diff --git a/roles/install-build-essential/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/install-build-essential/tasks/main.yaml
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+- name: Install essential build packages
+  become: true
+  package:
+    name:
+      - build-essential
+      - zip
+      - unzip
+    state: present