diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic-inspector-rules/meta/main.yml b/ansible/roles/ironic-inspector-rules/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3c8684f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic-inspector-rules/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - role: shade
+    shade_venv: "{{ ironic_inspector_venv }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic-inspector-rules/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/ironic-inspector-rules/tasks/main.yml
index 6f4545ccd..38cd51bee 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic-inspector-rules/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic-inspector-rules/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,4 @@
 ---
-- name: Ensure required packages are installed
-  yum:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: installed
-  become: True
-  with_items:
-    - gcc
-    - libffi-devel
-    - openssl-devel
-    - python-devel
-    - python-pip
-    - python-virtualenv
-
-- name: Ensure the latest version of pip is installed
-  pip:
-    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    state: latest
-    virtualenv: "{{ ironic_inspector_venv }}"
-  with_items:
-    - { name: pip }
-
 - name: Ensure required Python packages are installed
   pip:
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -28,7 +7,6 @@
     virtualenv: "{{ ironic_inspector_venv }}"
   with_items:
     - name: python-ironic-inspector-client
-    - name: shade
 
 - name: Set a fact to ensure Ansible uses the python interpreter in the virtualenv
   set_fact:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/shade/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/shade/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..612ccf520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/shade/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+# Path to a directory in which to create a virtualenv.
+shade_venv:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/shade/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/shade/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a3991fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/shade/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+- name: Ensure required packages are installed
+  yum:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: installed
+  become: True
+  with_items:
+    - gcc
+    - libffi-devel
+    - openssl-devel
+    - python-devel
+    - python-pip
+    - python-virtualenv
+
+- name: Ensure the latest version of pip is installed
+  pip:
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    state: latest
+    virtualenv: "{{ shade_venv }}"
+  with_items:
+    - { name: pip }
+
+- name: Ensure required Python packages are installed
+  pip:
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    version: "{{ item.version | default(omit) }}"
+    state: present
+    virtualenv: "{{ shade_venv }}"
+  with_items:
+    - name: shade