diff --git a/roles/tobiko-ensure-bindep/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/tobiko-ensure-bindep/defaults/main.yaml
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+---
+
+bindep_executable: bindep
+bindep_min_version: 2.8
diff --git a/roles/tobiko-ensure-bindep/meta/main.yaml b/roles/tobiko-ensure-bindep/meta/main.yaml
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+---
+
+dependencies:
+  - role: tobiko-common
+  - role: tobiko-ensure-python
diff --git a/roles/tobiko-ensure-bindep/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/tobiko-ensure-bindep/tasks/main.yaml
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+---
+
+- name: "ensure Bindep is installed"
+  command: |
+    '{{ python_executable }}' -m pip install --user 'bindep>={{ bindep_min_version }}'
+  register: result
+  changed_when: "'Successfully installed' in result.stdout"
+
+
+- name: "set bindep_executable fact"
+  set_fact:
+    bindep_executable: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.local/bin/bindep"
+    cacheable: true
+  when: result is changed
+
+
+- name: "get installed Bindep version"
+  command: "{{ bindep_executable }} --version"
+  register: get_installed_bindep_version
+
+
+- name: "show Bindep installed version"
+  debug: var=get_installed_bindep_version.stdout_lines