newline at end of file
+external_lb_vip_address: 127.0.0.1
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 30cff80..24ea442 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-haproxy_packages:
+haproxy_distro_packages:
   - haproxy
   - rsyslog  # Used for local logging
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml
index 27cea2b..2df7d87 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ haproxy_gpg_keys:
     fallback_keyserver: 'hkp://p80.pool.sks-keyservers.net:80'
     hash_id: '0xcffb779aadc995e4f350a060505d97a41c61b9cd'
 
-haproxy_pre_packages:
+haproxy_required_distro_packages:
   - python-software-properties
   - software-properties-common
   - debconf-utils
 
-haproxy_packages:
+haproxy_distro_packages:
   - haproxy
   - rsyslog  # Used for local logging
   - vim-haproxy
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
index ae85e07..cb76c9d 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 ## APT Cache options
 cache_timeout: 600
 
-haproxy_pre_packages:
+haproxy_required_distro_packages:
   - python-software-properties
   - software-properties-common
   - debconf-utils
 
-haproxy_packages:
+haproxy_distro_packages:
   - haproxy
   - rsyslog  # Used for local logging
   - vim-haproxy