diff --git a/playbooks/roles/base/repos/files/95phased-updates b/playbooks/roles/base/repos/files/95phased-updates
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76fd5e1fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/base/repos/files/95phased-updates
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+APT::Get::Always-Include-Phased-Updates "true";
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/base/repos/tasks/Debian.yaml b/playbooks/roles/base/repos/tasks/Debian.yaml
index 9dff540e0b..b0d62bdb85 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/base/repos/tasks/Debian.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/base/repos/tasks/Debian.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
     src: 90no-translations
     dest: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90no-translations
 
+- name: Always install latest packages
+  copy:
+    mode: 0444
+    src: 95phased-updates
+    dest: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/95phased-updates
+
 - name: Replace sources.list file
   copy:
     src: 'sources.list.{{ ansible_facts.lsb.codename }}.{{ ansible_facts.architecture }}'