diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 223d5a9..3152b49 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -49,3 +49,6 @@
 [submodule "roles/polybar"]
 	path = roles/polybar
 	url = https://github.com/chaos-bodensee/role_install-polybar.git
+[submodule "roles/ansible_version"]
+	path = roles/ansible_version
+	url = https://github.com/chaos-bodensee/role-ansible_version.git
diff --git a/roles/ansible_version b/roles/ansible_version
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..3a46a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/ansible_version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 3a46a61f063f896c617605e3cded1bc8131013a6
diff --git a/setup_desk_minni.yml b/setup_desk_minni.yml
index e629010..3a0b400 100644
--- a/setup_desk_minni.yml
+++ b/setup_desk_minni.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 ---
+- name: check if ansible is not to old
+  hosts: localhost
+  tags:
+   - default
+  roles:
+    - ansible_version
+  gather_facts: no
 
 - name: Install useful packages
   hosts: desk_minni
diff --git a/setup_l460.yml b/setup_l460.yml
index 332c775..fd0b606 100644
--- a/setup_l460.yml
+++ b/setup_l460.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+- name: check if ansible is not to old
+  hosts: localhost
+  tags:
+   - default
+  roles:
+    - ansible_version
+  gather_facts: no
+
 - name: Install useful packages
   hosts: l460
   tags: 
diff --git a/setup_t460p.yml b/setup_t460p.yml
index 2675736..35f5189 100644
--- a/setup_t460p.yml
+++ b/setup_t460p.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+- name: check if ansible is not to old
+  hosts: localhost
+  tags:
+   - default
+  roles:
+    - ansible_version
+  gather_facts: no
+
 - name: Install useful packages
   hosts: t460p
   tags: