diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 350da18..592602a 100644
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ echo "---"
 # remove the default firefox (from fedora) in favor of the flatpak
 rpm-ostree override remove firefox firefox-langpacks
 
+repos=$(yq '.extrarepos[]' < /usr/etc/ublue-recipe.yml)
+if [[ -n "$repos" ]]; then
+    echo "-- Adding repos defined in recipe.yml --"
+    for repo in $(echo -e "$repos"); do \
+        wget $repo -P /etc/yum.repos.d/; \
+    done
+    echo "---"
+fi
+
 echo "-- Installing RPMs defined in recipe.yml --"
 rpm_packages=$(yq '.rpms[]' < /usr/etc/ublue-recipe.yml)
 for pkg in $(echo -e "$rpm_packages"); do \
diff --git a/recipe.yml b/recipe.yml
index 0ae7e08..2fa5135 100644
--- a/recipe.yml
+++ b/recipe.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ description: A starting point for further customization of uBlue images. Make yo
 scripts:
 #  - example.sh
 
+# a list of urls of .repo files that should be added to your system
+# this is the proper way to add copr repos to your image
+extrarepos:
+  # example:
+  # - https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/atim/starship/repo/fedora-37/atim-starship-fedora-37.repo
+
 # These rpms will be installed from the fedora repository
 # using rpm-ostree and will be preinstalled in the final image
 rpms: