diff --git a/roles/mdapi/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mdapi/tasks/main.yml
index 84f96baef5..e61ea99da0 100644
--- a/roles/mdapi/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mdapi/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   dnf: pkg={{ item }} state=present
   with_items:
   - mdapi
+  - fedmsg
   tags:
   - mdapi
   - packages