diff --git a/share/ansible/roles/ci_run/tasks/fedora.yml b/share/ansible/roles/ci_run/tasks/fedora.yml
index cedeef4d..9a7e0ea4 100644
--- a/share/ansible/roles/ci_run/tasks/fedora.yml
+++ b/share/ansible/roles/ci_run/tasks/fedora.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 ---
 # tasks file for ci_run
+- name: Ensure python is installed
+  ansible.builtin.raw: dnf install -y python3 python3-dnf
+
 - name: Ensure dependencies are installed
   ansible.builtin.dnf:
+    use_backend: dnf4
     name:
       - dnf-plugins-core
       - libcmocka-devel