diff --git a/proxy/bin/ansible-playbook b/proxy/bin/ansible-playbook
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+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+set -u
+
+ANSIBLE_VERSION="${ANSIBLE_VERSION:-}"
+
+if [ -f /usr/local/bin/ansible-playbook ]; then
+    exec /usr/local/bin/ansible-playbook "$@"
+else
+    if [[ -n "$ANSIBLE_VERSION" ]]; then
+        flock /tmp/ansible-playbook-install pip install "ansible-core==$ANSIBLE_VERSION" ansible 1>&2
+    else
+        flock /tmp/ansible-playbook-install pip install ansible 1>&2
+    fi
+
+    exec /usr/local/bin/ansible-playbook "$@"
+fi