diff --git a/roles/common-tools/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common-tools/tasks/main.yml
index 1bb7aef2..70488e80 100644
--- a/roles/common-tools/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common-tools/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
       - lsscsi  # to list SCSI devices
       - tmux  # better than screen
       - needrestart  # ask to restart services after upgrade
+      - lsb-release  # needed to autodetect Debian version
   register: apt_result
   retries: 3
   until: apt_result is succeeded