diff --git a/common/tasks/software.yml b/common/tasks/software.yml
index f84d6d967982128137773f5fcdfa62d4b8a12411..890d850700f13fc97f8645a418547f2357ba57f0 100644
--- a/common/tasks/software.yml
+++ b/common/tasks/software.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     - snmp
     - pwgen
     - reptyr
+    - file
   tags:
     - packages
     - shell