diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
index 12aa62b..541dfaf 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,11 @@
 
 - name: Configure locales
   include_tasks: locales.yml
+
+- name: Configure ssh key for root user
+  user:
+    name: root
+    state: present
+    generate_ssh_key: yes
+    ssh_key_type: ed25519
+    ssh_key_comment: "root@{{ ansible_fqdn }}"