diff --git a/tasks/neutron_install.yml b/tasks/neutron_install.yml
index 9a1b199b..94e402be 100644
--- a/tasks/neutron_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/neutron_install.yml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 - 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
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
 - name: Install pip packages (venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     virtualenv: "{{ neutron_venv_bin | dirname }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options_fact }}"
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 - 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
diff --git a/tasks/nuage_neutron_config.yml b/tasks/nuage_neutron_config.yml
index 428fa4e3..ad6264aa 100644
--- a/tasks/nuage_neutron_config.yml
+++ b/tasks/nuage_neutron_config.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 - name: Install nuage neutron pip packages (venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     virtualenv: "{{ neutron_venv_bin | dirname }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
   retries: 5
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 - name: Install nuage neutron pip packages (no venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
   with_items:
diff --git a/tasks/plumgrid_config.yml b/tasks/plumgrid_config.yml
index 20caa0ab..79c70937 100644
--- a/tasks/plumgrid_config.yml
+++ b/tasks/plumgrid_config.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 - name: Install plumgrid pip packages (venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     virtualenv: "{{ neutron_venv_bin | dirname }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options|default('') }}"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 - name: Install plumgrid pip packages fall back (venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     virtualenv: "{{ neutron_venv_bin | dirname }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
     extra_args: "--isolated"
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 - name: Install plumgrid pip packages (no venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options|default('') }}"
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages|success
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 - name: Install plumgrid pip packages fall back (no venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     extra_args: "--isolated"
   register: install_packages_fall_back
   until: install_packages_fall_back|success