diff --git a/.zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/.zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index fd743b44a..9b6f83c90 100644
--- a/.zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     vars:
       dib_functests:
         - apt-sources/test-sources
-        - centos-minimal/build-succeeds
+        - centos-minimal/7-build-succeeds
+        - centos-minimal/8-build-succeeds
         - fedora-minimal/build-succeeds
         - ironic-agent/build-succeeds-fedora
         - pip-and-virtualenv/source-install-fedora
@@ -224,6 +225,20 @@
         release: '7'
         mirror: "http://{{ zuul_site_mirror_fqdn }}/centos"
 
+- job:
+    name: dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-centos-8-src
+    description: |
+      Test building and booting a Centos 8 image with Nodepool and OpenStack
+    parent: dib-nodepool-functional-src-base
+    vars:
+      nodepool_extra_packages:
+        - rpm
+        - yum-utils
+      nodepool_diskimage:
+        base_element: centos-minimal
+        release: '8'
+        mirror: "http://{{ zuul_site_mirror_fqdn }}/centos"
+
 - job:
     name: dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-fedora-29-src
     description: |
diff --git a/.zuul.d/project.yaml b/.zuul.d/project.yaml
index aecd9b7be..41022dded 100644
--- a/.zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-pylint
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-centos-7-src
+        - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-centos-8-src
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-fedora-29-src
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-fedora-30-src
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-opensuse-15-src
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-pylint
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-centos-7-src
+        - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-centos-8-src
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-fedora-29-src
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-fedora-30-src
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-opensuse-15-src
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/README.rst b/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/README.rst
index 394f8879b..13cb1d096 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/README.rst
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/README.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Create a minimal image based on CentOS
 Use of this element will require 'yum' and 'yum-utils' to be installed on
 Ubuntu and Debian. Nothing additional is needed on Fedora or CentOS.
 
+By default this builds CentOS 7 images.  Set ``DIB_RELEASE`` to ``7``
+or ``8`` to explicitly select the release.
+
 For CentOS 7, by default, ``DIB_YUM_MINIMAL_CREATE_INTERFACES`` is set
 to enable the creation of
 ``/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth[0|1]`` scripts to enable
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/build-succeeds/README.rst b/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/7-build-succeeds/README.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/build-succeeds/README.rst
rename to diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/7-build-succeeds/README.rst
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/build-succeeds/element-deps b/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/7-build-succeeds/element-deps
similarity index 100%
rename from diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/build-succeeds/element-deps
rename to diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/7-build-succeeds/element-deps
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/8-build-succeeds/README.rst b/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/8-build-succeeds/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa1e50dc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/8-build-succeeds/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Verify we can build a centos-minimal image.
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/8-build-succeeds/element-deps b/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/8-build-succeeds/element-deps
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7791c84fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/8-build-succeeds/element-deps
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+openstack-ci-mirrors
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/8-build-succeeds/environment.d/09-set-distro.bash b/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/8-build-succeeds/environment.d/09-set-distro.bash
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6c896776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/centos-minimal/test-elements/8-build-succeeds/environment.d/09-set-distro.bash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export DIB_RELEASE='8'
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/centos-minimal-8-aca6314862741177.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/centos-minimal-8-aca6314862741177.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9b4e5930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/centos-minimal-8-aca6314862741177.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The ``centos-minimal`` supports CentOS 8 builds when run with
+    ``DIB_RELEASE=8``