diff --git a/playbooks/bootstrap.yml b/playbooks/bootstrap.yml
index 1379e86..b034add 100644
--- a/playbooks/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/playbooks/bootstrap.yml
@@ -25,17 +25,6 @@
             state: present
       when: "'vault_servers' in group_names"
 
-    - name: "Install python-consul library with pip"
-      ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: ednz_cloud.manage_pip_packages
-      vars:
-        manage_pip_packages_install_prereqs: true
-        manage_pip_packages_list:
-          - name: python-consul
-            version_constraint: latest
-            state: present
-      when: "'haproxy_servers' in group_names"
-
     - name: "Ensure /etc/localtime exists"
       ansible.builtin.file:
         src: /etc/timezone
diff --git a/playbooks/group_vars/all/all.yml b/playbooks/group_vars/all/all.yml
index c03e234..377d18c 100644
--- a/playbooks/group_vars/all/all.yml
+++ b/playbooks/group_vars/all/all.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 # helper options #
 ##################
 
-manage_pip_packages_allow_break_system_packages: "{{ ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_version == '12' }}"
+manage_pip_packages_allow_break_system_packages: >-
+  {{
+    (ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and (ansible_distribution_version|int) >= 12)
+    or (ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and (ansible_distribution_major_version|int) >= 24)
+  }}
 
 hashistack_configuration_directory: "{{ lookup('env', 'PWD') }}/etc/hashistack"
 hashistack_sub_configuration_directories:
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ hashistack_supported_distribution_versions:
   ubuntu:
     - "20.04"
     - "22.04"
+    - "24.04"
 
 preflight_enable_host_ntp_checks: true
 haproxy_required_ports: [80, 443]