diff --git a/provision/ansible/playbooks/roles/common/defaults/main.yml b/provision/ansible/playbooks/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
index 8df95eb1c..6ffa4a745 100644
--- a/provision/ansible/playbooks/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/provision/ansible/playbooks/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+pip_version: 21.1.3
 pip_packages:
   - j2cli
 
diff --git a/provision/ansible/playbooks/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/provision/ansible/playbooks/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
index 713ff065a..5a7da9030 100644
--- a/provision/ansible/playbooks/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/provision/ansible/playbooks/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   pip:
     name: pip
     executable: pip3
-    state: latest
+    state: present
+    version: "{{ pip_version }}"
 
 - name: Install required packages via pip
   pip: