diff --git a/playbooks/release/pre.yaml b/playbooks/release/pre.yaml
index e9e33410..c8086b5f 100644
--- a/playbooks/release/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/release/pre.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     - role: bindep
       bindep_profile: test
       bindep_dir: src/opendev.org/openstack/releases
-    - ensure-tox
+    - role: ensure-tox
+      ensure_global_symlinks: true
     - ensure-virtualenv
     - revoke-sudo