diff --git a/common/tasks/software.yml b/common/tasks/software.yml
index a0c6604e2753780844c1c79c4dc8c0b83ba35b9a..1995c87871215193e0193a6b6ed05324aac057ac 100644
--- a/common/tasks/software.yml
+++ b/common/tasks/software.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@
     - packages
     - shell
 
+- name: ensure installation of microcode updates
+  apt: state=latest name={{ item }}
+  with_items:
+    - intel-microcode
+    - amd64-microcode
+  tags:
+    - packages
+
 #- name: ensure facter and co are uninstalled
 #  apt: name=libruby2.1:i386,ruby2.1,ruby-json,ruby,facter,vim-addon-manager state=absent
 #  tags: