diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/main-reboot-required.yml b/ansible/playbooks/main-reboot-required.yml
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+---
+- name: check if system reboot is required
+  hosts: "*"
+  become: yes
+  tasks:
+    - name: check if system reboot is required
+      become: true
+      stat:
+        path: /var/run/reboot-required
+      register: reboot_required
+    - debug:
+        msg: "Reboot is required"
+      when: reboot_required.stat.exists
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