diff --git a/tasks/nova_compute_kvm_install.yml b/tasks/nova_compute_kvm_install.yml
index b8fc1556..b751580b 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_compute_kvm_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_compute_kvm_install.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 - name: Install pip packages (venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     virtualenv: "{{ nova_venv_bin | dirname }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options|default('') }}"
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 - name: Install pip packages (no venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options|default('') }}"
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages|success
diff --git a/tasks/nova_console_novnc_install.yml b/tasks/nova_console_novnc_install.yml
index 5b3f419d..0c2fbd25 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_console_novnc_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_console_novnc_install.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 - name: Install pip packages (venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     virtualenv: "{{ nova_venv_bin | dirname }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options|default('') }}"
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 - name: Install pip packages (no venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options|default('') }}"
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages|success
diff --git a/tasks/nova_install.yml b/tasks/nova_install.yml
index f375f70d..51c7c2ed 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_install.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 - name: Install requires pip packages
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options_fact }}"
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages|success
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 - name: Install pip packages (venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     virtualenv: "{{ nova_venv_bin | dirname }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options_fact }}"
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 - name: Install pip packages (no venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
+    state: latest
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options_fact }}"
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages|success