diff --git a/scripts/ansible_install_pip b/scripts/ansible_install_pip
index a586437..9bf85a2 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible_install_pip
+++ b/scripts/ansible_install_pip
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-ANSIBLE_VERSION="${ANSIBLE_VERSION:-stable-2.2}"
+ANSIBLE_VERSION="${ANSIBLE_VERSION:-2.2.1.0}"
 
 DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -yq install build-essential python-dev python-virtualenv git
 
 [ ! -f "/tmp/venv/bin/activate" ] && virtualenv /tmp/venv
 
-[ ! -x "/tmp/venv/bin/ansible" ] && . /tmp/venv/bin/activate && pip install "git+https://github.com/ansible/ansible.git@${ANSIBLE_VERSION}"
+. /tmp/venv/bin/activate && trap "deactivate" 0
 
-exit 0
+pip install "ansible==${ANSIBLE_VERSION}"
diff --git a/vars/evolinux.json b/vars/evolinux.json
index 5f2b42f..e59d32c 100644
--- a/vars/evolinux.json
+++ b/vars/evolinux.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "box_name": "evolinux"
-    ,"ansible_version": "stable-2.2"
+    ,"ansible_version": "2.2.1.0"
     ,"roles_version": "9.3.1"
     ,"box_revision": "1"
     ,"debian_version": "9.5.0"
diff --git a/vars/packmail.json b/vars/packmail.json
index 74967f5..2b3316d 100644
--- a/vars/packmail.json
+++ b/vars/packmail.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "box_name": "packmail"
-    ,"ansible_version": "stable-2.2"
+    ,"ansible_version": "2.2.1.0"
     ,"roles_version": "9.3.1"
     ,"box_revision": "1"
     ,"debian_version": "9.5.0"
diff --git a/vars/packweb.json b/vars/packweb.json
index cdd6b10..3c47d83 100644
--- a/vars/packweb.json
+++ b/vars/packweb.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "box_name": "packweb"
-    ,"ansible_version": "stable-2.2"
+    ,"ansible_version": "2.2.1.0"
     ,"roles_version": "9.3.1"
     ,"box_revision": "1"
     ,"debian_version": "9.5.0"