diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 9a627d9..6b3bce6 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ repo_build_venv_dir: "{{ repo_build_base_path }}/venvs/{{ repo_build_release_tag
 repo_build_venv_pip_install_options: >-
   --timeout 120
   --find-links {{ repo_build_release_path }}
+  --pre
 
 # NOTE(odyssey4me):
 # Not using --always-copy for CentOS/SuSE due to