diff --git a/R/tasks/r-installation.yml b/R/tasks/r-installation.yml
index c46dbf5b..f7fef965 100644
--- a/R/tasks/r-installation.yml
+++ b/R/tasks/r-installation.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   apt: pkg={{ item }} state={{ r_packages_state }} update_cache=yes force=yes
   with_items: '{{ r_distribution_required_packages | default([]) }}'
   when: r_needs_additional_distro_pkgs
-  tags: [ 'r_software', 'r_pkg' ]
+  tags: [ 'r_software', 'r_pkg', 'r_deps' ]
   
 - name: Ensure that the R packages sources directory exists
   file: dest={{ r_source_plugins_dest_dir }} state=directory owner=root group=root