diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+check_ansible_version: 2.8.5
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: "check if ansible version is above {{ check_ansible_version }}"
+  assert:
+    that: "ansible_version.full is version_compare(check_ansible_version, '>=')"
+    msg: >
+      "You must update Ansible to at least 2.8 to use this version of the toolbox openstack playbook."