diff --git a/playbook-build.yml b/playbook-build.yml
index 6ce7937..8bff46d 100644
--- a/playbook-build.yml
+++ b/playbook-build.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
   # TODO control version
   # could install with conda, but how to set up the systemd service?
   - name: Install RabbitMQ server service
-    tags: [rabbitmq]
+    tags: [rabbitmq, ci_skip]
     become: true
     become_user: "{{ root_user }}"
     ansible.builtin.import_tasks: local/tasks/rabbitmq.yml