diff --git a/requirements/collections_requirements.yml b/requirements/collections_requirements.yml
index 2a8f46fa24..f750aafce4 100644
--- a/requirements/collections_requirements.yml
+++ b/requirements/collections_requirements.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 ---
+# from https://github.com/ansible/awx/blob/devel/
+# requirements/collections_requirements.yml
 collections:
   - name: awx.awx
-  - name: azure.azcollection
-  - name: amazon.aws
-  - name: theforeman.foreman
-  - name: google.cloud
-  - name: openstack.cloud
-  - name: community.vmware
+  - name: azure.azcollection  # PR 220 is in 1.1.0
+  - name: amazon.aws  # PR 125 is in 1.1.0
+  - name: theforeman.foreman  # has requirements.txt (which -r to another file)
+  - name: google.cloud  # has requirements.txt, mainly for google-auth
+  # forked from opendev.org
+  - name: https://github.com/AlanCoding/ansible-collections-openstack.git
+    version: ee_req_install
+    type: git
+  - name: community.vmware  # has requirements.txt, but may add pyvcloud
   - name: ovirt.ovirt
-  - name: community.kubernetes  # required for isolated management playbooks
-  - name: ansible.posix  # required for isolated management playbooks
+  - name: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.kubernetes.git
+    type: git
+  # adds openshift python lib
+  # needs kubectl for yum / dnf / apt-get
+  # needs to install snap, then use snap to install helm
+  - name: ansible.posix