--- - name: Simple script to show current version hosts: all gather_facts: no tasks: - name: grab current version ansible.builtin.raw: | set -e PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:$PATH cat /etc/banner | grep 2 register: banner_out changed_when: true - name: show the current version ansible.builtin.debug: msg: "{{ banner_out.stdout | trim }}"