diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ View the [README](README#version-compatibility) for more on version compatibilit
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.0.3] - 2021-08-17
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Ansible 2.9.x can correctly read empty default files in [121](https://github.com/OSC/ood-ansible/pull/121).
+
 ## [2.0.2] - 2021-08-02
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,6 +62,17 @@ to when configuring or options during building from source or installation.
 Check these files for variables you can override.  Save all these overrides to a file that
 you can then call with `--extra-vars=@overrides.yml`
 
+All the default files are grouped by what they apply to. Some files are for documentation purposes
+and only have comments. They're hidden for ansible 2.9.X compatability and
+[this error loading empty files](https://github.com/OSC/ood-ansible/issues/121).
+
+* `.apps.yml` - configurations for installing apps (hidden because it's emtpy).
+* `build.yml` - configurations for building OnDemand from the source.
+* `install.yml` - configurations for installing OnDemand.
+* `nginx_stage.yml` - configurations that apply to `/etc/ood/config/nginx_stage.yml`
+* `.ondemand.yml` - configurations that apply to `/etc/ood/config/ondemand.d/ondemand.yml` (hidden because it's empty).
+* `ood_portal.yml` - configurations that apply to `/etc/ood/config/ood_portal.yml`
+
 ### Using this role to manage cluster and apps
 
 There are a few variables in this role that enable Open OnDemand customizations
diff --git a/defaults/main/apps.yml b/defaults/main/.apps.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from defaults/main/apps.yml
rename to defaults/main/.apps.yml
diff --git a/defaults/main/ondemand.yml b/defaults/main/.ondemand.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from defaults/main/ondemand.yml
rename to defaults/main/.ondemand.yml