--- - name: "check if ansible version is above {{ check_ansible_version }}" assert: that: - "ansible_version.full is version_compare(check_ansible_version, '>=')" fail_msg: "[ERROR] You need at least ansible version {{ check_ansible_version }}. Current Version: {{ ansible_version.full }}" success_msg: "Congratulations. You are using ansible version {{ ansible_version.full }}" delegate_to: localhost