diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/vars/debian.yml b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/vars/debian.yml
index 29f190a..0af3443 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/vars/debian.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 keycloak_quarkus_varjvm_package: "{{ keycloak_quarkus_jvm_package | default('openjdk-17-jdk-headless') }}"
 keycloak_quarkus_prereq_package_list:
       - "{{ keycloak_quarkus_varjvm_package }}"
+      - bash
       - unzip
       - procps
       - apt
diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/vars/redhat.yml b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/vars/redhat.yml
index 9af167f..458c841 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 keycloak_quarkus_varjvm_package: "{{ keycloak_quarkus_jvm_package | default('java-21-openjdk-headless') }}"
 keycloak_quarkus_prereq_package_list:
       - "{{ keycloak_quarkus_varjvm_package }}"
+      - bash
       - unzip
       - procps-ng
       - initscripts