diff --git a/roles/prepare-workspace-git/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/prepare-workspace-git/tasks/main.yaml
index 9b0715d51..c367d4c13 100644
--- a/roles/prepare-workspace-git/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/prepare-workspace-git/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+- name: Ensure git is installed
+  package:
+    name: git
+    state: present
+  become: yes
+
 - name: Find locally cached git repos
   stat:
     path: "{{ cached_repos_root }}/{{ zj_project.canonical_name }}"