diff --git a/baremetal/tasks/main.yml b/baremetal/tasks/main.yml
index a8946abf79f68f6ac9298a43b9bd1abbcdb5fafc..2c12d5d1d56bc0bb521253fd9bc2c2b150dda37e 100644
--- a/baremetal/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/baremetal/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 - name: ensure baremetal-specific packages are installed
   apt:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: installed
+    state: present
   with_items:
     - lldpd
     - lm-sensors
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 - name: ensure microcode updates are available (Intel)
   apt:
     name: intel-microcode
-    state: installed
+    state: present
   when: ansible_processor[1] == 'GenuineIntel'
   tags:
     - baremetal
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 - name: ensure microcode updates are available (AMD)
   apt:
     name: amd64-microcode
-    state: installed
+    state: present
   when: ansible_processor[1] == 'AuthenticAMD'
   tags:
     - baremetal
diff --git a/branding/tasks/main.yml b/branding/tasks/main.yml
index 626631f9094d9b7884edff70b57c2f62c7434348..4826bf4970d17c2427b2f174ce8b6aa1aaf4a506 100644
--- a/branding/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/branding/tasks/main.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 - name: ensure apt https transport is available
   apt:
     name: apt-transport-https
-    state: installed
+    state: present
   with_items: "{{ branding_apt_repos }}"
   when:
     - branding_apt_repos is defined
diff --git a/debian-updates/tasks/main.yml b/debian-updates/tasks/main.yml
index 53075205340dec4f5813784e908fcb2ce69a9625..cc8548c63742b26f2df7419fcc614d9bfcbfa296 100644
--- a/debian-updates/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/debian-updates/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 - name: ensure any dependencies are available
   apt:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: installed
+    state: present
   with_items:
     - python3
     - fortune-mod
diff --git a/management/tasks/main.yml b/management/tasks/main.yml
index d590097fdfc1060715c6de4ed71491d70ee859c8..45f95e901403d3e46c05b097a0b0adbacdf784fd 100644
--- a/management/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/management/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 - name: ensure required software for ansible is installed
   apt:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: installed
+    state: present
   with_items:
     - python-yaml
     - python-jinja2
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@
 - name: ensure we can ipmi other hosts
   apt:
     name: ipmitool
-    state: installed
+    state: present
   tags:
     - management
 
 - name: ensure we have the necessary packages for building packages
   apt:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: installed
+    state: present
   with_items:
     - build-essential
     - devscripts