diff --git a/roles/ansible/meta/main.yml b/roles/ansible/meta/main.yml
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+---
+galaxy_info:
+  author: Ciena Blueplanet
+  description: Ability to excute Ansible Playbooks
+  company: Ciena Blueplanet
+  license: Apache 2.0
+  min_ansible_version: 2.0
+  platforms:
+    - name: Ubuntu
+      versions:
+        - trusty
+  galaxy_tags:
+    - cord
+dependencies: []
diff --git a/roles/ansible/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ansible/tasks/main.yml
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+- name: Ansible Repository
+  become: yes
+  apt_repository:
+    repo="ppa:ansible/ansible"
+
+- name: Ensure Ansible
+  become: yes
+  apt:
+    name=ansible
+    state=latest