diff --git a/roles/mdapi/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mdapi/tasks/main.yml
index e61ea99da0..a9384f438c 100644
--- a/roles/mdapi/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mdapi/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   dnf: pkg={{ item }} state=present
   with_items:
   - mdapi
-  - fedmsg
+  - python3-fedmsg-core
   tags:
   - mdapi
   - packages