diff --git a/tasks/python_venv_install.yml b/tasks/python_venv_install.yml
index 5eb16b8..cd265f7 100644
--- a/tasks/python_venv_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/python_venv_install.yml
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
 - name: Build requirements file for the venv
   copy:
     dest: "{{ venv_install_destination_path }}/requirements.txt"
-    content: |
-      {% for item in _venv_install_pip_packages %}
+    content: |-
+      {% for item in _venv_install_pip_packages | select() %}
       {{ item }}
       {% endfor %}
   register: _requirement_file
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@
 - name: Build global constraints file for the venv
   copy:
     dest: "{{ venv_install_destination_path }}/global-constraints.txt"
-    content: |
-      {% for item in venv_build_global_constraints %}
+    content: |-
+      {% for item in venv_build_global_constraints | select() %}
       {{ item }}
       {% endfor %}
   register: _global_constraint_file
@@ -109,16 +109,16 @@
 - name: Build constraints file for the venv
   copy:
     dest: "{{ venv_install_destination_path }}/constraints.txt"
-    content: |
-      {% if (venv_wheel_build_enable | bool) and
+    content: |-
+      {%- if (venv_wheel_build_enable | bool) and
             (_constraints_file_slurp is defined) and
             (_constraints_file_slurp.content is defined) %}
       {{ _constraints_file_slurp.content | b64decode }}
-      {% else %}
-      {%   for item in venv_build_constraints %}
+      {%- else %}
+      {%   for item in venv_build_constraints | select() %}
       {{ item }}
       {%   endfor %}
-      {% endif %}
+      {%- endif %}
   register: _constraint_file
 
 - name: Upgrade pip/setuptools/wheel to the versions we want
diff --git a/tasks/python_venv_wheel_build.yml b/tasks/python_venv_wheel_build.yml
index 3ed5415..8f2a64a 100644
--- a/tasks/python_venv_wheel_build.yml
+++ b/tasks/python_venv_wheel_build.yml
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
     - name: Build requirements file for the venv
       copy:
         dest: "{{ _venv_build_requirements_prefix }}-requirements.txt"
-        content: |
-          {% for item in _venv_pip_packages %}
+        content: |-
+          {% for item in _venv_pip_packages | select() %}
           {{ item }}
           {% endfor %}
         owner: "{{ venv_build_host_user_name | default(omit) }}"
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
     - name: Build global constraints file for the venv
       copy:
         dest: "{{ _venv_build_requirements_prefix }}-global-constraints.txt"
-        content: |
-          {% for item in venv_build_global_constraints %}
+        content: |-
+          {% for item in venv_build_global_constraints | select() %}
           {{ item }}
           {% endfor %}
         owner: "{{ venv_build_host_user_name | default(omit) }}"
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
     - name: Build constraints file for the venv
       copy:
         dest: "{{ _venv_build_requirements_prefix }}-source-constraints.txt"
-        content: |
-          {% for item in venv_build_constraints %}
+        content: |-
+          {% for item in venv_build_constraints | select() %}
           {{ item }}
           {% endfor %}
         owner: "{{ venv_build_host_user_name | default(omit) }}"
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 
         - name: Build constraints file for installation purposes
           copy:
-            content: |
+            content: |-
               {% for file_data in _built_wheels['files'] %}
               {%   set file_name = file_data['path'] | basename %}
               {{ file_name.split('-')[0] | lower }}=={{ (file_name.split('-')[1].split('_')) | join('.post') | lower }}