diff --git a/roles/keepalived/templates/apt/preferences.d/keepalived.j2 b/roles/keepalived/templates/apt/preferences.d/keepalived.j2
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-{{ ansible_header | comment }}
-
-
-Package: keepalived
-Pin: release n=buster-backports
-Pin-Priority: 900
-