diff --git a/bootstrap/install-rpms/README.md b/bootstrap/install-rpms/README.md
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+# Bootstrapping - RPM installation
+
+This directory contains all the files required to install necessary RPMs when
+building the image.
+
+In the files with RPM list use a path specification for local rpm, otherwise
+it'll be installed from one of the repos used for bootstrapping.
+
+* `rpms-build`
+
+    Specifies extra rpms to be installed in the build base-image.
+
+* `rpms-common`
+
+    Specifies common rpms to be installed in all base-images
+
+* `rpms-devel`
+
+    Specifies extra rpms to be installed in the devel base-image
diff --git a/bootstrap/install-rpms/rpms-build b/bootstrap/install-rpms/rpms-build
index 461c7b3..55ff873 100644
--- a/bootstrap/install-rpms/rpms-build
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@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-# Specify extra rpms to be installed in the build base-image.
-# Use a path specification for local rpm, otherwise it'll be installed
-# from one of the repos used for bootstrapping.
 /RPMS/eext-repos-build.rpm
diff --git a/bootstrap/install-rpms/rpms-common b/bootstrap/install-rpms/rpms-common
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@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# Specify common rpms to be installed in all base-images
-# Use a path specification for local rpm, otherwise it'll be installed
-# from one of the repos used for bootstrapping.
 autoconf
 automake
 coreutils
diff --git a/bootstrap/install-rpms/rpms-devel b/bootstrap/install-rpms/rpms-devel
index 0a5c7a1..93de7d3 100644
--- a/bootstrap/install-rpms/rpms-devel
+++ b/bootstrap/install-rpms/rpms-devel
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# Specify extra rpms to be installed in the devel base-image
-# Use a path specification for local rpm, otherwise it'll be installed
-# from one of the repos used for bootstrapping.
 /RPMS/eext-repos-devel.rpm
 golang
 sudo