diff --git a/playbooks/zuul_restart.yaml b/playbooks/zuul_restart.yaml
index c41e0feacc..8abef887ef 100644
--- a/playbooks/zuul_restart.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/zuul_restart.yaml
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@
         path: /var/run/zuul/executor.pid
         state: absent
         timeout: 11400
+    - name: Update the ansible installations
+      command: zuul-manage-ansible -u
+      environment:
+        ANSIBLE_EXTRA_PACKAGES: gear
     - name: Start Zuul Executors
       service:
         name: zuul-executor