diff --git a/roles/kolibri/tasks/pip-install.yml b/roles/kolibri/tasks/pip-install.yml
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+- name: Remove previous virtual environment {{ kolibri_venv_path }}
+  file:
+    path: "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}"
+    state: absent
+
+- name: Install prep for kolibri
+  pip:
+    name:
+      - pip
+      - wheel
+      - setuptools
+      - legacy-cgi
+    virtualenv: "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}"
+    virtualenv_command: python3 -m venv "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}"
+    extra_args: "--no-cache-dir --prefer-binary"
+
+- name: Install kolibri {{ kolibri_version_pip }} using pip
+  pip:
+    name: kolibri
+    version: "{{ kolibri_version_pip }}"
+    virtualenv: "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}"
+    virtualenv_command: python3 -m venv "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}"
+    extra_args: "--no-cache-dir --prefer-binary --ignore-requires-python"
+
+- name: Create {{ kolibri_exec_path }} symlink to {{ kolibri_venv_path }}/bin/kolibri
+  file:
+    src: "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}/bin/kolibri"
+    dest: "{{ kolibri_exec_path }}"
+    state: link