diff --git a/tasks/ironic_install.yml b/tasks/ironic_install.yml
index 250fbdca..09d60a8c 100644
--- a/tasks/ironic_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/ironic_install.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 - name: Install requires pip packages
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options_fact }}"
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages|success
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 - name: Install pip packages (venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     virtualenv: "{{ ironic_venv_bin | dirname }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options_fact }}"
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 - name: Install pip packages (no venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options_fact }}"
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages|success