diff --git a/packer/ansible/roles/inkscape/defaults/main.yml b/packer/ansible/roles/inkscape/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32954b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/ansible/roles/inkscape/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+inkstitch_version: 2.1.2
diff --git a/packer/ansible/roles/inkscape/tasks/inkstitch.yml b/packer/ansible/roles/inkscape/tasks/inkstitch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c893fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/ansible/roles/inkscape/tasks/inkstitch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+- command: dpkg-query -W inkstitch
+  register: inkstitch_query
+  check_mode: false
+  failed_when: inkstitch_query.rc > 1
+  changed_when: false
+
+- set_fact:
+    inkstitch_installed_version: "{{ (inkstitch_query.stdout | split('\t'))[1] }}"
+  when: inkstitch_query.rc == 0
+
+- ansible.builtin.tempfile:
+    state: file
+    suffix: .deb
+  register: inkstitch_deb
+  when: inkstitch_installed_version | default('') != inkstitch_version
+
+- name: download inkstitch package
+  ansible.builtin.get_url:
+    url: https://github.com/inkstitch/inkstitch/releases/download/v2.1.2/inkstitch_{{ inkstitch_version }}_amd64.deb
+    dest: "{{ inkstitch_deb.path }}"
+    force: yes
+    mode: '0644'
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  when: not ansible_check_mode and inkstitch_installed_version | default('') != inkstitch_version
+
+- name: install inkstitch
+  apt:
+    deb: "{{ inkstitch_deb.path }}"
+  when: not ansible_check_mode and inkstitch_installed_version | default('') != inkstitch_version
diff --git a/packer/ansible/roles/inkscape/tasks/main.yml b/packer/ansible/roles/inkscape/tasks/main.yml
index 4fde435..8c3a67e 100644
--- a/packer/ansible/roles/inkscape/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/packer/ansible/roles/inkscape/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@
   - import_tasks: tabbed_box_maker.yml
     tags:
       - inkscape:tabbed_box_maker
+  - import_tasks: inkstitch.yml
+    tags:
+      - inkscape:inkstitch
   tags:
     - inkscape