diff --git a/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
index 1af098232..259792ec1 100644
--- a/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
   #    kolibri_provision: False
   #  when: ???
 
+  - name: Set kolibri_version_pip if
+    set_fact:
+      kolibri_version_pip: 0.17.5
+    when: is_debian_13 or is_ubuntu_2504
+
   - name: Install Kolibri, if 'kolibri_installed' not defined, e.g. in {{ iiab_state_file }}    # /etc/iiab/iiab_state.yml
     include_tasks: install.yml
     when: kolibri_installed is undefined