diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 3974478dd9..e631a10d3d 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -165,9 +165,12 @@
     required-projects:
       - name: github.com/ansible/ansible
         override-checkout: devel
+      - name: openstack/openstacksdk
     vars:
       bridge_ansible_name: '{{ ansible_user_dir}}/src/github.com/ansible/ansible'
       bridge_ansible_version: null
+      bridge_openstacksdk_name: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/src/git.openstack.org/openstack/openstacksdk'
+      bridge_openstacksdk_version: null
 
 - job:
     name: system-config-run-eavesdrop
diff --git a/playbooks/bridge.yaml b/playbooks/bridge.yaml
index 029de72cf2..a8b3756662 100644
--- a/playbooks/bridge.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/bridge.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     - role: install-ansible
       install_ansible_name: '{{ bridge_ansible_name | default("ansible") }}'
       install_ansible_version: '{{ bridge_ansible_version | default("2.7.0") }}'
+      install_openstacksdk_name: '{{ bridge_openstacksdk_name | default("openstacksdk") }}'
+      install_openstacksdk_version: '{{ bridge_openstacksdk_verison | default("latest") }}'
     - root-keys
     - ansible-cron
     - cloud-launcher-cron
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/README.rst b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/README.rst
index 7f6e5f541a..1e887a83b6 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/README.rst
+++ b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/README.rst
@@ -19,3 +19,21 @@ Install and configure Ansible on a host via pip
    :zuul:rolevar:`install-ansible.install_ansible_name`.  The special
    value "latest" will ensure ``state: latest`` is set for the
    package and thus the latest version is always installed.
+
+.. zuul:rolevar:: install_openstacksdk_name
+   :default: openstacksdk
+
+   The name of the openstacksdk package to install.  To install from
+   alternative sources, this can be a URL for a remote package;
+   e.g. to install from a gerrit change
+   ``git+https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstacksdk@refs/changes/12/3456/1#egg=openstacksdk``
+
+.. zuul:rolevar:: install_openstacksdk_version
+   :default: latest
+
+   The version of the library from
+   :zuul:rolevar:`install-ansible.install_openstacksdk_name`.  Set
+   this to empty (YAML ``null``) if specifying versions via
+   :zuul:rolevar:`install-ansible.install_openstacksdk_name`.  The
+   special value "latest" will ensure ``state: latest`` is set for the
+   package and thus the latest version is always installed.
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml
index 21963b4042..9aa17e878a 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -25,10 +25,28 @@
     version: '{{ _install_ansible_version | default(omit) }}'
     state: '{{ _install_ansible_state | default(omit) }}'
 
+# Same version/state default swizzling as described above for
+# openstacksdk
+- name: Set openstacksdk default version to latest
+  set_fact:
+    install_openstacksdk_version: latest
+  when: install_openstacksdk_version is not defined
+
+- name: Set openstacksdk version for installation
+  set_fact:
+    _install_openstacksdk_version: '{{ install_openstacksdk_version }}'
+  when: install_openstacksdk_version not in ('', 'latest')
+
+- name: Set openstacksdk package state for installation
+  set_fact:
+    _install_openstacksdk_state: latest
+  when: install_openstacksdk_version == 'latest'
+
 - name: Install openstacksdk
   pip:
-    state: latest
-    name: openstacksdk
+    name: '{{ install_openstacksdk_name | default("openstacksdk") }}'
+    version: '{{ _install_openstacksdk_version | default(omit) }}'
+    state: '{{ _install_openstacksdk_state | default(omit) }}'
 
 - name: Ensure /etc/ansible and /etc/ansible/hosts
   file: