diff --git a/roles/ensure-pip/tasks/Debian.yaml b/roles/ensure-pip/tasks/Debian.yaml
index e9640752b..b108d7013 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-pip/tasks/Debian.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-pip/tasks/Debian.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+- name: Update package lists
+  apt:
+    update_cache: true
+  become: yes
+
 - name: Install Python 3 pip
   package:
     name: