diff --git a/roles/kolibri/tasks/pip-install.yml b/roles/kolibri/tasks/pip-install.yml
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+- name: Install kolibri {{ kolibri_version_pip }} using pip
+  pip:
+    name:
+     - pip
+     - wheel
+     - kolibri
+    version: "{{ kolibri_version_pip }}"
+    virtualenv: "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}"
+    virtualenv_command: python3 -m venv "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}"
+    extra_args: "--no-cache-dir --prefer-binary"