diff --git a/roles/autosigner/tasks/main.yml b/roles/autosigner/tasks/main.yml
index 2b58dd7ab1..ede4927501 100644
--- a/roles/autosigner/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/autosigner/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-# sigul needs to be the latest package from the infrastructure builder repo
-- name: install dependencies (latest versions)
-  yum: state=latest pkg={{ item }}
+- name: install dependencies
+  yum: state=present pkg={{ item }}
   with_items:
     - sigul
   tags:
diff --git a/roles/fedimg/tasks/main.yml b/roles/fedimg/tasks/main.yml
index fa96a1a2d5..ccd171f9c6 100644
--- a/roles/fedimg/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/fedimg/tasks/main.yml
@@ -8,19 +8,7 @@
   - fedmsg
   - python-paramiko
   - python-fedimg
-  tags:
-  - fedimg
-
-- name: except for python-libcloud, we need the super latest version
-  yum: pkg={{ item }} state=latest enablerepo=epel-testing
-  with_items:
   - python-libcloud
-  tags:
-  - fedimg
-
-- name: install latest fedimg
-  yum: pkg={{ item }} state=latest
-  with_items:
   - python-fedimg
   tags:
   - fedimg
diff --git a/roles/mailman/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mailman/tasks/main.yml
index c4a7d5c953..cfe95cdf7c 100644
--- a/roles/mailman/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mailman/tasks/main.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
   tags: mailman
 
 - name: install the mailman3 fedmsg plugin rpm
-  yum: pkg=mailman3-fedmsg-plugin state=latest
+  yum: pkg=mailman3-fedmsg-plugin
   notify: restart mailman3
   when: ansible_distribution == 'RedHat'
   tags: mailman
diff --git a/roles/taskotron/buildslave/tasks/main.yml b/roles/taskotron/buildslave/tasks/main.yml
index 750622aaf1..be287f3ab4 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/buildslave/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/taskotron/buildslave/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,23 +1,6 @@
 ---
-- name: ensure packages required for buildslave are installed (yum)
-  yum: name={{ item }} state=latest enablerepo={{ extra_enablerepos }}
-  with_items:
-    - buildbot-slave
-    - git
-    - rpmlint
-    - koji
-    - bodhi-client
-    - python-virtualenv
-    - gcc
-    - libcurl-devel
-    - rpm-build
-    - pylint
-    - python-pep8
-    - moreutils
-  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 22
-
 - name: ensure packages required for buildslave are installed (dnf)
-  dnf: name={{ item }} state=latest enablerepo={{ extra_enablerepos }}
+  dnf: name={{ item }} state=present enablerepo={{ extra_enablerepos }}
   with_items:
     - buildbot-slave
     - git
diff --git a/roles/testdays/tasks/main.yml b/roles/testdays/tasks/main.yml
index fc9117a862..8d160392fa 100644
--- a/roles/testdays/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/testdays/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: ensure packages required for testdays  are installed
-  action: yum name={{ item }} state=latest
+  action: yum name={{ item }} state=present
   with_items:
     - testdays
     - mod_wsgi