diff --git a/ansible/roles/lxd_bootstrap/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/lxd_bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
index d68b0d2920d3e22d08a33ab40d7f882c05e4b52d..8274936114a73472c1f915bfbb41c2a71c62fc5f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/lxd_bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/lxd_bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
@@ -55,3 +55,9 @@
   raw: apt-get update; apt-get install -y python
   when: python_install_check.rc == 1
   changed_when: python_install_check.rc == 1
+
+- name: update package cache
+  apt: update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=3600
+
+- name: update all packages
+  apt: upgrade=dist