diff --git a/tasks/packages.yml b/tasks/packages.yml
index 61e2e79..8a85268 100644
--- a/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - name: install software packages
   tags: [apt]
   apt:
-    autoremove: yes
+    autoremove: false
     update_cache: yes
     cache_valid_time: 3600
     state: present