diff --git a/playbooks/groups/releng.yml b/playbooks/groups/releng.yml
index 3dd85015d2..666ca5734b 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/releng.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/releng.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   tasks:
   - include: $tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
   - include: $tasks/koji/releng_config.yml
+  - include: $tasks/motd.yml
 
   handlers:
   - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml
diff --git a/tasks/motd.yml b/tasks/motd.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90b3e71322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/motd.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+- name: add motd to system
+  template: src=/srv/infra/hosts/motd.j2 dest=/etc/motd