diff --git a/thredds/tasks/main.yml b/thredds/tasks/main.yml
index d65f0214..48abfb27 100644
--- a/thredds/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/thredds/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
 
     - name: Get the thredds war file
       maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ thredds_name }} version={{ thredds_version | default(omit) }} group_id={{ thredds_group_id }} extension={{ thredds_extension | default('war') }} repository_url={{ thredds_repository_url }} dest={{ thredds_download_directory }}/{{ thredds_file }}
+
+    - name: Add the netcdf nschloe ppa
+      apt_repository: repo='ppa:nschloe/netcdf-backports' update_cache=yes
+
+    - name: Install the NetCDF
+      apt: name={{ item }} state=latest update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=3600
+      with_items: 'netcdf-bin'
   
     - name: Unarchive the thredds war
       unarchive: copy=no src={{ thredds_download_directory }}/{{ thredds_file }} dest={{ item.instance_path }}/webapps/{{ thredds_app_name | lower }} creates={{ item.instance_path }}/webapps/{{ thredds_app_name | lower }}/WEB-INF/lib owner={{ item.user }} group={{ item.user }}