diff --git a/playbooks/manual/upgrade/mbs.yml b/playbooks/manual/upgrade/mbs.yml
index 2eb43f8170..b7e38a316d 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/upgrade/mbs.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/upgrade/mbs.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
     when: not testing
     with_items:
     - module-build-service
+    - modulemd
   - name: yum update mbs packages from testing repo
     yum: name={{item}} state=latest enablerepo=infrastructure-testing
     when: testing
     with_items:
     - module-build-service
+    - modulemd
 
 - name: push packages out to backend
   hosts: mbs-backend:mbs-backend-stg
@@ -46,11 +48,13 @@
     when: not testing
     with_items:
     - module-build-service
+    - modulemd
   - name: yum update mbs packages from testing repo
     yum: name={{item}} state=latest enablerepo=infrastructure-testing
     when: testing
     with_items:
     - module-build-service
+    - modulemd
 
 - name: verify the frontend and stop it
   hosts: mbs-frontend:mbs-frontend-stg