diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/packages.yml b/roles/common/tasks/packages.yml
index 6acf507..914c85c 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
       - python3
       - python3-apt # required for Ansible
       - python3-pip
+      - python3-yaml # required for scripting
       - sed # required for scripting
       - shellcheck
       - software-properties-common