diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index cc4ddf1..e151d5d 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ base__debian_packages:
   - aptitude
   - python3-setuptools
   - python3-apt
-  - dnsutils
 
 # packages for reasonable linux servers (not RHEL/Centos)
 base__linux_packages:
@@ -54,5 +53,5 @@ base__linux_packages:
   - youtube-dl
   - mpv
 
-playbook_version_number: 9000 # should be over ninethousand
+playbook_version_number: 9001 # should be over ninethousand
 playbook_version_path: 'base-packages_roles-ansible_github.version'