diff --git a/tasks/packages.yml b/tasks/packages.yml
index dc1b55c..9d59dc2 100644
--- a/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@
   ansible.builtin.package:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: "{{ l3d_pkgs__package_state }}"
-  with_items: "{{ l3d_pkgs__install }}"
+  loop: "{{ l3d_pkgs__install | flatten(1) }}"
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index f00e6eb..386f567 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ l3d_pkgs__cli:
   - bzip2
   - jq
 
-playbook_version_number: 6
+playbook_version_number: 7
 playbook_version_path: 'l3d.base.packages.version'