diff --git a/nitro-nodes-setup/run-nitro-nodes.yml b/nitro-nodes-setup/run-nitro-nodes.yml
index 77245d3..036d940 100644
--- a/nitro-nodes-setup/run-nitro-nodes.yml
+++ b/nitro-nodes-setup/run-nitro-nodes.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
     PATH: "{{ ansible_env.PATH }}:/home/{{ansible_user}}/bin"
 
   tasks:
+    - name: Install yq
+      get_url:
+        url: https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/latest/download/yq_linux_amd64
+        dest: /usr/bin/yq
+        mode: '0755'
+      become: yes
+
     - name: Create directory for nitro-stack
       file:
         path: "{{ nitro_directory }}"